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Celebrate Fall With Our
New Online Workshops
Interested in connecting with your fellow life and environmental science educators and discovering new resources and strategies for your classroom? Register for a free online workshop hosted directly from HHMI BioInteractive!
For workshops being offered twice, workshop content will be the same at both sessions. All workshops will be synchronous and conducted on Zoom.
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Teaching Biodiversity Using Earth Science Resources from HHMI BioInteractive
Students often find contextualizing biodiversity within the history of Earth challenging—how much change is "normal" and how can we tell what causes changes in biodiversity? In this workshop, we'll explore how integrating Earth and space science topics within biology curricula provides an opportunity to engage students in varied scales of thinking and processing. We will explore free BioInteractive resources, such as EarthViewer and the Understanding Global Change interactive, to show how they support student understanding of those topics using active learning practices. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss in small groups how they might implement these resources and topics within their own teaching context.
This workshop is for high school educators who teach introductory or advanced biology courses (AP, IB, etc.) and undergraduate educators who teach at 2- or 4-year institutions. This workshop will be facilitated by Chris Hedeen and Missy Holzer, and is being offered on the following date:
- Thursday, October 6, 6:00–7:30 PM ET
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Using the HHMI BioInteractive Immune System Interactive to Teach About Cancer and Immunotherapy
How can we use a patient’s own immune system to fight cancer? This workshop will introduce you to the HHMI BioInteractive Immune System Interactive and how it can be used to teach about the immune system and immunotherapies that are being developed to treat various types of cancers. Explore implementation strategies that support students in the science practices of analyzing and interpreting data as well as engaging in argument from evidence. Through this lesson sequence, we will explore how students will gain data literacy skills necessary for critically evaluating claims about how various immunotherapies work. Participants will leave the workshop with ideas on how to implement this interactive in a variety of high school and undergraduate life science courses.
This workshop is intended for educators who teach any level of high school biology, including introductory and advanced (AP, IB, etc.) courses, and undergraduate educators who teach at 2- or 4-year institutions. This workshop will be facilitated by Kathy Van Hoeck and Dawn Norton, and is being offered on the following dates:
- Tuesday, October 11, 7:00–8:30 PM ET
- Wednesday, October 26, 4:00–5:30 PM ET
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Shine a Light on Photosynthesis Using BioInteractive Resources
Students often struggle with how to visualize photosynthesis at the molecular, cellular and ecosystem levels. In this workshop, participants will investigate free, classroom-ready BioInteractive resources including animations, data visualizations, and compelling images. Using best practices, we will explore strategies to construct and revise photosynthesis models to make student thinking visible. These resources and strategies will help build a deeper understanding of photosynthesis for your students.
This workshop is for educators who teach any level of high school biology, including introductory and advanced courses (AP, IB, etc.) and undergraduate educators who teach at 2- or 4-year institutions. Facilitators will model strategies for synchronous online and in-person instruction. This workshop will be facilitated by Ann Brokaw and Katherine Ward, and is being offered on the following date:
- Wednesday, October 12, 7:00–9:00 PM ET
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Integrating Quantitative Skills in Life Science Courses Using Data Explorer
Many students struggle with visualizing and analyzing data. How can we help them develop these important skills? In this workshop, participants will learn how to access and use Data Explorer, a rich, powerful, and low-threshold quantitative tool from HHMI BioInteractive. Using best practices in online instruction, we will provide insight into the benefits and challenges of using Data Explorer for incorporating quantitative skills in life science courses. Participants will also have an opportunity to explore the features of Data Explorer with other educators and to actively plan for its use in their courses.
This workshop is for high school educators who teach advanced biology courses (AP, IB, etc.) and undergraduate educators who teach at 2- or 4-year institutions, particularly those who teach life science with a quantitative focus or those who want to incorporate quantitative skills. Strategies for in-person, and online (asynchronous and synchronous) instruction will be modeled. This workshop will be facilitated by Tara Jo Holmberg and Nilo Marin, and is being offered on the following dates:
- Wednesday, October 12, 7:00–8:30 PM ET
- Thursday, October 27, 7:00–8:30 PM ET
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Using HHMI BioInteractive's Data Explorer to Examine Impacts of Poaching on Elephant Populations
Incorporating exploration into the classroom using data from authentic research allows students to think and act like scientists. These activities promote student quantitative skill development through learning experiences contextualized by current scientific research. Participants in this workshop will explore HHMI BioInteractive’s new Data Explorer tool, investigate the impact of poaching on tusk size within elephant populations using authentic data, and engage in discussions about teaching with data in the classroom. Participants will leave the session with an understanding of best practices in teaching with data and their own plan for using and/or adapting the featured activity or developing other activities to use in Data Explorer.
This workshop is designed for AP/IB high school instructors and undergraduate instructors interested in using data in the classroom. The sample activity is focused on ecology and evolution, but the Data Explorer tool can be used to analyze data from any discipline. This workshop will be facilitated by Rosie Bolen and Kaitlin Bonner, and is being offered on the following date:
- Thursday, October 13, 5:00–7:00 PM ET
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Energizing Student Understanding of Cellular Respiration & ATP with HHMI BioInteractive
Students often struggle with how to visualize cellular respiration at the molecular and cellular levels. In this workshop, participants will investigate free, classroom-ready BioInteractive resources including animations, data visualizations, and compelling images. Using best practices, we will explore strategies to construct and revise cellular respiration models to make student thinking visible. These resources and strategies will help build a deeper understanding of cellular respiration for your students.
This workshop is for educators who teach any level of high school biology, including introductory and advanced courses (AP, IB, etc.) and undergraduate educators who teach at 2- or 4-year institutions. Facilitators will model strategies for synchronous online and in-person instruction. This workshop will be facilitated by Chi Klein and Katherine Ward, and is being offered on the following dates:
- Wednesday, October 26, 7:00–8:30 PM ET
- Monday, November 14, 7:00–8:30 PM ET
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