Beyond Heterozygote Advantage: Using New BioInteractive Sickle Cell Resources to Explore A Key Human Phenomenon
This workshop will be offered Monday, October 9, 7:00–8:30 PM EASTERN. Note that the workshop time is in US Eastern time zone. Please verify the corresponding time in your local area.
How can two patients with the same genetic variation have different disease outcomes? During this workshop, we’ll guide participants through how to use HHMI BioInteractive short films and activities to have students investigate and make sense of this phenomenon in the context of the central dogma. We’ll also engage in science practices such as asking questions and developing and using models to demonstrate how to lead students to that “aha!” moment. Participants will leave with a complete lesson that includes inquiry-based activities that nurture students' ability to understand gene expression by interpreting models, constructing evidence-based explanations, and analyzing data to look for patterns.
Facilitators
Sherry Annee and Kristen Short
Audience
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.
Details
- The workshop will be hosted via Zoom meeting.
- Our workshops actively engage participants and often feature small group work in breakout rooms to build community, foster discussion, and model classroom practice.
- Workshop attendees will receive a certificate of participation and access to the free BioInteractive resources modeled in the workshop.
Accessibility
Live transcript will be available in the main Zoom meeting room. If you require live transcription in the breakout rooms, or any other accommodations in order to fully participate in the workshop, please indicate this on the registration form.
Please email [email protected] with any questions.