Project BioEYES Professional Development University of Notre
Dame Danielle Kearns-Sixsmith
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In the beginning... Dr. Steve Farber Dr. Jamie Shuda The basic
principles of the life sciences need to be integrated early in the
K-12 curriculum (Sylwester, 2001).
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Science Outreach Program To foster an enthusiasm for science
education, promote interest for future participation in a
biology-related field, and allow all students the opportunity to
learn life science through a hands- on, student-centered approach
to instruction.
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Partnering School Districts Camden City, NJ Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD Lehigh Valley, PA, New York City, NY, South Bend,
IN.
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Making an impact Reaching Philadelphia Teachers 2007-2008 New
Teachers 7 Veteran Teachers43 Self Teach Teachers 8 58 Philadelphia
Teachers
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Making an impact Reaching Philadelphia Students 2007-2008 514
Elementary 1,280 Middle School 1,099 High School students 2, 893
Since program inception: 13, 370
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Why?
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An excellent model for Research... Stem Cell Research at
HarvardOrgan regeneration at Duke Lipid metabolism at Jefferson
Liver development, regeneration, and disease at Mount Sinai
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A model for science education reform efforts Inquiry-based
Hands-on Minds-on Cross-Disciplinary Standards aligned In-depth
Collaborative
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The week ahead... Day One: Form a team and go fishing!
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male and female wildtype female albino
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Day Two 1. Harvest 2. Clean 3. Count 4. Observe 5. Record
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Harvest Eggs v. Embryos Structure Function Reproduction -
Fertilization - Development
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Clean The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Pooper Scooper
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Count Observe Record
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Youtube.com Annotated zebrafish development timelapse
http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/sgilber1/DB_
lab/Fish/img_fish/zebrafish_stage.jpg