COEC - Community Outreach & Education Core Teacher Workshop

Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS)

Description:
COEC, the Community Outreach & Education Core of MIT\'s Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS), offers an annual summer workshop for middle and high school teachers on the Cambridge MIT campus. These 2-3 day workshops have primarily covered biology topics, specifically: genetics, mutation, effects of radiation and DNA structure, and DNA damage & repair, areas currently being researched at CEHS. The morning sessions are spent reviewing biology basics, such as cell division and DNA replication, using LEGO molecular models. The afternoon sessions feature presentations from CEHS members about their current research, as well as visits to CEHS laboratories, to see cutting-edge techniques and instruments. This year\'s program dates are Tuesday, July 18 and Thursday, July 20, 2006.

Additional Details:
Teachers can sign up singly or in teams.

Website: http://cehs.mit.edu/COEP/COEC_teacher.html

Contacts:

Primary:	Dr. Kathy Vandiver (kathymv@mit.edu) 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 56-211 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: 617-324-0252
Secondary:	Amy Fitzgerald (amyfitz@mit.edu) Kathy Vandiver (kathymv@mit.edu)

Additional Information:

Categories:	Education (Adult), Environment/Planning, Healthcare/Human Services, Sciences, Technology/Engineering

Timeframe:	Summer

Target Audience:	Teachers
	Cambridge, Boston (city), Boston (surrounding areas), National

Program Location:	MIT Campus, Cambridge

Group/Individual:	Individuals, Groups

Cost:	Free

Volunteers:	This program accepts volunteers from the MIT community.

This entry was last updated on: 09-27-2007 at 10:21:53