NSF ATE Stem Cell Teacher Academy III: City College of San Francisco

The faculty and staff of Madison College and City College of San Francisco are pleased to announce this exciting summer professional development opportunity designed for high-school and two-year college science and technical education instructors.  This year MC and CCSF have partnered to bring comprehensive curriculum in both human and mouse stem cell systems.  The course will be taught three times, at two different locations in an effort to make it available to as many instructors as possible.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY:

The EMERGING STEM CELL TECHNOLOGIES Academy is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project (DUE 1501553) designed to provide hands-on experiences and instructional training necessary for teachers to incorporate stem cell technologies into their own classrooms. The Academy will be taught by a team of nationally recognized biotechnology educators led by Dr. Thomas Tubon and Dr. Robert DelVecchio.

To benefit from this curriculum, teachers need to have access to a cell culture facility, either at their own college, or in partnership with a community college.  Priority will be give to teachers who meet theses qualifications, or those with plans to develop such facilities.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

This academy will cover:

• Routine maintenance and culturing of stem cells
• Mouse models of stem cell differentiation
• Light and epifluorescence microscopy
• PCR-based gene expression profiling for germ layer analysis
• Methods for directed differentiation from pluripotent cultures
• Ethical issues for working with stem cells, including current policy
• Classroom integration of instructional materials and tips for coursework and cost sustainability

WHAT IS PROVIDED:

Funding from the National Science Foundation provide teachers with generous stipends of $300 to offset the costs of travel.

Limited support for lodging may be provided during the workshop.

Comprehensive professionally prepared curriculum will be provided to take back to the classroom.

This academy will be offered at three different times.  

• Stem Cell Teacher Academy I I June 19-23, Madison College, Madison, WI
• Stem Cell Teacher Academy II June 26-30, Madison College, Madison, WI
• Stem Cell Teacher Academy III  July 5-7, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

This Quality Workshop is made possible by the  National Science Foundation through:

          Madison Area Technical College (DUE 1501553)