In July, MCB-HHMI Outreach invites 18 teachers to immerse themselves in research on a specific topic in molecular and cellular biology and produce educational multimedia based on that research.
This ten-day program integrates faculty lectures and laboratories with workshops on educational media and technology. The faculty lectures and laboratories led by post-doctoral fellows and graduate students are designed to deepen the knowledge base of high school teachers.
By the end of the program, each teacher is expected to produce a lesson that uses multimedia to present some aspect of what they have learned to their students. In addition, groups of teachers draft animations of relevant molecular processes with the help of professional Flash animators. All teacher-generated lessons and animations are available as resources on this website. Upon completion of the workshop, teachers receive a stipend. Summer program topics have included the biology of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease, and neurobiology. Applications are available online in late February.