Graduate programs for educators
K-12 curriculum and resources
www.so.wustl.edu
Fall 2005
Introducing ... MySci hands on science for elementary students
ake your K-2 students on a walk
experiences that children need to
MySci Investigation Station.
through the woods, or an expedition become excited about science,” says
“MySci brings inquiry learning to
to a limestone cave – without leaving
MySci instructor Skyler Harmann.
young children, and then enriches it
school grounds! It’s possible through the “MySci brings those experiences right to through the experience on the
newest Washington
Investigation
University Science
Station,” says
Outreach program,
Ann McMahon,
MySci hands on
project director.
science for elemen“I’m thrilled to
tary students. Young
be involved in
students can learn
MySci, because it
science through
encourages
inquiry, then
young children
explore the
to get excited
Investigation
about science,
Station, a unique
and that can
roving vehicle conhelp them be
taining replicas of
successful in
natural Missouri
school and even
environments. They
in a science
can also view tadcareer.”
poles on video
Rosalynn
microscopes and
LeNoir, former
touch mineral speciscience teacher
SHARING SCIENCE WITH YOUNG STUDENTS: The MySci team shows off
mens from the
at McNair Sixth
some of the St. Louis Science Center’s specimens as they search the natural
St. Louis Science
Grade Center in
history collection for items to include on the Investigation Station. Left to
Center’s collection.
University City,
right: Skyler Harmann, Rosalynn LeNoir, Diane Pilla, Ann McMahon.
Elementary
will team with
schools participatHarmann on the
ing in MySci select from three subject
Investigation Station. “The amount of
areas: plants, animals, or earth science.
time teachers need to prepare hands-on
All participating K-2 teachers can
lessons is enormous,” she says. “The
attend an introductory workshop, and
MySci program will allow them to focus
receive inquiry curriculum and loaner
on what matters most — teaching scimaterials kits. When the MySci
ence to children.”
Investigation Station visits the school,
Lemasters Elementary School in
program educators will guide students
the schools,” she says.
Riverview Gardens will host the first
through an experience that compleA collaboration between Washington
MySci visit in November. Drummond
ments the classroom curriculum. The
University, the St. Louis Science Center,
Elementary School in Pattonville and
Investigation Station will remain at the
the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Saint Delmar-Harvard Elementary School in
school for a four-day period, allowing
Louis Zoo, and the University of
University City will also pilot the proafter school and parent programs to
Missouri-St. Louis, MySci is sponsored
gram this fall. Schools interested in parhost science nights or other special
by Monsanto, through a generous gift to ticipating in MySci beginning in January
events.
Washington University Science
should contact Diane Pilla at (314) 289“I was interested in working on this
Outreach. Teams of educators, faculty
1448, or dpilla@slsc.org.
project because as a teacher, I saw how
and students from the School of Art
The MySci program is supported by
extracurricular resources provide the
developed curriculum and designed the
the Monsanto Fund.
T
St. Louis MSP:
Customized teacher
education courses
connect graduate school
to the classroom
Leadership Academy
I/II. Then they
returned to campus in
grade-level groups, to
work on a specific
unit with their own
BACK TO SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS: Felicia Gayle, seventh
district’s textbooks.
grade science teacher at Brittany Woods Middle School,
Elaine Laura, grade
left, creates a lesson plan for the first week of school with
6 math teacher at
Darlene Norfleet, science coordinator, during planning
Hawthorne
meetings in August.
Elementary in
University City, joined
from the administrative point of view.
meetings at Washington University in July.
“We’re working to build a regional sup“I feel as though we have enough time to
port for teachers who use CMP, so they
go over the material,” she says. “The way
can turn to someone and say, what worked
this is presented, you think, I can do this
for you, and get feedback on their own
in my class. You can follow through in a
teaching,” says Karen Brannon, math coorway that kids will take ownership.”
dinator. Brannon is also planning to conMiddle school science teachers from
tinue the sharing started at the conference
Riverview Gardens and Fergusonthrough a CMP Users Group that will
Florissant met in July to develop lessons
meet during 2005-06.
around science kits provided by the grant.
Support for both teachers and school
Barb Rain, science teacher at Ferguson
administrators is part of the overall vision
Middle School, returned for her
of the St. Louis MSP, says project director
third summer working with
Victoria May. “We are working as partners
Washington University, this time
with the districts,” she says. “We say, what
on a geology unit. “It keeps getting is your plan for curriculum, for teacher
better and better,” she says.
workshops, and then we fill in the gaps,
“Finally this year, we realized how
and provide training and materials that
helpful the course has been.
are beyond their budgets.” The St. Louis
Teachers never have time to do
MSP provides programs designed to
this. But we know our kids, so we
improve student achievement in math and
know how to set it up to work.”
science in Maplewood-Richmond Heights,
In addition to the graduate
Ferguson-Florissant, Riverview Gardens,
study, the St. Louis MSP also supUniversity City, and Webster Groves.
ported the Connected Math
In 2005-06, teachers involved in the
Program Users’ Conference in
summer professional development will
August. The two-day conference
continue working with St. Louis MSP
was an opportunity for middle
staff, including Brannon; plus science
school math teachers who use
coordinators Darlene Norfleet, Jack
CMP to share strategies with each
Wiegers, and Mark Kalk. To learn more,
other. Teachers and consultants
visit www.so.wustl.edu and check the St.
ADMINISTRATIVE POINT-OF-VIEW: Sarah
from Michigan, where the curricu- Louis MSP page. More than 200 teachers
Riss, assistant superintendent for curriculum
lum was developed and tested, led
and 3,000 students will be involved in the
and instruction for Webster Groves School
sessions, as did experienced local
project this school year.
District, leads a session at the Connected
teachers. Sarah Riss, assistant
The St. Louis MSP is supported by the
Math Program Users Conference on how
superintendent at Webster Groves, National Science Foundation.
administrators can support teachers through
led a session on curriculum adopa curriculum adoption.
tion and teacher development
s area teachers prepared to head back
to school, more than 100 teachers
continued the work they started early this
summer with Washington University
Science Outreach. Teachers involved in the
St. Louis Math and Science Partnership
(MSP) attended summer graduate education courses in math and science content
and instruction. Then, these teachers
extended their learning by attending postcourse meetings on their own districts’
curriculum with Science Outreach staff
and expert educators. The additional time
and resources helped teachers customize
their learning for their own classrooms
and students.
Customizing means that graduate
courses, held in intensive formats in June,
were just the beginning of a summer of
hard work. Elementary and middle school
teachers participated in the two courses,
Edu 6019 Researched Practices in Math
Education, and Edu 6008/6014 Science
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FALL 2005
Oct. 20 conference
Critical Reading and
Conversations in Middle
School Math and Science
eightened expectations in middle
school for all content areas require
strong integration of literacy across the
curriculum. This conference is designed
for educators who wish to help middle
school students become strategic readers,
writers, and thinkers.
Participants can choose from two of
three sessions:
H
Talking Mathematics
Counts in Classrooms
Presented by Marjorie Siegel,
Teachers College, Columbia University
Examine the idea that “talking mathematics is essential to learning mathematics.”
Analyze conceptual tools for interpretation and communication of ideas.
Scaffolding Math and Science
Literacy for Youth Who Struggle
with Reading and Writing
Presented by Kathleen Hinchman,
Syracuse University
Find out how one group of urban middle
math teachers combined cognitive and
social approaches to develop successful
strategies and assessments.
Rethinking Resistance:
Literacy Strategies to Support
All Learners
Presented by Carolyn Colvin,
University of Iowa
Practice literacy strategies that counteract
negative expereinces some minority students have had, and build on the cultural
resources they bring to school.
Date: October 20, 2005, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Washington University Hilltop
Campus, Lucy and Stanley Lopata
House, lower level
Cost: $50, includes lunch and parking;
free to St. Louis MSP district staff
Information: Peg Finders, (314) 935-8093,
mfinders@wustl.edu
Registration: Paula Smith,
(314) 935-6846, psmith26@wustl.edu
The Critical Reading and
Conversations conference is supported by
the National Science Foundation.
ASCEND STUDENTS AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY got familiar with campus
while they interned with Science Outreach. From left, DruVon Humphries,
Michelle Monroe, Harry Keely, and Meika Wilkins. Humphries worked in the
biology greenhouse; Keely worked in the biology animal facility, and Monroe and
Wilkins worked in the outreach lab.
St. Louis MSP: Ascend students take their
learning to the workforce in summer 2005
s a high school student, it’s not
unusual to spend the summer working. But for 40 students involved in the
Ascend program, summer work involved
caring for endangered beetles at the Saint
Louis Zoo, handling client calls in a legal
office, participating in a paleontology program at the St. Louis Science Center, doing
research in chemistry at St. Louis
University, and working in Science
Outreach at Washington University. To
help these young workers be successful,
the program included sessions on career
skills development each Friday.
As part of the St. Louis Math and
Science Partnership (MSP), the Ascend
program is designed to encourage students
at risk for low academic achievement to
take upper level science and math courses,
and to develop skills that will help them
succeed. The students involved in Ascend
returned for a second summer working
with Carolyn Ikpeama, student programs
director.
“We had more of a career focus this
summer, which is a change from the personal growth and academic achievement
A
focus from last summer,” says Ikpeama,
who worked to place the interns with 20
businesses, and then led group meetings
on Fridays. “I’m looking forward to another school year of working with the kids,”
she says. “Everyone has really worked hard
and made progress, and we’re getting to
know each other in a way that makes it all
more fun.”
Riverview Gardens senior Virgil Boyd
joined a group of Washington University
undergraduates and graduates in the
Visual Communications Research Studio
as they collaborated on business papers
and curriculum layout for the MySci project. “Everyone helps each other, doing
projects together,” he says.
During the 2005-06 school year,
Ikpeama will help the students form
groups to maintain their career focus.
“We’ll have a robotics group for people
interested in engineering and computers,
and a news group for those interested in
journalism,” she says.
The Ascend program is part of the
St. Louis MSP, supported by the National
Science Foundation.
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FALL 2005
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Summer 2005 Research Fellows take lab science back to school
hat does this have to do with the
real world?”
Science teachers who do lab internships
are better prepared to answer that question than most. The teachers involved in
this summer’s internships through
Washington University Science Outreach
will be able to tell their students what it’s
like to do field ecology surveys, study gene
sequences of cancer patients, or collaborate with researchers in a lab.
“It’s credibility with kids and the rest of
the faculty — simply the fact that we’re
doing what we’re teaching,” says Cheri
Stephens, chemistry and forensics teacher
at Washington High School. Stephens
returned for her third summer to develop
a curriculum unit for high school biology.
Her investigation allows students to test
DNA from aquatic microorganisms to
determine species diversity. Stephens adds,
“Writing curriculum is so much more
involved than I gave credit! I have a much
greater appreciation for the curriculum
I’m provided with.”
Teachers who return to the program for
additional lab and curriculum development work say they have learned a great
deal about their research topic, lab techniques, and presenting scientific topics to
colleagues.
“One of the new teachers had that
glazed look in her eyes, you could see her
thinking ‘What is this?!’ ” laughs Stephens.
But, she says that experience is normal.
“That’s exactly where we were three years
ago.” Returning interns also included
Anne Deken of Ste. Genevieve Du Bois
School, Mike Grupe of Lutheran North
High School, and Elmer Kellmann, formerly of Parkway Central High School.
Tracy Haynes, biology teacher at
Roosevelt High School, said the program
helped her get up to date after seven years
as a physics teacher. “This is the right
thing to get me acclimated to what’s going
on in biological sciences,” she says. Haynes
worked at the Washington University
Genome Sequencing Center with one of
her colleagues from St. Louis Public
Schools, Peggy Presley, science teacher at
Stevens Middle School. Haynes worked on
profiling the gene sequences of patients at
Barnes Hospital, while Presley worked on
a project to help researchers better understand how salmonella leads to severe cases
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of food poisoning.
“We have separate
projects, but we see each
other daily, and bounce
ideas off each other,” says
Presley.
Haynes adds,
“Working with people is
great because when you’re
a teacher, you’re in your
class, isolated, and not
interacting. It’s nice to be
in an environment where
people are cooperating
and sharing and learning
together.”
Teachers built collegial
relationships with each
other and with
Washington University
scientists. Stephens credits Karen Preiter, graduate
research assistant, for her
help with lab techniques
and for loaning her class- COLLEAGUES IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE LAB:
Tracy Haynes, left, biology teacher at Roosevelt
room materials over the
High School, and Peggy Presley, right, science teacher
past three years.
at Stevens Middle School, work together in a lab at
One challenge for
Washington University’s Genome Sequencing Center.
teachers was adapting to
“When you’re a teacher, you’re in your class and not
the often slow and
interacting,” says Haynes. “It’s nice to be in an
painstaking process of
scientific research. “I’m so environment where people are cooperating and
learning together.”
used to my high school
schedule, with bells and
across the St. Louis area. Certain types of
structure,” said Melissa Pierce, chemistry
birds are more likely to act as hosts for
teacher at McCluer High School in
mosquito-borne West Nile virus. The
Ferguson-Florissant. “The lab is way more
study’s findings currently suggest that
laid back, so it took me a little bit to get
higher diversity in the bird population
used to that.”
correlates with lower incidents of West
Bill Thoele, teacher at Christian
Nile virus.
Brothers College High School, remembers
“If results are as we expect, we may try
that during his first summer, he was frusto encourage bird diversity, by planting
trated by the slow pace as well. “Taking
trees, building nest boxes, and getting kids
notes is tedious, but in research, you write
involved in schools and parks,” says
down everything!” he comments. Thoele
Barron. “Anytime you can get kids doing
developed a curriculum for high school
hands-on work, that’s a lot better than sitbiology using genetically engineered soyting in the classroom.”
beans. Students participating in another
Teachers in the program are excited
Science Outreach program helped him to
about contributing to advances in scientiftest the project (see related story, St. Louis
ic research. “It’s a fascinating concept, that
MSP Ascend students, p. 3).
you can take DNA from one thing and
Two teacher interns, John McGrath,
grow in a phage and replicate it, and
Vashon High School, St. Louis Public
examine a possible way to a cure,” says
Schools, and Brett Barron, Hazelwood
Presley. “To research ways to make life
Central High School, worked together on
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surveying diversity in bird populations
FALL 2005
Partner Schools
f you teach biology at a Modern
Genetics partner high school, contact
Susan Flowers, (314) 935-4217,
flowers@wustl.edu; or Chris Mohr,
(314) 935-8271, mohr@wustl.edu, to
place an order for lab supplies.
Modern Genetics partner high
schools are:
Affton High School
Beaumont High School
Crystal City High School
East St. Louis High School
Elsberry High School
Eskridge (Wellston) High School
Hazelwood Central High School
Hazelwood East High School
Hazelwood West High School
Jennings High School
Maplewood-Richmond Heights
High School
Mehlville Senior High School
Oakville Senior High School
Pacific High School
Parkway Central High School
Riverview Gardens High School
Sumner High School
University City High School
Vashon High School
Washington High School
Webster Groves High School
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better, the possibilities – 50 years ago there
was no cure for polio or smallpox, and
now you don’t have to think about it. So
50 years from now maybe we won’t have
to think about cancer, diabetes, or
Alzheimer’s.”
So when science teachers hear the
question, “What does this have to do with
the real world?” they can point to their
own work in medicine, public health,
and agriculture, and tell their students,
“Everything.”
The teacher internship program is
supported by the National Institutes of
Health, National Human Genome
Research Institute; and the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute.
LADONNA KENNON-SINGLETON, left, science chair, and Marty Warren, right,
biology teacher, both of East St. Louis High School, inspect a microcentrifuge
Science Outreach provided with the supplies Warren needs to teach Modern
Genetics. Warren is in her second year of the program.
Modern Genetics adopts St. Louis Public high
schools Beaumont and Vashon
s the basis for new technologies and
advances in medicine, the field of
genetics is having a profound effect on the
workplace and on health care for every citizen. So it’s more important than ever that
every high school student graduates with
an understanding of how genetics affects
their lives. Through the Modern Genetics
for All Students program, high school students can learn the basics of genetics and
DNA using hands-on labs.
When a high school becomes a
program partner, all biology teachers
receive a graduate course in genetics, lab
equipment, curriculum guides, and free
prepared lab supplies for two years.
Schools remain partners as long as they
wish, paying only for the cost of raw
supplies after the second year. In 2005, the
program welcomed two St. Louis Public
high schools, Beaumont and Vashon.
Biology teachers from new partnership
schools took Bio 4732 The Gene
Revolution: Modern Genetics for All
Students this summer. They included:
Derek Carter, Carmela Davis, and Shanae
Jenkins from Beaumont; Ray Cummings,
Arthur DuPree, John McGrath, and Jeanne
A
Schulte from Vashon. New teachers from
other partnership schools who took the
course included: Michelle Irving, Affton;
Anthony Fernando, East St. Louis; Karen
Griffon, Elsberry; Krista Kuchem,
Washington; and Joe Boeckman, Webster
Groves. Mary Burke, Academy of Science
of St. Louis; and Maria McArther and
Latricia Wallace, from the Washington
University Genome Sequencing Center,
also participated in the course.
Marty Warren, biology teacher at East
St. Louis High School, is starting her second year as a Modern Genetics partner. “I
also teach an after school program for kids
who need to catch up,” she says. “Now
these kids are making DNA and cell models, which is a graduation requirement in
Illinois.”
Beaumont and Vashon bring the number of fully supported Modern Genetics
partners to 21 schools. Last year, nearly
100 teachers and 6,000 students used all or
part of the Modern Genetics hands-on lab
investigations in area high schools.
Modern Genetics is supported by the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the
Monsanto Fund.
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FALL 2005
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Tyson Field Science Program
Get outdoors with students and
family in the fall
he science of ecology comes alive
when outdoor explorations help students build their own understanding of
Missouri oak-hickory forests, caves, and
natural history. Join experienced educators
with the Tyson Field Science Program for
a variety of experiences geared to your
students and curriculum.
All programs are held at Tyson
Research Center, Washington University’s
biological field station in St. Louis County.
Tyson is located at I-44 and Beaumont
Antire Road, just 7 miles west of I-270.
For additional information, plus rates
for all Tyson programs, contact Marty
Galganski, (314) 935-8437,
mgalganski@wustl.edu.
To register for a program, contact
Joyce Duncan, (314) 935-8430,
jduncan@wustl.edu. Visit
www.biology.wustl.edu/tyson for
more information on Tyson
education programs.
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Two-for-One Integrated Programs
for young elementary students
Choose topics that match your curriculum
for a two or four hour field experience.
Animal Characteristics and Interactions:
Study organisms in Tyson’s forest, cave,
or ponds.
Earth Materials: Collect and identify fossils from an ancient sea.
Language and Fine Arts: Create literature
and artwork based on nature.
Native American Lives: Discover ancient
ways of life through archaeology.
Early childhood programs
For children ages 3-6, choose one topic for
a two-hour experience.
Adopt a Forest
All Abuzz
Batty for Bats
I’m a Rock Hound
In the Hollow
Moves and Clues
On the Trail
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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCIENCE OUTREACH
Interdisciplinary Programs
for middle school students
Interactive programs focus on data collection and observations, and can include ties
to Missouri History. Tyson educators can
also do follow up activities in the classroom. Design your own program from the
following.
Earth Systems and Geology: Use evidence
in caves and creek beds to prove the
existence of an ancient sea in St. Louis
County.
Earth Systems, Geography and Water:
Use topographic maps to explore
watershed formation, and predict the
human impact on the land.
Ecology: Explore adaptations, populations,
limiting factors and food webs at
Tyson.
Language Arts/Fine Arts: Use journaling as
the basis for discovery and creative
expression.
World History: Native American archaeological sites at Tyson help students discover and compare ancient civilizations
in North America.
Geology and Economics: How did the
landscape at Tyson affect a 19th century quarry mine and town?
Ecology of the Cave: Learn how the wild
inhabitants of Tyson’s human-made
cave have been affected over time.
Ecology of the Forest: Food webs and
interactions can be observed first hand
in Tyson’s oak-hickory forests.
Animal Interactions: Predict how animals
will survive in a changing environment
based on their adaptations.
Experiences and Stories of Missouri: How
have Native Americans and European
settlers used the land at Tyson over the
past 2,000 years?
Family Fun programs for
ages 3-12
Enjoy the outdoors and learn about nature
with your children. Cost is $5 for one
child and one accompanying adult.
Additional adults are $5 each.
Preregistration is required: call
(314) 935-8430 or jduncan@wustl.edu.
FALL 2005
Pioneer Days, Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m.-noon
Batty for Bats, Oct. 3, 12:30-2:30 p.m.;
Oct. 24, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
The Legend of Minke Hollow, Oct. 21,
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Turkey Talk, Nov. 15, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Fossils, Dec. 8, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Peace Symbols, Jan. 19, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
For the Birds, Jan. 26, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
One Cool Coyote, Feb. 6, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Making a Map, Feb. 28, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Our newsletter informs interested individuals about math and science
resources for K-12 educators. It is mailed free of charge.
Director Victoria L. May, vmay@wustl.edu, (314) 935-6846
Founder Sarah C.R. Elgin, selgin@wustl.edu, (314) 935-5348
Website www.so.wustl.edu
Ascend and science clubs
Carolyn Ikpeama, cikpeama@slsc.org, (314) 289-1414
Jenell Madison, jmadison@slsc.org, (314) 289-4692
Caroline Steinhauser, csteinhauser@slsc.org, (314) 289-4628
Jacqueline Thobbs, jthobbs@slsc.org, (314) 286-4624
MySci hands on science for elementary students
Skyler Harmann, sharmann@slsc.org, (314) 289-4419
Rosalyn LeNoir, rlenoir@slsc.org, (314) 289-4415
Ann McMahon, amcmahon@slsc.org, (314) 533-8681
Diane Pilla, dpilla@slsc.org, (314) 289-1448
Teacher programs
Karen Brannon, kbrannon@biology2.wustl.edu, (314) 935-9404
Susan Flowers, flowers@wustl.edu, (314) 935-4217
Mark Kalk, mrkalk@wustl.edu, (314) 935-8138
Chris Mohr, mohr@wustl.edu, (314) 935-8271
Darlene Norfleet, norfleet@biology2.wustl.edu, (314) 935-9410
Kristin Sobotka, kristin@wustl.edu, (314) 935-7170
Jack Wiegers, jfw2008@swbell.net, (314) 935-8271
Tyson Field Science Program
Penney Bush-Boyce, bboyce2@mindspring.com, (314) 935-8440
Christy Cunningham, CM_cunningham@hotmail.com,
(314) 935-8440
Jen Davies, jen.davies@att.net, (314) 945-8440
Joyce Duncan, jduncan@wustl.edu, (314) 935-8430
Marty Galganski, mgalganski@wustl.edu, (314) 935-8437
Joe Nydegger, nydegger@wustl.edu, (314) 935-8440
Jane Walker, jwalker22@wustl.edu, (314) 935-8440
Program administration
Dana Benedicktus, dana@wustl.edu, (314) 935-4229
Mark Hogrebe, mhogrebe@wustl.edu, (314) 935-9364
Lauren Marshall, lmarshal@wustl.edu, (314) 935-4175
Amy O’Brien, aobrien@wustl.edu, (314) 935-9342
Paula Smith, psmith26@wustl.edu, (314) 935-6846
Spring 2006 Education 6000 Hands-On Science K-8 classes
eachers of young students know that kids learn science best
when they can explore ideas using hands-on investigations.
The Education 6000 Hands-On Science K-8 series helps teachers
learn the science behind the standards, plus inquiry strategies for
teaching them. Washington University faculty instruct each
course, and experienced K-8 teachers provide practical classroom
approaches. All courses include free books and materials.
“These classes are very helpful,” says Melanie Canaday, science
teacher at Berkeley Middle School, who has taken several
Education 6000 courses. “They give me the additional information in the sciences that I need.”
Choose from two courses for the spring 2006 semester:
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Edu 6002 Heredity and Life Cycles
How do plants and animals pass their traits on to the next generation? Use plants, animals, and imaginary organisms to compare
life cycles, explore genetics, discuss different types of reproduction, and analyze mutations. Demonstrate natural selection
through simulations, and learn about effective ways to teach evolution. Topics include Mendelian genetics, mutations, DNA,
genetically modified foods and other new developments.
Instructors: Jack Diani and Mark Kalk, Washington University;
Paul Markovits, Pattonville School District
Dates: Tuesdays, 4:30-7 p.m., Jan. 17-May 9, 2006
EARTH SYSTEMS IN ACTION: Rozlind Cantoni, science
teacher at Washington Junior High School, and Rob Ralston,
science teacher at Brittany Woods Middle School, observe
their model of a stream table in Edu 6015 Earth Systems.
Teachers created the models, then took them back to their
classrooms to help students understand watershed systems.
Edu 6015 Earth Systems
Course registration
Help your students meet the Missouri Grade Level Expectations
for earth science. Explore water cycle, erosion, the earth’s composition, weather patterns, geology and natural resources. Receive
classroom materials including rock and mineral kits, weather
instruments, geology tools.
Instructors: Marty Galganski, Tyson Field Science director;
Sharon Kassing, Saint Louis Zoo
Dates: Wednesdays, 4:30-7 p.m., Jan. 18-May 10, 2006
Credit: Three graduate credits in education provided for each
course
Cost: $200 registration fee for each course
Register: Contact Paula Smith, (314) 935-6846,
psmith26@wustl.edu
Location: Both courses are held on the Washington University
main campus.
The Education 6000 series is supported by the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute and the National Science Foundation.
Science Outreach curriculum online
Keeping busy
cience Outreach curriculum combines the expertise of K-12
teachers, Washington University faculty, and informal science
educators to create inquiry science experiences for students. Visit
www.so.wustl.edu for these free downloads:
Modern Genetics for All Students, for grades 9-12
Health in Today’s World, for grades 3-5
The Ethogram and Animal Behavior Research: in your
classroom and at the zoo, for grades 5-8
The Life of a Litterbug: the ecology of populations and
communities, for grades 5-8
The DNA Show, an educational theater skit on genetics, for
grades 7-8
Aquatic Ecology and Human Impact, for grades 8-10
Curriculum development was supported by the National
Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources; and
the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Maura Brueggeman, eighth grade science teacher at Whiteside
Middle School in Belleville, Ill., was selected by Boeing to attend
the Teachers at Space Camp program at the U.S. Space and
Rocket Center in Hunstville, Ala. “It was truly the adventure of a
lifetime,” says Brueggeman. “And my students are definitely benefiting from my increased knowledge and hands-on experience.”
For photos, visit Brueggeman’s website, http://webpages.
charter.net/mbrueggeman.
Elaine Alexander, volunteer coordinator at University City
High School, received the district’s PACE award for service above
and beyond the call of duty. She received the award at the district
recognition dinner in May.
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Science Outreach thanks partners
cience Outreach programs depend on faculty and staff who mentor lab fellows,
provide materials, instruct courses, and much more. We greatly appreciate all you
do for K-12 teachers and students!
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Edu 6000 Hands-On Science K-8
Modern Genetics for All Students
Sharon Kassing, Saint Louis Zoo
Jim Jordan, Saint Louis Zoo
Diane Key-Biggs, Saint Louis Zoo
Pat Gibbons, physics
Garland Allen, biology
Mike Neff, biology
Erik Herzog, biology
Marty Galganski, Tyson
Jane Walker, Tyson
Sandra Clifton, genetics
Mark Johnston, genetics
David Wilson, pediatrics
Martin Israel, physics
Summer Research Fellows
Sarah C.R. Elgin, biology
Jen Godfrey, genetics
Henry Bauer, genetics
Mike McClelland, genetics
Tracie Minor, genetics
Madeline Wiechert, genetics
Brian Allen, biology
Eric Richards, biology
Hui-fen Kuo, biology
Mike Dyer, biology
Mike Veith, genetics
George McMurray, biology
Jon Chase, biology
Karen Preiter, biology
Barbara Kunkel, biology
Eric Richards, biology
Carla Easter, genetics
Andrea Holmes-Bowens, genetics
Equipment donations
Danny Kohl, biology
Philip Harries, biology
Department of Biology
Science Outreach
Campus Box 1137, One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Address Service Requested
St. Louis MSP
Diane Grubbs, Ferguson-Florissant
School District
Mike Morales, Emporia State
University
Summer Scholars in Biology and
Biomedical Research
Igor Efimov, biomedical engineering
Victor Guallar, computational biology
Perry Bickel, cell biology and
physiology
Tim Schedl, genetics
Stephen Johnson, genetics
Jim Cheverud, anatomy and
neurobiology
Patrick Stuart, ophthalmology
Maurine Linder, cell biology and
physiology
Justin Fay, genetics
T. Joseph Kappock, chemistry
Susan Dutcher, genetics
Daniel Link, pathology and immunology
Stephen Beverley, molecular microbiology
Joshua Maurer, chemistry
Usha Andley, ophthalmology
David Beebe, ophthalmology
Joel Price, anatomy and neurobiology
Nathan Baker, computational biology
Fall 2005
New Monsanto MySci program
St. Louis MSP
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Middle School Math and
Science Conference . . . .
Ascend program
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Summer Research Fellows
Modern Genetics for All Students
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Tyson Field Science Program
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Education 6000 spring 2006
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Dwayne Simmons, otolaryngology
Jianxin Bao, otolaryngology
Paul Stein, biology
Mark Johnston, genetics
Petra Levin, biology
Mike Neff, biology
Erik Herzog, biology
Ralph Quatrano, biology
Barbara Schaal, biology
Sarah Elgin, biology
Eric Richards, biology
David Heyse, biology
Sharon Stahl, Arts & Sciences
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