Biology by Numbers
Schedule
Tentative Schedule:
Monday July 20
8:00am Registration, continental breakfast
8:30 Welcome, introductions, workshop overview
9:00 Examining Bird Migration Data, Kelly Sturner and Karen Lucci
10:45 Break
11:00 DataNuggets, Kristin Jenkins
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Speaker from NIMBioS
1:15 Break
1:30 DryadLab: Real Data for Your Classroom, Arietta Fleming-Davies
3:00 Break
3:15 MathBench, Kristin Jenkins
4:00pm Reflection and wrap up
Homework: Bring in your favorite lesson tomorrow
Tuesday July 21
8:00am Light Breakfast
8:30 Biology in a Box: Catching Squirrels in a World of Pilferers! Suzanne Lenhart and Kelly Sturner
10:00 Break
10:15 BioInteractive Stats Activity, Kristin Jenkins and Arietta Fleming-Davies
11:45 Lunch
12:15pm Speaker from NIMBioS
1:00 Break
1:15 Excel in the Classroom, Brad Williamson
2:30 Break
2:45 What do you count on? Share your favorite quantitative activity
4:00 Reflections and wrap up
Homework: Think about how you might use these ideas in your class. Pick an activity to work on tomorrow.
Wednesday July 22
8:00am Light Breakfast
8:30 Speaker from NIMBioS
9:15 Group work: Shape a lesson for your classroom, incorporating new tools or approaches.
11:00 Group presentations
12:00pm Final Reflections & Workshop Conclusion