Science Education Initiatives

Teacher Resources

Professional Development Workshops

In collaboration with its community partners, the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience sponsors professional development workshops on animal behavior and the brain and other science topics for metro Atlanta teachers. The week-long summer programs, which meet the requirements of Georgia 's Quality Core Curriculum and earn teachers Professional Learning Units, consist of intensive hands-on instruction led by CBN educators at Georgia State University . At the end of the workshops, teachers demonstrate their command of the material through “Teach Backs,” neuroscience lessons that they develop based on the workshops.

Eligibility criteria:

• K-12 teachers from metro Atlanta schools.

Application requirement:

• Completion of application available at http://www.cbn-atl.org.

Contact:

Laura Carruth, Ph.D., CBN educator
Assistant Professor of Biology
Georgia State University
E-mail: lcarruth@gsu.edu
Phone: 404.651.1057

Related Pages

Bio-Bus

External Links

Office of Community Outreach and Partners

Center for Behavioral Neuroscience

Zoo Atlanta