Applications for Paid K-12 Professional Development Programs Now Open
Scientist in Every Florida School will host five paid professional development programs that focus on topics like plant pathology and silk-producing insects.
Alachua County Teachers Learn How to Use Fossil Horses to Teach About Climate Change
Teachers will learn from paleontologists about how they can use fossils to highlight evolution, adaptations, and climate change.
Tips for Communicating Science to K-12 Audiences
Ask the teacher what their expectations for the visit are, what they have been working on recently, and what difficulties the students might have with the content.
Florida High School Teachers, UF Researchers to Develop Lesson Plans About Growing More Resilient Crops
Teachers will run active experiments and develop lesson plans relating to improving the rice immune system in the Song Lab at UF.
SEFS Professional Development Program for Teachers Brings Together Fossil Sharks and Artificial Intelligence
The year-long program equips teachers with the tools to introduce students to AI and inspire computer science careers.
Now Accepting Applications for Paid Undergraduate Internship with Scientist in Every Florida School
Students will work on a new teacher professional development program titled “Chewing on Change: Using Fossil Horses to Teach About Macroevolution.”
Exploring Evolution and Climate Change with Local Teachers
The teachers completing the PD taught 6-10th grades, covering chemistry, biology, environmental science and more.
Apply for SEFS Summer Professional Development Opportunities!
SEFS is excited to offer two hands-on professional development opportunities this summer. Learn more and apply!
UF Earns Grant to Teach Middle Schoolers About Shark Teeth Using AI
Using a branch of AI called “machine learning,” humans will teach computers to identify the teeth of the extinct giant shark megalodon.
Scientist in Every Florida School Featured on From Florida Podcast
TESI Director Bruce MacFadden shares how the program got started and the difference it hopes to make.