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Applications for Paid K-12 Professional Development Programs Now Open

Feb 2, 2023

Scientist in Every Florida School will host five paid professional development programs that focus on topics like plant pathology and silk-producing insects.

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Alachua County Teachers Learn How to Use Fossil Horses to Teach About Climate Change

Oct 3, 2022

Teachers will learn from paleontologists about how they can use fossils to highlight evolution, adaptations, and climate change.

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Tips for Communicating Science to K-12 Audiences

Sep 20, 2022

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.

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Florida High School Teachers, UF Researchers to Develop Lesson Plans About Growing More Resilient Crops

Jul 15, 2022

Teachers will run active experiments and develop lesson plans relating to improving the rice immune system in the Song Lab at UF.

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SEFS Professional Development Program for Teachers Brings Together Fossil Sharks and Artificial Intelligence

Jun 29, 2022

The year-long program equips teachers with the tools to introduce students to AI and inspire computer science careers.

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Now Accepting Applications for Paid Undergraduate Internship with Scientist in Every Florida School

Jun 16, 2022

Students will work on a new teacher professional development program titled “Chewing on Change: Using Fossil Horses to Teach About Macroevolution.”

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Exploring Evolution and Climate Change with Local Teachers

Apr 23, 2022

The teachers completing the PD taught 6-10th grades, covering chemistry, biology, environmental science and more.

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Apply for SEFS Summer Professional Development Opportunities!

Apr 22, 2022

SEFS is excited to offer two hands-on professional development opportunities this summer. Learn more and apply!

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UF Earns Grant to Teach Middle Schoolers About Shark Teeth Using AI

Feb 16, 2022

Using a branch of AI called “machine learning,” humans will teach computers to identify the teeth of the extinct giant shark megalodon.

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Scientist in Every Florida School Featured on From Florida Podcast

Feb 2, 2022

TESI Director Bruce MacFadden shares how the program got started and the difference it hopes to make.

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