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Spotlight on teachers - 4th international workshop
13–14 May 2005, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany

In 2005 the emphasis was on promoting secondary school teachers who actively participate in the development of new biology teaching materials - especially practical experiments - or in training colleagues in new methods. A selection of them had the chance to present and discuss their activities at the workshop through practical demonstrations, stands and posters.

103 teachers from 24 countries participated.

Download the Workshop Booklet which includes the programme, a summary of scientific talks, protocols of experiments, information on demonstrations, stands and posters.

Protocols of the experiments

Karyotyping and chromosome analysis using Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridisation Patrizia Barbaccia, Marina Porta, Paola Pozzi, Elisabetta Schietroma and Lucy Huggins, Italy

Bacterial transformation and gene expression by a plasmid Claude François Béguin (CH), Anders Hansson (Sweden), Helena Crne-Hladnik (Slovenia), Jutta Kalbrecht (Germany), Bernhard Schulz (Germany), Vineet Soni (India)

Scientific talks

Membrane traffic: the hows, why and wheres of getting in and out of cells Jeremy Simpson, Cell Biology and Biophysics Programme, EMBL, Heidelberg

Practical demonstrations

Identification of dwarf and tall Arabidopsis genotypes using the PCR   Charles Hill, Wymond College, Norfolk, UK

The virtual Microarray Anastasios Koutsos, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany

Autolysis of yeast for manufacture of food flavourings Gel electrophoresis Immobilising algal balls Lucy Payne, Dollar Academy School, UK

Double Immunodiffusion Single Immunodiffusion ppt on Immunology Birgit Sandermann Justesen and Claudia Girnth-Diamba, Denmark

Scientific Cluedo DNA cocktail National Centre for Biotechnlogy Education, University of Reading, UK

Stands

Using cards to teach the structure of proteins Rashpal Chana, Stratford Upon Avon College, UK

Describing the function of immune cells in a group puzzle Uta Joos, Uhlandgymnasium, Tübingen, Germany

Describing the function of immune cells in a group puzzle Uta Joos, Uhlandgymnasium, Tübingen, Germany

Model organisms in teaching Life Sciences Anna Pascucci, Liceo Scientifico Salvemini, Napoli, Italy

See and Life: a European Sea Ecology Project Giulia Realdon, Liceo Scientifico Buonarroti, Monfalcone, Italy

The use of digital imaging in teaching biology (including images to download for free) Gary Skinner, Bedales School, Petersfield, UK

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