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New biology for new curricula
6th international workshop on
secondary school biology education
17-19 May 2007, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
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Organised by the European Molecular Biology Organization, with practical
experiments organised by the European Learning Lab for the Life Sciences
(EMBL), and Explo-Heidelberg.
This year’s workshop included scientific presentations and multidisciplinary discussions on the thematic content of secondary school biology curricula across Europe, with the aim of identifying subject and skill gaps in curricula and setting standards whilst respecting the European diversity. On the last day of the workshop the participants engaged in practical experiments at the labs of the EMBL and ExploHeidelberg.
80 participants were accepted from the following professional groups:
curriculum designers/examiners/advisors
school teachers
scientists/scientist educators
Programme Education Workshop
17-19 May 2007
EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
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| Thursday, 17 May |
| 14:00 |
Welcome address: Andrew Moore
Introduction
Science & Society Programme Manager, EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany |
Session I: Systems biology and proteomics
Chair: Andrew Moore, Science & Society Programme Manager, EMBO |
| 14:15 |
1st talk: Les Grivell
EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany
“Systems Biology: top-down, bottom-up or middle-in? New challenges at the interfaces between physics, biology and computation” |
| 14:55 |
2nd talk: Dirk Bumann
Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland:
“Proteomics – basic research and clinical applications” |
| 16:05 |
Panel discussion on ways of covering systems biology and proteomics in the curriculum:
Wolf-Dieter Blass, Gymnasium Farmsen, Hamburg, Germany
Rashpal Chana, Science Learning Centre, Keele University, UK
Marika De Acetis, Fondazione per le Biotecnologie, Torino, Italy
Mary Caroline Pender, Oxford & Cherwell Valley College, UK |
| 17:45 |
Special event: Dean Madden
National Centre for Biotechnology Education
University of Reading, United Kingdom
NCBE Equipment and materials (DNA Science) |
| Friday, 18 May |
Session II: Molecular evolution
Chair: Dean Madden, National Centre for Biotechnology Education, University of Reading, UK |
| 09:00 |
1st talk: Wolfgang Enard,
Max-Plank Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
"Human uniqueness and molecular evolution - the chimpanzee perspective". |
| 09:40 |
2nd talk: William Martin,
Institute of Botany, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
"Molecular evolution of plants". |
| 11:00 |
Panel discussion on ways of covering molecular evolution in the curriculum:
Elisabetta Gaita, Professional School for Industry and Handicraft (IPSIA) E.
Fermi, Alessandria, Italy
Angela Hall, Nuffield Curriculum Centre, London, UK
Janneke Verloop, Teaching Dept. of Biology, University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
Session III: Molecular medicine
Chair: Thomas Wendt, ExploHD, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 13:30 |
1st talk: Matthias Hentze
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
"From molecular biology to molecular medicine" |
| 14:10 |
2nd talk: Bernd Wendt
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
"Rational drug design" |
| 15:30 |
Panel discussion on ways of covering molecular medicine in the curriculum:
Ewa Bartnik, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Warsaw University, Poland
Enrica Favaro, Liceo Scientifico San Giuseppe Rivoli Turin and University of Turin, Italy
Merja Kuisma, The Teacher Training School of Tampere, Finland
Anat Yarden, Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Science Teaching, Rehovot, Israel |
| Saturday, 19 May |
Practical experiments at EMBL and ExploHD
Participants are divided in two groups of 30. One group is taken by bus to EMBL and the other one to ExploHD |
| 08:30 |
Buses take participants to EMBL and ExploHD
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| 09:00 - 12:30 |
Practicals
EMBL ELLS:
1. Hidden treasures from glass slides: the power of DNA microarrays
2. Malaria, Mosquitoes and Mankind
Practical at Explo- HD:
3. Tropical disease meets modern diagnostics: ELISA |
| 14:00 |
Parallel group discussions |
| 15:00 |
Plenary discussion |
| 16:00 |
Workshop ends - Bus takes participants to Heidelberg train station |
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