Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Department of Biology

Graham Walker's

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Education Group

Education Discussion


Education Group Meetings

effort led by Graham Walker, Dina Gould Halme, Julia Khodor

October 22, 2002 General Meeting - Introduction to the idea of an Education Group and brainstorming about projects

Nov 26, 2002 General Meeting - Discussion of ongoing projects

January 17, 2003 General Meeting - Discussion of ongoing projects

March 19, 2003 Guest Speaker: Brian White - "Exploring Inquiry-based Teaching Through the Red and White Yeast Lab"

June 11, 2003 Dina Gould Halme, Julia Khodor - Brainstorming top-level concepts for the Biology Concept Framework

June 30, 2003 Dina Gould Halme, Julia Khodor - Revision of the Biology Concept Framework

November 18, 2003 Julia Khodor, Dina Gould Halme - Introduction to the newly developed laboratory component of Introductory Biology, discussion of the "Shape Game"

December 11, 2003 Dina Gould Halme, Julia Khodor - Word by word editing, with emphasis on meaning, of the Biology Concept Framework

January 15, 2004 Mandana Sassanfar - High School Outreach; Dina Gould Halme and Julia Khodor - Discussion of preliminary assessment of the voluntary laboratory component for Introductory Biology

February 18, 2004 Guest speaker: John Belcher - "TEAL and Active Learning in Introductory Physics"

March 10, 2004 Claudette Gardel - Hands-on student-driven inquiry-based biology for middle school; Kathy Vandiver - demonstration of her Lego kits that simulate replication, transcription and meiosis/mitosis

April 20, 2004 Guest Speaker: Dina Gould Halme - "Reflections on Two Years as a Postdoc in the HHMI Education Group"

May 14, 2004 Guest Speaker: Jonathan King - "High Stakes Tests in the Context of Public Education"


Professor Jonathan King speaking at an Education Group Meeting
Professor Jonathan King speaking at an Education Group Meeting


Education Group Meeting to discuss the Biology Concept Framework
Education Group Meeting to discuss the Biology Concept Framework




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