Join us at CAST 2024 for Professional Development!
Join us for three days of hands-on biotech professional development workshops at CAST 24 in San Antonio, Texas! Our sessions are carefully designed to align with the new Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, ensuring educators are equipped with the latest techniques and resources to bring innovative life sciences learning into their classrooms. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your teaching toolkit and stay at the forefront of science education!
Join us at CAST 2024 in room 302A for 13 awesome hands-on workshops
In addition, enter our raffle for a chance to win a HUGE classroom biotech pack for your class. Whether you’ll be able to join us in San Antonio, or not!
Thursday, November 14 2024
- 8.00 – 9.00: Exploring Mendelian inheritance with dog genetics
- 11.30 – 12.30: From Circuits to Molecules: Biotech basics for middle school and general bio
- 1.00 – 2.00: Princes in the Tower: Use forensic DNA analysis to solve a historical mystery
- 2.30 – 3.30: TEKS-aligned PCR activities for the biology classroom
- 4.00 – 5.00: Discovering Lemur Diversity: Teaching conservation genetics
Friday, November 15 2024
- 8.00 – 9.00: Bring molecular genetics to your biology classroom with PTC tasting
- 9.30 – 10.30: Genes in Space: Engage students in genetics through space biology
- 11.00 – 12.00: Sickle Cell Genetics: Using gel electrophoresis to investigate inheritance
- 12.30 – 1.30: BioBits: A hands-on lab to teach the central dogma of molecular biology
- 2.00 – 3.00: Sssssscience in Action: Unraveling snake colors using DNA analysis!
- 3.30 – 4.30: Bring CRISPR/Cas to your Class
Saturday, November 16 2024
- 8.00 – 9.00: Inherited Cancer Risk: Genetic testing for Lynch syndrome
- 9.30 – 10.30: Exploring Mendelian Inheritance with cat genetics
- 11.00 – 12.00: True Blue: Bacterial transformation made easy
