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All programs are based on the national science education and teaching standards. Content can be integrated across the curriculum with different modalities to benefit a variety of learning styles. Custom programs can be delivered at alternative sites including your own school.
NOTE: For additional information about our typical workshop format and the TeachBack sessions please see our article entitled Flexible Professional Development in the January 2004 edition of Science Scope
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| Using Marine Biology to Teach Biology and Ecology: |
Teacher workshop are offered in various locations including in the Florida Keys at the beautiful Banana Bay Resort and Marina on Marathon Key. Workshop leaders, Melissa K. Demetrikopoulos, Ph.D. and Lee G. Morris, Ph.D., have presented workshops at a number of national teacher meetings including the National Science Teacher Association Meeting and National Marine Education Association Meeting and have published articles in both of these organization's peer-reviewed journals.
CUSTOM PROGRAMS AND DATES AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS OF 16 OR MORE. PROGRAM CAN BE ADAPTED FOR STUDENT GROUPS--PLAN TO TAKE YOUR CLASS FOR SPRING BREAK OR DURING THE SUMMER!
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Workshop on the Beach in the Florida Keys!
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| Come join us on the beach for a teacher workshop in the Florida Keys.
During The Institute for Biomedical Philosophy's workshop in the Florida Keys educators explore national standards-based biology and ecology concepts using hands-on marine biology models (snorkeling, dolphin swim and beach programs). Programs available for elementary, middle and high school teachers, pre-service teachers, informal educators, administrators, and science education faculty.
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While this program is primarily geared toward science teachers, the program is also useful for ESL and special needs students since the program involves modification of materials to meet the needs of all students. The material will include extensions for statistics, computer science, and mathematics as well as for information technology, language arts, fine arts, library science, reading, and psychology. Additionally, because the material is taught with a variety of learning styles, the program is easily adapted for a variety of programs including interdisciplinary studies. Your specific participation can be tailored towards the needs of your classroom.
Min. enrollment 16 & Max. enrollment 25 for teacher workshops. Cost -- $1575 includes all field experiences, equipment, materials, double occupancy lodging, and meals. A $200 deposit is due on application deadline. For further information contact Melissa Demetrikopoulos, Ph.D. at mdemetr@BioPhi.org.
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Typical Schedule: Florida Keys, Banana Bay Resort and Marina on Marathon Key.
Note:Schedule is subject to change. Tentative schedule is designed to serve as a template for the program
Saturday,
3:00 pm Hotel check in
7:00 pm Registration and Welcome Gathering at Banana Bay Resort and Marina
Sunday
7:30 am Continental Breakfast poolside Banana Bay
7:45 am load vans for Dolphin Swim and picnic lunch at Dolphin Cove www.dolphinscove.com
Introduction to Marine Mammals and Marine Mammal Brain game
1:00 Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
Introduction to TeachBacks, Mollusk Mania!, Marine Invertebrates, and Reef Ecology
Dinner TBA
Free evening
Monday
7:30 Continental Breakfast poolside Banana Bay
8:30 am Introduction to Resources
9:30 am depart for Turtle Hospital
Mid-day session at Banana Bay: Lunch, introduction to Beach Survey, Shell fragment identification, Introduction to Fish Identification
3:30 pm load van for Beach Survey Sombrero Beach and Beach Bash Dinner
Free evening or TeachBack Development
Tuesday
7:30 am Continental Breakfast poolside Banana Bay
Teaching Across the Curriculum and Development of TeachBacks
Tour Marine Research Center TBA
Lunch TBA
Bahia Honda State Park Beach Wet Walk and Beach Survey
Dinner Banana Bay
Evening session: Crabby Behavior at the Beach Game and Review Fish ID
Wednesday
7:30 am Continental Breakfast poolside Banana Bay
8:30 Snorkeling trip and Fish Survey
lunch TBA
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Developing Assessments and Evaluations, and Development of TeachBacks
Museums of Crane Point Hammock
Dinner Banana Bay
Finalize TeachBacks
Thursday
7:30 am Continental Breakfast poolside Banana Bay
8:30 Curry Hammock Beach Survey
TeachBacks
lunch TBA
Free afternoon
6:30 Banquet
Friday
8 am Continental Breakfast poolside Banana Bay
9-10 elective Final Beach trip
Hotel check out is 11 am but you can use the resort for the rest of the day. There are changing rooms and showers available.
| REQUIRED FOR FLORIDA KEYS MARINE BIOLOGY TEACHER WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION
Note: You will be spending a good deal of time outside. Be sure to bring along protective clothing, and sunscreen.
1. Hat and #30-#50 or higher sunscreen
2. Interest in learning and ability to work in a group
3. Swimming gear and towel
4. Appropriate clothing for outdoor activities and scheduled field trips including footgear
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SUGGESTED FOR FLORIDA KEYS TEACHER WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION 1. Laptop computer 2. Obtain pre-approval for in-service or continuing education credits with your teacher education center or staff development director. 3. Snorkeling gear if you have it (It will be provided for scheduled snorkeling events but if you have your own, you may want to bring it along for use during other times) 4. Camera and film/disks (or disposable water proof camera) 5. Bug repellant 6. Extra shoes and extra socks and water shoes 7. A decent set of clothes (casual) for farewell dinner/banquet 8. Personal care items 9. Flashlight 10. Rain gear 11. Personal flatware and mug if desired to cut down on trash generated 12. Sunglasses and Rx glasses for contact wearers 13. Rx medications and/or dramamine/bonine if needed 14. Backpack or daypack/bag with water bottle
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Logistical Issues for Marine Biology Workshops:Florida Keys
A. Occupancy: Workshop rates are based on double occupancy. Participants may obtain a single room for an additional $500.
B. Family or other Guests: If space is available, non-workshop participants may pay a guest registration fee to take part in the dolphin swim and/or snorkeling trip. Dinner tickets will also be available for purchase by guests subject to availability. Complementary continental breakfast is served poolside daily for all resort guests. Depending on the number of guests attending, additional activities could be planned for non-workshop participants.
C. Schedule: Schedule is subject to change. Tentative schedule is designed to serve as a template for the program. Maximum enrollment is 25.
D. Laundry: There is a coin laundry available on-site for resort guests.
E. Transportation: Transportation will be provided for all of the field trips from the Banana Bay Resort. Participants are responsible for getting to the Banana Bay resort. A shuttle is available from the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports to Marathon 305-289-9997 or see www.floridakeysshuttle.com. Also, Florida Coastal Airlines has daily flights from Fort Lauderdale to Marathon 1-888-I FLY FCA. We will be picking up rental vans for the field trips from the Miami airport and will post these times soon so that some individuals may be able to ride with us from the airport.
F. Directions: Banana Bay Resort is located on Overseas Highway (US1) at Mile Marker 49.5 on the Gulfside.
By Car From Orlando and east coast of Florida: Take Florida Turnpike south and continue on its extesion that ends at Florida City on US1. US 1 leads to the keys and goes through Marathon where it is called Overseas Highway.
By Car from the Miami Airport, take LeJuene road south to 836 West, going toward the Turnpike. Take Florida Turnpike south and continue on its extesion that ends at Florida City on US1. US 1 leads to the keys and goes through Marathon where it is called Overseas Highway. Marathon is about 2-2.5 hours southwest of the Miami International Airport.
By Car from Tampa area, take 1-75 south to Naples, then east on Alligator Aley/I-75 or Tamiami Trail/US 41 toward Miami and exit south on the Turnpike. Take Florida Turnpike south and continue on its extesion that ends at Florida City on US1. Be sure to look for turnpike signs to Homestead, Florida City or Key West so that you do NOT take the turnpike into Miami. US 1 leads to the keys and goes through Marathon where it is called Overseas Highway.
By boat: Located on the Intracoastal Waterway in Marathon. They are due south of marker 15, between Pretty Jo Rock and Rachael Key 24"42.98N and 81".05.08W. They monitor VHF Channel 16.I.
Special Needs: Please let us know if you have any special physical or dietary needs. The workshop, as designed, requires a great deal of physical activity including walking and swimming and exposure to the elements. We are willing to work with individuals who wish to participate but who may need modifications to the format. Please contact us ASAP if this applies. We fully comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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| Workshop on the Beach in St. Augustine, FL! |
During The Institute for Biomedical Philosophy's workshop in St. Augustine, FL, educators will camp on-site and explore national standards-based biology and ecology concepts using hands-on marine biology models (snorkeling with sea turtles, and beach programs). Program is open to middle and high school teachers, pre-service teachers, informal educators, and science education faculty. Min. enrollment 12 and Max. enrollment 25. Cost -- $1000 includes all field experiences, workshop equipment, materials, camping sites, and meals. A $200 deposit is due on application deadline. For further information contact Melissa Demetrikopoulos, Ph.D. at mdemetr@BioPhi.org.
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Typical Schedule
Saint Augustine Beach, Anastasia State Park in Saint Augustine, Florida
Note: Schedule is subject to change. Tentative schedule is designed to serve as a template for the program. Minimum attendance is12. Maximum enrollment is 25.
Saturday
3:00 pm Campground check in
5:00 Registration and Welcome Gathering
6:30 Dinner
Sunday
Continental Breakfast
Load vans for MarineLand and picnic lunch
Introduction to Sea Turtles
Introduction to Marine Mammals and Marine Mammal Brain game
Dinner
Monday
Continental Breakfast
Beach Survey
Mid-day session: Introduction to Resources and TeachBacks and lunch
Beach Survey
Shrimp boil Dinner
Tuesday
Continental Breakfast
Introduction to Marine Invertebrates and Development of TeachBacks
Mid-day session: Marine teaching games, and lunch
Return to Beach
Dinner
Introduction to Reef
Wednesday
Continental Breakfast
Field trip
Mid-day session Reef Ecology and lunch
Development of TeachBacks
Dinner
Evening: Finalize TeachBacks
Thursday
Continental Breakfast
Teachbacks
Mid-day session: Teach Backs and lunch
Depending on number of groups, free afternoon or TeachBacks continued
Banquet
Friday
Continental Breakfast
Final Beach time
Lunch Available
1:00 pm Campground checkout
NOTE: For additional information about our typical workshop format and the TeachBack sessions, please see our article entitled Flexible Professional Development in the January 2004 edition of Science Scope.
| REQUIRED FOR SAINT AUGUSTINE MARINE BIOLOGY TEACHER WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION
Note: This is a camping experience with most of the activities taking place outdoors. Be sure to bring along protective clothing, and sunscreen. The campgrounds have electricity and running water at each of the sites. Each site will be shared by two workshop participants, and we will set up a central community site for most of our meals and a common campfire.
1. Hat and #30-#50 or higher sunscreen
2. Interest in learning and ability to work in a group
3. Swimming gear and towel
4. Appropriate clothing for outdoor activities and scheduled field trips including footgear
5. Tent and sleeping bag (If you do not own these and can not borrow them, please let me know ASAP to see if other arrangements can be made.)
6. Flashlight
7. Rain gear
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SUGGESTED FOR SAINT AUGUSTINE TEACHER WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION 1. Laptop computer 2. Obtain pre-approval for in-service or continuing education credits with your teacher education center or staff development director. 3. Snorkeling gear if you have it (It will be provided for scheduled snorkeling events but if you have your own, you may want to bring it along for use during other times) 4. Camera and film/disks (or disposable water proof camera) 5. Bug repellant 6. Extra shoes and extra socks and water shoes 7. A decent set of clothes (casual) for farewell dinner/banquet 8. Personal care items 9. Sheets, pillow, and towels 10. Sleeping pad or air mattress 11. Lawn chair (if you are driving) 12. Personal flatware and mug if desired to cut down on trash generated 13. Sunglasses and Rx glasses for contact wearers 14. Rx medications and/or dramamine/bonine if needed 15. Backpack or daypack/bag with water bottle
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Logistical Issues for Marine Biology Workshops: Saint Augustine Beach
A. Facilities: The main workshop location is in Anastasia State Park in Saint Augustine, Florida. See http://www.floridastateparks.org/anastasia/default.asp.
The campground has electricity and running water at each of the sites (ie. you could bring a fan for your site). Each site will be shared by two workshop participants, and we will set up a central community site for most of our meals and a common campfire. The campground has flush toilets and hot water showers!
B. Occupancy: Participants will share a camp site (2/site) and provide their own tents and camping gear (cooking gear and utensils will be provided).
C. Family and other Guests: Participants who need more than one tent will need their own site and be required to pay an additional fee. If space is available, non-workshop participants may pay a quest registration fee to take part in snorkeling with sea turtles. Food tickets will also be available for purchase by guests subject to availability. Depending on the number of guests attending, additional activities could be planned for non-workshop participants.
D. Schedule: is subject to change. Tentative schedule is designed to serve as a template for the program. Minimum attendance is 12. Maximum enrollment is 25.
E. Transportation: Transportation will be provided for all of the field trips from Anastasia State Park. Participants are responsible for getting to Anastasia State Park.
F. Directions:
From I-95 take exit 94 (soon to be exit 311). Go east on State Road 207 to State Road 312. turn right onto State Road 312 to A1A. Left onto A1A, 1.5 miles north to park entrance.
From US1 turn east onto State Road 312. Left onto A1A, 1.5 miles north to park entrance.
G. Special Needs: Please let us know if you have any special physical or dietary needs. The workshop, as designed, requires a great deal of physical activity including walking and swimming and exposure to the elements. We are willing to work with individuals who wish to participate but who may need modifications to the format. Please contact us ASAP if this applies.
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| Teaching Health Consequences: |
Provides a standards-based approach to teaching about various organ systems by exploring the effects of drugs, alcohol and stress, and their interaction on health.
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