1. Project BioEYES Professional Development University of Notre Dame Danielle Kearns-Sixsmith

2. In the beginning... Dr. Steve Farber Dr. Jamie Shuda The basic principles of the life sciences need to be integrated early in the K-12 curriculum (Sylwester, 2001).

3. Science Outreach Program To foster an enthusiasm for science education, promote interest for future participation in a biology-related field, and allow all students the opportunity to learn life science through a hands- on, student-centered approach to instruction.

4. Partnering School Districts Camden City, NJ Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Lehigh Valley, PA, New York City, NY, South Bend, IN.

5. Making an impact Reaching Philadelphia Teachers 2007-2008 New Teachers 7 Veteran Teachers43 Self Teach Teachers 8 58 Philadelphia Teachers

6. Making an impact Reaching Philadelphia Students 2007-2008 514 Elementary 1,280 Middle School 1,099 High School students 2, 893 Since program inception: 13, 370

7. Why?

8. An excellent model for Research... Stem Cell Research at HarvardOrgan regeneration at Duke Lipid metabolism at Jefferson Liver development, regeneration, and disease at Mount Sinai

9. A model for science education reform efforts Inquiry-based Hands-on Minds-on Cross-Disciplinary Standards aligned In-depth Collaborative

10. The week ahead... Day One: Form a team and go fishing!

11. male and female wildtype female albino

12. Day Two 1. Harvest 2. Clean 3. Count 4. Observe 5. Record

13. Harvest Eggs v. Embryos –Structure –Function Reproduction - Fertilization - Development

14. Clean The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Pooper Scooper

15. Count Observe Record

16. Youtube.com Annotated zebrafish development timelapse http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/sgilber1/DB_ lab/Fish/img_fish/zebrafish_stage.jpg

17. Research Opportunities in our Classrooms

18. Accompanying Activities Tables/Graphing Mortality/Viability rates Creative writing Lab reports Bulletin boards/School website Assessment