2014 ModelSim Workshop

Northwestern University Campus, Evanston, IL – June 30 & July 1, 2014

Computer-Based Modeling tools permeate the way that scientists, engineers, and mathematicians conduct research and make sense of the world. The ability to do model-based science and to design and critique models is becoming an important new form of literacy.

Support your students in acquiring these essential 21st century skills by attending Northwestern University’s “Enabling Modeling and Simulation-Based Science in the Classroom” (shortly, ModelSim) workshop for Life Sciences teachers  [June 30, Jul - 11, 2014] on the Evanston campus, and using our innovative inquiry based life science units, aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, in your classrooms.

We have a Ecosystems and Evolution unit. In each unit, students conduct scientific investigations using NetLogo, an award winning agent-based modeling software. Activities in each unit provide students with opportunities to learn in different and exciting ways, both individually and in groups. Some activities involve aspects of game play, while others involve interactions with physical experimental setups. You can check out the units section for more info.

The workshop is aimed at 9th–12th grade teachers and will address two subject areas:

    • Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics (June 30th)
    • Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity (July 1st)

Participants can sign up for one or two subject areas and will earn 7 CPDUs for each day they attend the workshop. The workshop is free, with lunches included. 

During the workshop, participants will:

      • Work with state-of-the-art agent-based modeling and simulation tools (e.g. NetLogo) that are widely used in STEM research and education
      • Explore the learning possibilities offered by classroom-network and low-cost sensor technologies
      • Learn to use and design lessons in the WISE4 learning environment
      • Meet and collaborate with the other teachers involved in the project
      • Gain familiarity and practice in the activities to be implemented during the school year as a part of the project
      • Interact with the researchers and designers who have developed the units

Interested? Click HERE to signup. We look forward to hearing from you!

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