Date: September 18th 2009

Bean Beetle Curriculum Development Workshop Emory University, Atlanta, GA June 2-4, 2010

• Are you interested in the latest approaches to teaching biology laboratory courses?

• Do you want to learn about the newest animal model system for undergraduate laboratories?

• Do you want to learn the best ways to assess what your students are learning?

• Is your background in physiology or neurobiology?

• Will you be teaching a laboratory course in the next academic year?

If you answered “yes” to all of the questions above, we invite you to apply to become a participant in this year’s bean beetle curriculum development workshop supported by the National Science Foundation. This workshop builds on the successful development of the bean beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) as a model system for inquiry-based laboratory courses in ecology, evolution, and animal behavior. This will be the second of four annual workshops.

The purpose of the workshop is to introduce faculty who are currently teaching laboratory courses at US colleges and universities to this exciting new model system for teaching undergraduate laboratory courses and engage them in designing new laboratory protocols using bean beetles in the fields of physiology and neurobiology. Faculty from minority-serving institutions and 2-year colleges are strongly encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to faculty who apply with a partner from their institution or a neighboring institution. Support for participants includes travel expenses, accommodations and meals during the workshop and stipends for workshop participation and completion of post-workshop activities.

For more information about the Bean Beetle Curriculum Development Network, visit http://www.beanbeetles.org/network/info.html.

For detailed information about the workshop and to apply to be a participant, visit http://www.beanbeetles.org/network/workshop.html.

Applications will be accepted until the workshop is full. Application decisions will begin December 1, 2009.

This workshop is being organized by Christopher Beck (Emory University) christopher.beck@emory.edu and Lawrence Blumer (Morehouse College) lblumer@morehouse.edu.