This five-day institute will focus on selected elements of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Biology. It will address critical areas recommended by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: content, misconceptions, and instructional strategies designed to improve student achievement. Other foci are embedding literacy into instruction and using concept maps and other strategies for assessment purposes. The NC DPI-produced Biology support documents will be provided to all participants.

Module I: Energy and Matter in Living Systems: Respiration, Photosynthesis, Energy Transfer in the Ecosystem (including conservation of energy and conservation of matter).

Module II: Genetics and Evolution: Gene Regulation, Evolution and Adaptation (including unity and diversity of life).

These workshops were developed in cooperation with the NC Department of Public Instruction, who is also co-sponsoring the workshops.