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Hands On Workshop for Teachers

North Battleford High School Teachers Play Students for a Day

Nov 26, 2019 | 10:18 AM

The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet), a Canadian and international leader in glycomics research based at the University of Alberta, is hosting a hands-on workshop for high school teachers in North Battleford.

Educators will be invited to learn more about glycomics, a multidisciplinary field of research that studies carbohydrates (glycans) in human, animals, and the environment. The day-long workshop will provide attendees with opportunities to conduct basic experiments and learn about career possibilities in glycomics-related STEM fields.

The educators can draw on this experience to tailor the resources and activities for their use in science, biology, and chemistry classrooms across the province. This will give Saskatchewan students insight into a growing research field that offers a multitude of career possibilities in both academia and industry. The workshop is part of GlycoNet’s outreach program, carried out in partnership with the University of Alberta’s Centre for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (CMASTE).

Interested in seeing what it looks like when high school teachers play students for a day?

DATE: November 29, 2019
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: North Battleford Learning Center, 1202-105 St, North Battleford, SK S9A 1R3

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More information after the video.

About GlycoNet
GlycoNet is a pan-Canadian, multidisciplinary research network aiming to deliver solutions to important health issues and improve the quality of life of Canadians through the study of glycomics. GlycoNet is funded by the Networks of Centres of Excellence, a Government of Canada program that supports large-scale, academic-led research networks to build research capacity and accelerate the creation of new knowledge in a specific research area. Watch GlycoNet’s video about the secret life of carbohydrates: http://bit.ly/secret_carbs. For more information, visit https://glyconet.ca.

About CMASTE
The Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (CMASTE) is a long-standing educational research and development centre that specializes in the synthesis of research, knowledge translation, and outreach. Members of CMASTE include educational researchers and teacher educators who work with educational stakeholders to collaborate in science, mathematics, and technology education. CMASTE serves educational communities locally, nationally, and internationally. For more information, visit https://cmaste.ualberta.ca/.