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Interdisciplinary Center for Ongoing Research / Education (ICORE)
Program Overview
The ICORE partnership program offers outcome-oriented professional development for high school teachers through collaborations with researchers across Florida. The initial program is organized around studies of Emerging Pathogens, a topic of major importance to the health and economy of Florida and the nation. The ICORE Partnership is designed to provide long-term collaborations, experiences, and resources to assist teachers in improving science education, and to offer ongoing opportunities and incentives for teachers to engage in laboratory workshops and earn graduate credit towards a Certificate in Biotechnology Education.
Institute modules will focus on human, animal, and plant pathogens through laboratory investigations using the content and skills of biotechnology, structural biology, bioinformatics, host-parasite interactions, and translational research.
Teacher responsibilities:
• Attend the two-week HHMI ICORE Institute at UF (June) and create an
Action Proposal, incorporating current research focused on emerging pathogens
into a classroom-ready unit
• Implement Action Proposals in classroom with graduate student assistance; provide
inservice training to other school and district teachers; share progress with ICORE
program participants and coordinators.
• Present the outcome of Action Proposals at the annual
Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium (JSEHS)
held at UF (February after Institute participation)
Upon completion of the ICORE program, teachers will receive:
• Access to biotechnology equipment lockers and professional support for
classroom activities
• A $200 grant to implement action proposals
• A student field trip to UF
Special Explorations for Teachers and Students (SETS),
Florida Atlantic University (FAU), or the Ft. Lauderdale Research and
Education Center
• Continued communication and assistance from UF and FAU partners
(grad students, staff, researchers)
• Expertise and support in modifying curricula aligned with national and state
standards
• Priority seating in teacher workshops offered by the
UF Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (CPET)
• Opportunity to participate in summer research internships in laboratories at
UF, FAU and industrial sites
• Three credits towards a Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology Education, further
graduate studies, and/or Florida teacher recertification
Collaborating districts:
Alachua, Broward, Collier, Marion, and Palm Beach
Funding support provided by:
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For more information, contact Julie Bokor at julie@cpet.ufl.edu or 352.392.2310.
