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PREPARE TEACHERS
Implement teacher training workshops in a variety of venues

List of possible teacher-training venues

1. Three-five-day workshops
2. One-two-day workshops
3. Summer Programs for teachers
4. Combination teacher/student workshops/classes
5. University / School of Education Programs
6. Museum Programs

Factors to Consider

Incentives for training experts in epidemiology and public health to participate in training (e.g., speaker’s bureau)

Incentives for teachers (e.g., continuing education credits)

Solicitation of support of schools of education

Minimum professional development standards for epidemiology teaching

Create registry of professional development opportunities

Follow-up strategies after training

        EXAMPLES

Three-five-day workshops

Teach Epidemiology Professional Development Workshops--2007 to Present
Contact Email:   Mark Kaelin - kaelinm@mail.montclair.edu
See   Teach Epidemiology Website - http://www.teachepidemiology.org
See   Movement Newsletter Article--Page 5

One-two-day workshops

Detectives in the Classroom workshops – 2004 to Present
Contact Email:   Mark Kaelin - kaelinm@mail.montclair.edu
Website:  http://www.montclair.edu/detectives

Summer programs

2008 CDC Disease Detective Camp
See   Movement NewsBrief Article

Science Ambassador Program – Held at the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention (CDC) Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, this program offers 5- day workshops (2 each summer) for current and future science teachers to partner with public health experts and develop relevant curricula.
Email:  scienceambassador@cdc.gov    or call 1-800-41 TRAIN.
Website:  http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/ambassador_pgm/workshop.htm

University-based programs

Epidemiology Education Partnership - Students and teachers from several New Jersey high schools attended a Montclair State University course entitled "The Science of Public Health--Epidemiology." (Held in 2004-2005 school year and again in Spring of 2006)
Contact Email:   Mark Kaelin - kaelinm@mail.montclair.edu

Combination teacher & student workshops/classes

Epidemiology for Homeschoolers
Sarah Mahmoud, Homeschooling Student, Clonlara School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
See   Movement Newsletter Article--Page 1

Home Schooling Workshops for parents and their children held in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 2006
Contact Email:   Mark Kaelin - kaelinm@mail.montclair.edu
See   Movement News June 2006