Name: Teaching Science Through Discovery: Bringing Real Research to Your Students with the Tiny Earth Project
Start: 2026-11-13T08:30:00-0500
End: 2026-11-13T09:30:00-0500

Teaching Science Through Discovery: Bringing Real Research to Your Students with the Tiny Earth Project

Friday November 13, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EST

Solarium (60)

Move beyond “cookbook labs” with Tiny Earth, a well-established curriculum that brings real science into the classroom. Students explore microbes, apply the scientific method, and investigate antimicrobial resistance. Work through how this could fit your context while identifying key barriers and supports for implementation.

Speakers

Laura Pickell

Post-secondary instructor/Enseignant à l'université, Carleton University

Dr. Laura Pickell is an Associate Professor (Teaching Stream) in the Department of Health Sciences at Carleton University. She holds a PhD in Human Genetics from McGill University and has over 16 years of experience teaching life sciences. Her work focuses on experiential learning... Read More →

Friday November 13, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Solarium (60)

STEM Skills and Connections / Compétences et connexions STIM; LIfe Systems / Systèmes de vie; Structures and Mechanisms / Structures et mécanismes, 7-8; 9-10; 11-12

STAO 2026: STEAM Driven

Laura Pickell

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STAO 2026: STEAM Driven

Laura Pickell

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