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June 2023: PD in the Galápagos Islands
High school educators are invited to attend this special professional learning series in June with Stanford!
Join the Center for Latin American Studies at Stanford University in summer 2023 for this once-in-a-lifetime professional development institute led by William (Bill) Durham, Bing Professor in Human Biology (Emeritus) and author of Exuberant Life: An Evolutionary Approach to Conservation in Galapagos (2021).
June 19-27, 2023
Location: Galápagos Islands, preceded by a day in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Audience: Designed for high school and community college educators of natural and social sciences. Space is limited to 15 educators to ensure a personalized learning opportunity.
Continuing Education Units: 6 quarter units (60 hours of instruction) through Stanford Continuing Studies
Registration fee: $2,700
Become a student again in the ultimate outdoor classroom: the enchanted islands of the Galápagos!
This special opportunity is designed to support the 2016 Science Framework for California Schools and to provide a wealth of material for high school and community college teachers of natural and social sciences. We offer a summer institute that explores pivotal sites and species that have shaped our understanding of ecology, conservation, ecosystems, genetics, biological evolution, and natural selection.
