In the ever-expanding realm of science, educators
struggle to share new discoveries and techniques
with their students. Keeping abreast of recent
advances can be daunting, even for the most motivated
teacher. Fortunately, the National Science Foundation’s
(NSF) Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
program helps educators keep up with the fast-moving
research community. The RET program enables K–12
science teachers to perform research projects in NSF-supported
laboratories and brings the excitement of cutting edge
science into the classroom. In this article, the author describes
his RET-supported experiences working in a laboratory
that studies the ecology and evolutionary biology of fungi,
and provides advice on how teachers may find RET opportunities
in their own communities.
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 4/1/2007Stock # tst07_074_04_33Volume 074Issue 04