I got a note from Judy Barcelon, the lead teacher of Piner’s Health and Science Investigation pathway, who is headed to Atlanta next week.

Barcelon was chosen to participate in a one week intensive session at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta wherein teachers will attend content seminars as well as “work with these scientists to develop model lesson plans that are published on the CDC website,” Barcelon wrote.

The Science Ambassador Program is hosted by the National Science Foundations grant for eight teachers.

“I am absolutely ecstatic about collaborating 10 hours a day with this teacher/scientist think tank and it’s a perfect fit for the gem of a program we have at Piner High,” she wrote.

The program at Piner has students studying diseases, mastering their medical terminology and then heading out for internships at local medical centers and doctors office, according to Barcelon.

For more information on the program, click here: http://www.cdc.gov/excite/ScienceAmbassador/ScienceAmbassador.htm