Dr. Best and Dr. Camden presents workshop to science teachers
Mike Best and Jon Camden, assistant professors in the Department of Chemistry, joined Arthur (Sandy) Echternacht, professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Ted Labotka, professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, to present a day-long professional development workshop to Knox County high school science teachers at West High School on Thursday, June 24. The workshop featured lectures and discussions in chemistry and earth and life sciences. Theresa Nixon, supervisor of science for Knox County Schools, invited Best, Camden, Echternacht and Labotka to speak to provide content enrichment in these sciences for the teachers who teach science in the 13 high schools in the Knox County School District.