Annual MRL Science Teacher Workshop
As part of the MRL's Research Experience for Teachers program, we hold an annual science teacher workshop on the UCSB campus for local teachers (Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties).
For 2026, we will be presenting at the Gold Coast Science Network meeting on February 7th!
OUR 2026 GCSN PRESENTATION DETAILS/RESOURCES LINK
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Our 2025 workshop featured curriculum presentations and activities led by MRL RET teacher-interns Laura Branch (Global Climate Shifts Over Time—Using Evidence & Reasoning to Make a Scientific Claim), William Webb (We Want to Pump…You Up: The Structure and Function of Proteins), and Nicole Chung (Fruit Harvest, Energy Harnessed: Exploring Battery Anatomy).
Keynote speaker - Materials Prof. Marley Dewey -- "Engineering Cellular Signals for Regenerative Medicine"
Other outreach presentations by UCSB Materials research scientists to apply towards STEM education:
Justin Wilson Research Group UCSB
UCSB Mechanical Engineering Capstone teams
Electrochemistry club, UCSB
Others TBA here - please check back later!
2025 Workshop Resources
2024 Workshop Resources
All past projects!
(see links at bottom of page for other past workshop resources)
Please consider applying to our summer Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program.
In the MRL RET program, secondary school teachers participate in MRL Laboratory research under the mentorship of graduate, post-doctoral and faculty researchers. Teachers work collaboratively to translate their research experiences into the development of novel projects for science classrooms. A $10,000 stipend is provided for the duration of the 2 summers of the program. Please share this opportunity with your teacher colleagues!
Research Experience for Teachers
For resources from past year's events please see the links below or visit: https://mrlweb.mrl.ucsb.edu/education/workshops*