2024 HudsonAlpha GTAC: Unity & Diversity

Genetic Technologies for All Classrooms (GTAC): Unity and Diversity is a four-day academy that is designed to help educators interpret the connection between genomic research and evolutionary biology, leverage available digital and hands-on resources and use modern computational tools to analyze relevant data.

GTAC: Unity and Diversity will be held June 3-6, 2024 at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.*

*Across all of our programs, HudsonAlpha will follow best practices for gathering safely. These may change based on recommendations from health officials.

Details:

• Open to high school life science teachers who teach Biology, IB Biology and AP Biology.
• Includes dorm-style housing (if needed, please select that ticket type during registration). Housing will be at the University of Alabama Huntsville in suite-style dorms, with individual rooms, and shared bathroom, kitchen and living space.
• Educators who complete the training will receive over $350 in classroom materials.
• Participants will be provided with 32 hours of PowerSchool PD credit, or requested certificate, upon completion of the program.
• Out-of-State and private school tuition cost also includes onsite breakfasts and lunches each day.

Cost:

• 2024 tuition cost: $900*

*Alabama public high school teachers have subsidized tuition (including classroom materials and optional housing) and meal costs provided by the Alabama State Department of Education and the Alabama Legislature.

Payment Options:

Tuition cost will be due by credit card or Purchase Order upon time of registration. Please select the appropriate ticket type for your preferred payment.

For POs, complete and upload your PO Documentation using the online Purchase Order Submission Form.

All remaining balances will be due by May 1, 2024. If we don't receive full payment by the deadline, your seat will be released to another interested educator.

Refund policy:

• Full refund - up to thirty (30) days prior to program start date
• Half refund - up to fourteen (14) days prior to program start date
• No refund – less than fourteen (14) days prior to program start date

Please review our Lab Safety Agreement, Media Release and Waiver & Release for Program Activity Forms. These are required to participate and will be included on the registration for signature.