Students on the Beamlines Information Session
Saturday October 24, 2026 - 10am-1pm CST
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Who: Secondary Science Educators looking for an in-depth inquiry-learning experience |
This highly competitive, one-of-a-kind, science-immersion inquiry-based teaching & learning experience is open for applications from educators planning to start program participation in 2027. The deadline to apply is November 15.
SotB has proven to be an enlightening (pun intended) experience for everyone involved and has catapulted both educators/teachers and students involved to many interesting new scientific and pedagogical adventures. Students lead the entire process, from developing a synchrotron related project to presenting their findings, with guidance from mentors.
The SotB program is intended for educators who have a connection with CLS Education. A “connection” means having engaged with members of the CLS Education Team through professional development sessions, collaborative work, previous participation in SotB or other student programming—some form of shared experience. This helps ensure you have a sense of what CLS is like and how the program works.
Need a connection? Interested but not sure what SotB is all about? Want to learn how to apply?
This is your chance! Join this interactive workshop to learn and ask questions.
What is Students on the Beamlines?
10:00-10:45 am
Introductions, goals, context, parameters
Expectations & Logistics
11:00-11:45 am
What role does the teacher play? The Elder? The scientist?
What kinds of things need to be considered?
Break
11:45am-12:00pm
Application & Process
12:00-12:30 pm
What does ‘Education application’ mean for a science project? What is the criteria?
SotB project possibilities
12:30-1:00 pm
What makes a good project? Follow-up questions…
Magnetic Moments at CLS
Monday November 30, 2026 - 8:30am-4:30pm CST
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Who: Secondary & post-secondary Educators involved in science education |
Join us at the Canadian Light Source for an enlightening day with magnets - how they are used to produce synchrotron light and how they connect to curriculum.
To kick off the morning we’ll tour the facility, exploring the machine and beamline areas. This will be followed by informative presentations and discussions from a few experts at the CLS.
In the afternoon, we’ll pivot to a workshop environment: digging into what we’ve learned, how the content fits curriculum and can be incorporated into the classroom, and working together to find ways to help make that happen for you.