Please consider attending the workshop on teaching neuroscience at this = year's annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. The workshop will = be held on Monday morning, November 14, from 9 to 11:30 am in Convention = Center room 146C. There is no pre-registration or fee. The topic this year is "A Preview of ERIN, Educational Resources in = Neuroscience." ERIN, "Educational Resources in Neuroscience," is the Society's new = website to support higher education. It is now under development with = public release expected in March 2012. The site will allow neuroscientists = to recommend resources that they use in their courses, and to review and = rate resources that they and others have recommended. A versatile search = page will help find materials based on general topic, specific keywords, = type of resource, educational level, average rating, and other descriptors.= All listed resources will have been approved for quality and given = descriptions and tags by ERIN's board of topic editors. In this workshop, the editors will present highlights of resources they = have identified in each topic area, and discuss why they believe those = resources will enhance students' learning. The workshop will conclude with = breakout groups for faculty interested in each of the topic areas. The workshop is open to faculty, postdocs, and students at every level of = teaching experience. A full schedule is available at the workshop's = website, which also has links to materials from prior workshops: http://tinyurl.com/sfn-pdw The ERIN editors and I look forward to seeing you there! Sincerely, Richard Olivo Project Director, ERIN Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Sciences, Smith College