Biotechnology Workshop for Teachers

“生物技术教师工作坊”将提供60个生物， 化学和普通科学预科教师有机会 研究生物技术的基本原理，如在过去十年中发展 年 具体来说，这将建立参与者的信心 教师在生物技术领域，通过更新他们的知识 通过“动手”实验室参与，提供机会， 开发实验/讲座材料，并学习使用专门的 准备的分子生物学试剂盒，将提供给他们的 高中生 为期六周的暑期工作坊将于 乔治敦大学，并将包括独立的机会， 研究和非正式讨论数据分析和实验 设计 该项目的长期目标是首先启动培训 在华盛顿方圆50英里的范围内 大都会地区，后来将该计划扩展到更广泛的地区， 更广泛的影响。另一个主要目标是， 私营企业，必要的试剂至关重要的研究领域 生物技术. 教师谁表现出的承诺，成为催化剂的焦点，在他们的 学校系统，并有能力将 教室和学区的材料将被选择， 这个车间。 PI的随访和评价程序将 继续在课堂上为教师提供帮助， 他们作为顾问的角色。

The "Biotechnology Workshop for Teachers" will provide 60 biology, chemistry and general science precollege teachers an opportunity to study the basic principles of biotechnology as developed in the past ten years. Specifically this will build the confidence of the participant teachers in the area of biotechnology by updating their knowledge through "hands-on" laboratory participation, providing opportunities to develop laboratory/lecture materials, and learning to use specially prepared molecular biology kits that will be made available to their high school students. The six-week summer workshop will be held at Georgetown University and will include opportunities for independent research and informal discussions on data analysis and experimental design. The long term goals of this project are first to initiate the training of 60 high school teachers within a 50-mile radius of the Washington, DC Metropolitan area and later to expand this program over a wider area for a broader impact. Another major goal is to develop, in conjunction with private industry, the necessary reagents critical to study areas of biotechnology. Teachers who show promise of being catalytic focal points in their respective school systems and of having the skills to incorporate the materials in the classrooms and school districts will be selected for this workshop. Follow-up and evaluation procedures by the PI will continue to provide help for the teachers within their classrooms and in their roles as resource persons.