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Best Practices in Biotechnology Education

Best Practices in Biotechnology Education. Linnea Fletcher Ph.D. Who is in the Audience?. Technology K-12 Teachers? Science K-12 Teachers? K-12 Administrators? College Faculty? Current Knowledge Level about Biotechnology? Beginners Intermediate Advance. Outcomes for this Presentation.

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Best Practices in Biotechnology Education

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  1. Best Practices in Biotechnology Education Linnea Fletcher Ph.D.

  2. Who is in the Audience? • Technology K-12 Teachers? • Science K-12 Teachers? • K-12 Administrators? • College Faculty? • Current Knowledge Level about Biotechnology? • Beginners • Intermediate • Advance

  3. Outcomes for this Presentation • Learn What Constitutes a “Best Practice” Program • Learn Where to Access Resources

  4. Work Backwards: Learning Outcomes for Students Based on What They Need to DO Work in industry Demonstrate specific skills and knowledge Move onto another school Make Sure the Pedagogy is STUDENT-CENTERED!!!!!!! Teacher Gains the Necessary Training, Curriculum, Tools, and Teach in the Proper Facility Teacher Has Administrative and Faculty Support Teacher Collaborates With Appropriate Partners Teacher Gains the Support of Students and, if applicable, Parents “Best Practices” WHAT ELSE????

  5. Started with a NSF-Advanced Technology Education Grant in 2000 • Biology High School Teachers + Community College Faculty Designed the Program • 1 year course –dual credit or credit-in-escrow • New Teacher takes 1 semester college course free and gets all equipment, detailed curriculum, and total support (even in the classroom if necessary) for 3 years • Agrees to mentor new teachers • Now in 12 ISD’s and 1 private school totaling 14 high schools • www.austincc.edu • >1000 students

  6. Alignment of Curriculum • National Science Standards • Industry-Endorsed Skill Standards • Texas Skill Standards Board • Dept of Labor: http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodel/blockModel.aspx?tier_id=4&block_id=522&BIOSCI=Y • Washington Skill Standards • Bio-Link www.bio-link.org • The Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative http://www.tssb.org/wwwpages/repos/index.htm

  7. Technological Literacy Standards

  8. Biotechnology Training • NSF funded projects : ATE center grant, Bio-Link www.bio-link.org • Biotechnology Institute www.biotechinstitute.org/ • Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor www.dnalc.org/ • NIH funded Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) • Department of Labor (DOL) National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce www.biotechworkforce.org/

  9. Some the Same as Training Resources Bio-Link Center Grant Austin Community College High School Program TEA Program Dolan DNA Learning Center Bioquest Others Textbooks http://www.bioteched.com/ Curricular Resources

  10. More Textbooks

  11. Equipment Resources • Equipment List from Curricular resources • Join the Bio-Link list serve • Two and Four-year schools • Garage Sales • Companies • Bio-Rad (kits) • Carolina • Edvotek

  12. Facilities • Range from Basic to Elaborate: • water + electricity + bench + safety

  13. Linnea Fletcher lafletch@nsf.gov Austin Community College linneaf@austincc.edu Steve Spurlock sspulock@austincc.edu

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