Biotechnology is coming to a district near you.In 1988, Ellyn Daugherty took what she believes was the first biotechnology workshop for teachers. At that time, only a handful of schools offered any kind of biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. lesson or class. Today, thanks to the industry's explosive growth, more schools are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to offer biotech. Her experience spurred Daugherty to create the San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. Biotechnology Career Pathway in California 12 years ago to prepare students for a career or continued education in biotech. It's housed on the San Marco High School campus in a remodeled woodshop. In addition, she recently published the first biotech textbook, Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium (Sargent-Welch), to help anyone with a science background create a biotechnology class or program. The book comes with a 500-page teacher's guide. In Arizona, Mesa Public Schools Mesa Public Schools is a school district based in the city Mesa, Arizona, United States. With approximately 73,000 students, it is the largest, in terms of student enrollment, unified school district in Arizona is creating a biotech academy within its six high schools by revamping the science and agriculture areas to focus more on biotech. "Recent studies show that very few educational programs exist in this area and students lack the necessary employable skills," says Superintendent Debra Duvall. The academy will have six semesters of technical science training and introduce biotech concepts into core science classes. Duvall is also trying to set up a summer internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. program and a science research class. The Phoenix Union High School District Phoenix Union High School District is a school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Phoenix Union HSD covers most of Phoenix, and small portions of Scottsdale, and Glendale. Phoenix Union HSD only operates high schools. is opening a 400-studentcapacity science high school this fall. "It's located downtown, near many biotech companies, hospitals and the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. medical school, so we envision many opportunities for externships," says Deedee Falls, the district's science specialist. In August, the School of Biotechnology at Atkins opened in WinstonSalem, N.C. An advisory committee, made up of local businesses, helped design the curriculum and will offer internships and job shadowing. Of course, the first step is getting teachers on board. One resource is the Biotechnology Institute The Biotechnology Institute is an independent nonprofit organization founded to teach the public about the benefits of biotechnology. It was created in 1998 by the biotechnology industry and is located in Arlington, Virginia. , which offers training programs and materials. Paul Hanle, president of the Biotech Institute, encourages districts to start by integrating biotech ideas into their science framework and to use biotech as the thread to teach the core science disciplines. "Communities might want to develop biotech for economic reasons, too," adds Hanle. www.SMBiotech.com www.BiotechEd.com www.biotechinstitute.org |
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