BioTIC

Biotechnology and Microbiology for Teachers In the Classroom

One of the teacher institutes brought to you by the Center for Global Environmental Education.   

 The BioTIC Institute brings middle and high school biology teachers up-to-speed on the rapid advancements in biotech research, careers, applications and issues while providing inquiry modeling/practice and curriculum enrichment that support standards related to cell structure, disease, genetics and biotechnology. This will be the third round of funding for a new cohort of 20 biology teachers in summer 2012.

BioTIC will: 

• be held July 30-August 3 & August 6-10, 2012 (a two-week program) on-campus at Hamline University in Saint Paul
• provide an intensive, graduate-level, teacher-focused experience in microbiology, genetics and biotechnology
• have two Saturday follow-up sessions during the school year (dates to be determined by the group)
• provide optional classroom support during the school year.

Teachers participating in BioTIC will: 

• receive teacher-focused training in biotechnology and microbiology
• have time to discuss, enhance, and develop ways to enrich their biology curricula
• be provided breakfast and lunch each day during the institute
• receive four graduate credits upon completion of course assignments
• be asked to completer an anonymous, online pre-institute survey on classroom practice and curriculum
• receive room and board at Hamline for those who live outside the Metro area
• get a $200 stipend for the summer and and resource materials (Note that BioTIC does not provide biotech equipment for the classroom.)
• be asked to pre- and post-test their students on biotech concepts during the 2012-13 school year
• attend two Saturday follow-up sessions (one in fall and one in spring) - $60 stipend each
• have the option of direct classroom support for implementing biotech labs
• have the opportunity to network with fellow biology teachers and university faculty.

Instructors:  Dr. Jodi Goldberg, Dr. Betsy Martinez-Vaz, Dr. Irina Makarevitch, Dr. Ken Jeddeloh, Torrey Lau and Lee Schmitt

application will be available online here on february 16th.

View other professional development opportunities offered by the Center for Global Environmental Education. 

Note about online application:  Click on the "First time user account creation" link to create a Login ID and PIN. This ID and PIN will only be used during the application process. However, we encourage you to write down your ID and PIN should you need to return to your application later or apply to another CGEE institute this summer. The application Login ID and PIN are NOT the same as your official Hamline ID number and Piperline PIN.

BioTIC is a statewide professional development program for secondary biology teachers presented by Hamline University's School of Education through its Center for Global Environmental Education. Funds for this project were provided by a grant from the federal Teacher Quality Program of the No Child Left Behind Act administered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. This project was financed by $49,914 in federal funds.