Visualizing Biotechnology

ISTE

June 26, 2010

Howard Lurie

Biotechnology Initiative 2 year funding to develop new resources and PD

course Online Resources Online Course F2f Workshops - 2010 Includes “real world profiles” of biotech

scientists

What is TD?

over 503,000 registered users from 188 countries

representing over 78% of K-12 schools, and 10% of US teachers,

generating more than 5,260,000 page views each month

Applications

Tools and TechniquesConcepts

Career Pathways

Lesson Plan Online PD Course

Five Session, Facilitated Course

• The Field of Biotechnology

• Producing Recombinant DNA

• Producing Recombinant Protein

• Biotechnology in Industry and Society

• Bioethics

• Biotechnology Careers

Using Biotechnology to

Detect Infectious Disease

•Using Biotechnology to Detect Inherited Disease

•DNA Sequencing, Genomics, and Biomedical Applications

•Privacy and Ethics

Career Pathways - Biotechnology

Teaching Biotechnology Online Course• PD course designed to deepen biotech concepts for HS bio and provide examples of career pathways

•PD course features newly produced and repurposed digital media

•2 sessions / 30 hour format

• Opportunities

• Looking for biotechnology teachers !

• Regional Workshops

• Online Course - PBS TeacherLine

• Online Course - local licensing/customization

• Contact: Howard Lurie / 617-300-3625

• howard_lurie@wgbh.org