Amgen Bruce Wallace Workshops

The Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program is an educational outreach program that provides equipment, curriculum assistance and supplies to high schools and colleges.

The program integrates:

• hands-on, inquiry-based molecular biology curriculum,
• extensive teacher support,
• the excitement of scientific discovery,
• relevant curricula, tools and techniques,
• and the introduction of a wide range of career opportunities in science.

Aligned with National and State Science Education Standards, the program supports the goal of achieving scientific literacy. The program not only provides a thoroughly tested and robust curriculum, but also provides a full suite of transportable, research-grade equipment and supplies to allow teachers to conduct advanced and contemporary activities within their high school classroom.

Cost: free

Clock hours are available

Lunch and snacks are provided each day

Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm

What will be covered?

• Learn and practice lab techniques in biotechnology
• Develop successful instructional strategies for teaching biotechnology
• Develop a collegial network for support for teaching biotechnology
• Labs include: Micropipette Practice, Restriction Analysis of Plasmids, Ligation of Restriction Fragments, Producing a Recombinant Plasmid

Completion of the course allows participants to borrow biotechnology equipment and consumables.

Who should attend: All biology teachers who want to incorporate biotechnology techniques in their curriculum are invited to this workshop.

* Please note this is a hands-on lab course and time may go over.

Note: session I, August 19th-21st, has been filled.

Space is still available in session II. Monday, August 23, 2010 - 9:00am - Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 4:00pm