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Quarterly summary of Arizona’s bioscience workforce and education milestones

The fundamental progress of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap has been captured since the beginning of 2003, when the 10-year plan’s implementation began. At the Progress web page, gain a “30,000-foot look” at progress made find further detail in each of the quarterly updates. A summary of workforce and education milestones in the 3rd quarter of 2006 […]

Webcast highlights partnerships with school systems

Paul Hanle, president of the Biotechnology Institute, and Scott May, vice president for Systems and Curriculum, appeared August 24 on BioLive, the webcasting service of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. The webcast focused on the Institute’s Systems and Curriculum Program and how it is working with a small number of interested communities to create sustained and […]

Science schools across Arizona make their debut

This August, three new science-focused schools opened across Arizona, each with a unique mission, curriculum, and vision for the future. As Arizona continues to pull together to build its bioscience economy, such schools stand to help shape the future of science—and science education—across the state.

Science schools across Arizona make their debut

[Source: Leslie Harris, Flinn Foundation] — This August, three new science-based schools around the state opened their doors. Spread out across Phoenix, Tucson, and Scottsdale, the schools’ methods, resources, and curriculum are as different as their locations. Nevertheless, their collective opening signals an important change in the state’s public education system — a new recognition […]

UA’s Science Source offers “one stop shopping” for university’s education initiatives

The University of Arizona’s Science Source is the portal to science education programs, activities, and resources offered by The University of Arizona. Science Source provides information about a variety of educational opportunities for K-12 students, teachers, parents, and the community. With Science Source, you can browse programs by topic or audience or search for programs […]

ASU units set tone for SkySong

As the ASU-Scottsdale Center for New Technology and Innovation

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Arizona Science Center hosts Content, Standards, and Inquiry for 3rd/4th grade teachers

The purpose of this professional development course is to help you teach to the new science standards. You will gain content knowledge, participate in inquiry-based science activities, and learn how to modify lessons to reflect inquiry pedagogy. Separate grade-level content presentations will be made when necessary. The educator orientation will provide you with an in-depth […]

NAU and TGen win grant to train Arizona teachers in biosciences

The Arizona Board of Regents awarded Northern Arizona University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) a three-year grant to train Arizona high school teachers on how best to teach students about the biosciences. The program, “Biotechnology for Teachers: A Link Between Content and Real-World Application,” will receive $122,000 during its initial year, with additional […]

Helping communities prepare workers (Inside Higher Ed article)

[Source: Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed] — Like a lot of small communities in the United States, Elizabethtown, Ky., has struggled mightily to find a viable economic future. The city of just under 100,000 people has lost more than 4,000 manufacturing jobs since 2000, and with just 8 percent of its adult residents holding bachelor