2013 Summer Biotechnology Workshops for Educators

Registration is Now Open for our 2013 Summer Workshops!
 

In our 27^th consecutive year of this program we are offering introductory-level workshops for high school and middle school teachers in addition to workshops on stem cells and the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.  This year we also are featuring agricultural biotechnology workshops for middle and high school teachers. College faculty with introductory biology teaching responsibilities also are welcome in the high school-level Introductory Biotechnology workshops.

Register soon to ensure a seat in the workshop you’d like to attend. A non-refundable $75 registration fee is required. Workshop participants receive free tuition; free room and board (double-occupancy; two meals per day); CEUs, and a $50 per day stipend.

Through this popular professional development program, any teacher in North Carolina can bring hands-on biotechnology into his or her classroom at minimal cost.  Workshop graduates have access to follow-up support including:  (1) Annual allotments of free lab supplies for biotech experiments; and (2) Access to lab equipment on loan for two-week periods, shipped free of charge to schools.

Note:  Only educators teaching at institutions located in North Carolina are eligible for NCBiotech workshops and support programs.

2013 Summer Workshop Schedule

* Participants must have graduated from a NC Biotechnology Center-sponsored Introductory Biotechnology Workshop, or have equivalent education or experience.

Registration and Payment Information

To register for a workshop, click on the title of interest in the Workshop Schedule table above. This will take you to the Workshop Description page. Here you will find complete information and a link to the Workshop Registration page in EventBrite. You must pay your registration fee by credit or debit card when you fill out the registration form in order to have a place in the workshop.

Note Carefully:

• Beginning this year, registration fees must be paid only by credit/debit card.  If this is an unavoidable problem for you, please contact Amy Black.
• The $75 registration fee is refundable ONLY if you cancel at least four weeks prior to the beginning of the workshop for which you registered.
• Participants may elect to lodge in single rooms, but then will be responsible for the total cost of their room.
• Stipend checks will be mailed from the host institution within three weeks of the final day of the workshop.