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"Bio On My Mind"

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Taking the Pulse of Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis

Review the first ever comprehensive study of middle and high school bioscience education in the US.
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Georgia Science Teachers Association, Georgia Bio
Form First Ever Partnership for Biotech Education

Organizations Sign MOU for 2011 GSTA Conference
The Georgia Science Teachers Association (GSTA) and Georgia Bio announce a first-ever partnership to highlight biotechnology education at the 2011 GSTA Annual Conference. The conference, scheduled for February 17-19, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, will feature a special biotechnology program, keynote speakers, hands-on activities and exhibits targeted to integrating biotechnology into the science classroom.
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Click here for GSTA website.

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Teacher's Guide Now Available for
Introduction to Biotechnology

A Teacher's Guide for launching Introduction to Biotechnology, course number 25.568, for either science elective or CTAE credit has been developed by Jonathan Wetherington, PhD, an educator at Brookwood High School who helped develop the course standards and piloted the curriculum in the 2009 school year. This 85-page guide covers everything from lab set-up, equipment and consumables, pacing guide, and detailed suggestions for teaching the course units.
Click here for the Teacher's Guide PDF file.

Georgia HS Biotech Course Boosts Student, Parent Interest in Science

The first evaluation of the new Georgia high school biotechnology curriculum reveals the course has had a positive impact not only on student attitudes about the science, but also on their parents’ attitudes toward biotechnology.
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Georgia Bio initiated an education and workforce development program in January of 2007 to ensure the regional workforce has the skills, training and knowledge to meet its current and future needs.
Our vision is that “Georgia’s pipeline of knowledge workers is internationally acclaimed as a key competitive advantage to the regional life science industry.”
Our strategies include:

Developing resources that enhance life science teaching, learning and career awareness and experiences for Georgia’s emerging workforce;
Strengthening educational pathways focused on critical occupations noted as difficult to attract, train and retain by regional employers;
Sharing training and human resource needs to effectively build critical mass among the state’s employers;
Facilitating communication and interaction between regional educators and employers.