Monday, March 29, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Biology teachers are invited join us for a full-day symposium on current approaches to biotechnology education. This annual event is hosted by the Museum of Science, Boston.

The symposium is designed as a forum for middle school, high school, and community college educators to share ideas, classroom activities, and laboratory investigations. Leading researchers, biotechnology practitioners, and experienced teachers conduct sessions on a variety of current and advanced topics. Sessions are complemented by a keynote presentation, lunch discussions with industry partners, and networking opportunities.

For this year’s keynote presentation, we welcome Professor Steven Reppert from the Department of Neurobiology at University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Reppert will discuss “Illuminating the Biology of Monarch Butterfly Migration.” He visited the Museum recently and recorded both a podcast and videocast, which you can find on this page under “related offerings.”

Sponsored by Novartis.

One of the most fielded questions we get is, “What program do you use to {insert random task here}”. Frankly most of us will tell you what’s the best program period, not the one to suit your needs, but Jose Picardo is a high school teacher who respects a lot of these bounds, and shares his experience online at his blog, Box of Tricks.

We see tons of these lists fly around, but its nice to find one grounded enough to speak to professionals who don’t always have the time to sit around and evaluate each program for a specific task. Check out his running list of programs here.