Upcoming BioBus Professional Development Workshops

Teachers participating in the BioBus Program must attend a training workshop or workshops for the experiment(s) they choose for their BioBus visit. (Note that BioBus and BioConnection are two separate programs with separate trainings. See below for BioConnection.)

To register for the next BioBus training workshop(s), click on the link below. Please read the registration form carefully and select the workshop(s) that you are interested in for your school visit. Additional teachers, and those not receiving a BioBus visit, but who are interested in attending for personal development, are also welcome to register as space permits.

Upcoming BioBus Workshops:
January 14th: BioBus Electrophoresis Experiments

download the BioBus professional development registration form
Registration deadline is December 19th, 2008.

Upcoming BioConnection Professional Development Workshops

Teachers participating in the BioConnection equipment loan program must attend a training workshop or workshops for the experiment(s) they choose for their BioConnection module loan. (Note that BioBus and BioConnection are two separate programs with separate trainings. See above for BioBus.)

To register for the next BioConnection training workshop(s), click on the link below. Please read the registration form carefully and select the workshop(s) that you are interested in for your loan. Additional teachers and those not receiving a BioConnection module, but who are interested in attending for personal development, are also welcome to register as space permits.

Upcoming BioConnection Workshops:
January 15th: BioConnection Electrophoresis Module
January 16th: BioConnection PCR Module

download the BioConnection professional development registration form
Registration Deadline is December 19th, 2008.

More about Professional Development Workshops

Through professional development workshops, required for BioBus and BioConnection visits, educators receive current information, teaching techniques and a hands-on experience in a biotechnology laboratory setting. Since inception, the programs have trained more than 600 teachers. Educators receive Continuing Education Unit credits for their participation.

To register for workshops, please download the appropriate registration forms (see above), complete, and fax or mail as indicated on the form by the deadline.

The BioBus Educational Programs Curriculum

The BioBus Educational Programs curriculum is used for both the BioBus and BioConnection Programs and is designed to enable students to individually complete a two-hour, inquiry-based, hands-on bioscience experiment. All of the experiments and the course materials are aligned with the content areas found in the Connecticut Framework: K-12 Curriculum Goals and Standards.