The Institute’s Executive One-Day Intensive: Leading to Inspire Innovation and Creativity, was a huge success with sold out attendance and stellar participant feedback.
The Institute’s Executive One-Day Intensive: Leading to Inspire Innovation and Creativity, was a huge success with sold out attendance and stellar participant feedback.
This week marked the exciting conclusion of our Biotechnology in the Classroom Training for teachers! Janie Butler led a dynamic group of 8 teachers that brought enthusiasm and energy to the table, diving into the exciting world of integrating industry innovations into their classrooms with the help of LabXchange.
November 29th, 2023 Curious about if our Foundations of Leadership course is right for you? Whether you’re considering enrollment or seeking invaluable leadership insights, this is your chance to gain an inside perspective! – Discover the Training Structure: Gain insights into the meticulously crafted 3-day format designed to elevate your leadership capabilities.– Differentiating Leaders & Managers: Delve into the nuances between these roles and learn effective strategies to harness their strengths.– Real Testimonials, Real Impact: Hear firsthand from previous participants as they share the transformative impact of our program.
October 25th, 2023 We’re thrilled to announce the success of our latest program: Elevate Chemistry Education: Dynamic Virtual Demos for Classroom! Over four weeks, led by Janie Butler, teachers immersed themselves in classroom-ready chemistry demos and lessons. Each week, esteemed guest speakers, including, Patrick Barney, PhD from Corden Pharma, Amy Beckley PhD from Proov Diagnostics and Melissa Krebs, Ph.D from GelSana, provided invaluable insights into the world of chemistry in Colorado. The program facilitated invaluable connections with these local industry experts, providing participants with genuine, real-world insights to enhance their pedagogical approach. This course trained 14 teachers, impacting 1575 students. A thank you to the Medtronic Foundation for their generous support, which makes our mission possible. Together, we empower educators and inspire future scientists.
We had an excellent event last week featuring our own Janie Butler and Jordan Haas from Green Key Resources, titled “Crafting Your Path: Mastering the Art of Resume Writing for Undergraduates.”
Today, our 84 student mentees and 16 industry mentors came together for our Mentor Kickoff Event!
“Colorado’s economic growth, advancements in health innovation, and quality of life for the life sciences employees depend on a skilled and diverse workforce. Supporting career growth and effective leadership skills is vital to cultivating the best talent pool and an unwavering life sciences ecosystem,” says Meg John, Vice President of the Colorado BioScience Institute (The Institute). “And that’s exactly what we’re doing here!”
Colorado BioScience Institute would like to thank AlloSource®, STAQ PHARMA, Medtronic, Proov, TriSalus Life Sciences, ZimVie, and Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, for hosting teachers in your facilities and providing valuable insights into the bioscience workforce that will be translated into classroom practices – this year’s RET program has been such a success thanks to your participation. Colorado BioScience Institute’s STEM Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program provides middle and high school teachers real-world experience and helping them translate that experience and new knowledge into the classroom. STEM RET is an intensive program, held five days a week for four weeks during the summer. Thank you, as well, to Medtronic Foundation for supporting this work to help the Institute cultivate and diversify Colorado’s life sciences workforce, and to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for your partnership on the teacher professional development trainings.
The Colorado BioScience Institute (The Institute) takes great pride in celebrating the remarkable achievements and groundbreaking discoveries made by students in the field of life sciences. Every year, The Institute joins the Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair at Colorado State University with a panel of special judges. This year, an inaugural award was introduced to recognize visionary thinking and pioneering approaches—the Future of Life Sciences Award.
After 3 days of learning together, our teachers are walked away with supplies and skills for classroom-ready implementation of biotechnology skills. Led by our own Janie Butler, in partnership with Joe Cox of Chatfield Senior High School and Fan Yeung of Front Range Community College, 24 Colorado teachers joined the training from 17 different high schools. Collectively, the participating teachers anticipate that during the 2023-2024 school year, they will reach a combined 2,590 students with biotechnology content and skills learned in this training. Thanks to the support of our sponsors, Medtronic Foundation and Corden Pharma – A Full-Service CDMO , our Biotech Teacher Training was a success! This program helps Colorado BioScience Institute in our work of cultivating and diversifying Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem by offering professional development that provides high school science teachers the opportunity to learn a molecular biology curriculum using the LabXChange platform.