PD Provider: BioBuilder Educational Foundation

Contact Information
BioBuilder Educational Foundation 78 Dalton Road Newton, MA 02459 Dr. Natalie Kuldell Founder and Executive Director natalie@biobuilder.org Phone:617-285-4141 https://biobuilder.org/

Provider Details
Organization Type(s):	Non-profit Organization
PD Format(s):	Course, Training Session/Workshop
Audience(s) serviced:	Teachers, Teacher leaders, Advocates/community partners or leaders
PD mode(s) of interaction available:	Face-to-Face, Blended (Hybrid), Online
# of PD in an average year:	10 events or fewer
Years of experience providing PD in MA:	11-25 years

Brief Description of Services
BioBuilder’s workshops train classroom teachers with a unique problem-based learning framework for life science that brings today’s most exciting scientific innovations into their classrooms and labs. Educators who complete the introductory training workshops and adopt BioBuilder’s programs with their students can receive advanced training, enabling them to train other educators in the BioBuilder curriculum. This “train the trainers” model has enabled BioBuilder to expand into schools throughout the U.S. and around the world. To date, more than 600 teachers have participated in professional development workshops, leading to an estimated 30,000+ students engaged with BioBuilder content and programs. Workshops are delivered with pre-recorded lectures from a practicing bioengineer and a high school teacher. The online lecture format allows participants to learn from anywhere and at their own pace. Reactions, questions, and feedback are supported through the interactive features of the video platform. In addition, laboratory kits are shipped to teachers at their schools and all workshop participants run two days of lab activities in real time with the BioBuilder instructors. The synchronous laboratory experience helps teachers know that they have everything they'll need to perform the experiments at their schools. It also builds confidence that they can teach the experiment to their students.

Brief Description of Services

BioBuilder’s workshops train classroom teachers with a unique problem-based learning framework for life science that brings today’s most exciting scientific innovations into their classrooms and labs. Educators who complete the introductory training workshops and adopt BioBuilder’s programs with their students can receive advanced training, enabling them to train other educators in the BioBuilder curriculum. This “train the trainers” model has enabled BioBuilder to expand into schools throughout the U.S. and around the world. To date, more than 600 teachers have participated in professional development workshops, leading to an estimated 30,000+ students engaged with BioBuilder content and programs. Workshops are delivered with pre-recorded lectures from a practicing bioengineer and a high school teacher. The online lecture format allows participants to learn from anywhere and at their own pace. Reactions, questions, and feedback are supported through the interactive features of the video platform. In addition, laboratory kits are shipped to teachers at their schools and all workshop participants run two days of lab activities in real time with the BioBuilder instructors. The synchronous laboratory experience helps teachers know that they have everything they'll need to perform the experiments at their schools. It also builds confidence that they can teach the experiment to their students.

Content Area(s)

Content Category	Details	Grade Levels	Educator Evaluation Standards
Science and Technology/Engineering		Middle School (6, 7, 8) High School (9, 10, 11, 12)	T-I: Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment T-II: Teaching All Students

References

Type	Name
An Individual	Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall 785 Beaver Street Waltham, MA 02452
An Individual	Academy of Notre Dame 180 Middlesex Road Tyngsborough, MA 01879

Regions Served

Berkshires	Central	Greater Boston	Northeast
Pioneer Valley	Southeast

Last Updated: March 1, 2015