New PLT Biotech Training in San Francisco

CO PLT coordinator, Shawna Crocker, and 3 Colorado PLT facilitators attended a 2-day training this week in San Francisco at BayBio, birthplace of Biotechnology, with other PLT leaders and teachers from around the country. HS Biology teacher Cherie Wyatt, from Kiowa, AP Biology teacher Carrie Trimble from Pueblo, and Marilyn Achten, HS science coach for Aurora Public Schools joined Shawna to learn how to use and help others use the HS module, Exploring Environmental Issues: Risk, and its new biotechnology activities soon to be released. The group returned with plans to offer workshops for teachers in their districts, and at the Colorado Science Conference in November. Contact one of us for more information or to schedule a workshop.

National PLT is providing regional tranings for state coordinators and key state facilitators and teachers to help build capacity in state and stimulate more trainings for secondary educators. In addition to the Risk module training, state and national science education leader, Nancy Kellogg joined Shawna at the January training in Portland, Maine to learn how to promote and facilitate workshops in the new Global Connections: Forests of the World module. Additionally, this group worked on the revision of our Forest Ecology and Forest Issues modules.

A Forests of the World module training will be held in Colorado, at Snow Mt. Ranch, in July, for teachers and PLT coordinators from 8 states.