BioTeach Programs

If you are a BioTeach Teacher you are allowed access to special curriculum and career information. To gain authorization visit your Account Profile and check off the BioTeach Teacher box at the bottom of the form .

BioTeach: Building Bio-Science Literacy, One School at a Time

BioTeach is the signature program of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation (MassBioEd). The goal of the BioTeach program is to introduce biotechnology to the science curricula of all of the Commonwealth’s public high schools in order to engage students in hands-on biotechnology lab experiences aimed at inspiring curiosity about and preparation for life science careers. From 2005 to 2009, MassBioEd offered a competitive grant program that provided selected schools with biotechnology equipment such as electrophoresis boxes, micropipettes and consumables such as gels, lab kits; it introduced varied teacher professional development efforts. Initially funded by a US Department of Labor High Growth Industry grant and supplemented by corporate contributions and state support, the Foundation has taken BioTeach to 177 high schools, training nearly 500 science teachers and touching over 30,000 students.

BioTeach works! View the program evaluation for the 2008 to 2009 school year here!

Now in its fifth year, BioTeach continues to support the schools, teachers and students in 177 public high schools in Massachusetts. The Foundation is temporarily not able to award new BioTeach grants to schools due to the loss of state and federal funding. The Foundation staff continues to seek new opportunities to raise funds and is busy writing federal and private grants while also seeking donations and sponsorships from within the corporate community.

Since its inception in 2005, BioTeach has proudly raised and distributed over $6,000,000 in equipment, supplies and services to support secondary science education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

BioTeach Awarded Schools

View BioTeach Awarded Schools.

MassBioEd regrets that the BioTeach Grant Program is currently unable to award grant money to new schools. Current funds raised by MassBioEd are directed to sustaining and enriching the existing BioTeach community of high schools. While we continue to seek alternative funding, we are generating a wait list. To be added to that list please email your interest in BioTeach to: communications@massbioed.org.

Already a BioTeach School and interested in learning more about our Life Sciences Career Development Program?

Life Science Career Development Initiative

The Life Science Career Development Initiative (LSCD) is the developmental edge of the BioTeach high school programs. Working with a small group of selected BioTeach high schools our leadership has researched and supported them as they institutionalized a sustainable, collaborative, leadership model involving guidance, administration and science teachers. Together these teams have created a learning environment to better support student learning, career and education awareness and planning.

Life Science Career Development Priorities

LSCD schools:

Life Science Career Development Schools:

Agawam High School 2006 – present
Ashland High School 2006 – 2008
Bellingham High School 2006 – present
Brighton High School 2006 – present
Framingham High School 2006 – 2008
King Philip Regional High School 2006 – present
Lexington High School 2006 – 2008
Marlborough High School 2006 - present
Natick High School 2006 – present
Norton High School 2006 – present
Somerville High School 2006 - present

Already a BioTeach School and interested in learning more about our Life Sciences Career Development Program?

Eligibility:

Currently, only a select number of BioTeach schools are able to participate in this program. Contact Robert Ross, BioTeach Program Direcor for more information.