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Educators & the Workplace

 

CBIA believes that educators play a pivotal role in strengthening Connecticut’s economy.   Educators who participate in professional development programs that expose them to workplace practices have an opportunity to not only engage their

“One of the most important aspects of my learning was to develop a fuller understanding of the power and utility of plant biotechnology. This technology will play a key role in our future, and it is critical that the public come to understand this technology and not fear it.”

Jonathan Morris, Ph.D., Middlesex Community College

(NSF Grant participant)

students in more active learning experiences, but to become part of those experiences themselves.

 

As an educator, you can help better prepare your students for the workforce through:


Find out about CBIA's successful professional development programs through collaborations with the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological program and the Connecticut Community College of Technology's Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing

CBIA Press Releases

High School science teachers learn lessons from businesses (June 2006)

Connecticut Science Teachers Participate in CSI-Type Forensics Workshop (July, 2005)

Local Teachers Participate in Externship Program to Learn About Technological Advances in the Workplace (July, 2005)

Connecticut Teachers Working in Manufacturing This Summer (June, 2005)

CBIA Program Helps to Recruit Young Women in High Demand Technology Careers (April, 2005)

CBIA Launchest New Website to Help Educators (June, 2004)

CBIA Conference Introduces Teachers and Students to New Technologies (March, 2004)

Local Teachers Participate in CBIA Emerging Technologies Program (January, 2004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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