• Provided DC Metropolitan teachers with new science information and assessment tools.
• Provided teachers with biotechnology equipment and reagents to jump-start their programs at their schools.
• Provided a network for teachers, including resources from Georgetown University Medical Center.

• We were unable to send back to schools sufficient resources. Specifically, DC Schools require substantial equipment and reagents to make a difference in implementing biotechnology in biology classes. In retrospect, a separate NSF or HHMI supplement grant
• A larger number of teachers per summer could have been accomodated with little additional cost, provided we had the resources for their summer stipend and materials. The solution could have been as stated in question 1.
• The HIV/AIDS module prepared and tested by participating teachers is a valuable resource for High School biology courses. Wide distribution of the finalized version can be an asset to teachers and students, but at this time is available only to Georgetow

• Edvotek is a company supplying biotechnology education products for pre-college use. Phone no: 1-800-EDVOTEK website: www.edvotek.com The PI was instrumental in setting the company as a resource to provide biotechnology resources based on input from high school teachers and university faculty. Edvotek has been supported by several NSF SBIR grants to develop such materials.
• Access Excellence by Genentech, Inc. is a national educational program that puts high school biology teachers in touch with their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information through an online network. For more information about this program, you can contact Geoff Teeter, Access Excellence, Genentech, 460 Point San Bruno Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080 Phone: 415-225-8171 Email: gteeter@gene.com website: http://www.biotech.vt.edu/Outreach/AccesEx/AccessEx.html

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