Professional Development Courses

From the MSOE Center for BioMolecular Modeling

The CBM is merging with 3D Molecular Designs!

All CBM programs - including our Professional Development Courses –
will continue under the 3DMD banner.

For more information on these changes, please see Tim's letter to our SMART/MAPS team teachers. If you have questions about our professional development courses or the changes planned for the coming year, please contact tim.herman@3dmoleculardesigns.com

The CBM hosts a collection of professional development courses that provide teachers with the experience and community necessary to confidently use models in their classroom.

The Science and Ethics of
Genome Editing

Dive into cutting-edge genome editing science with models of DNA, chromosomes, CRISPR and more.

Modeling the
Molecular World

Explore the molecular world with hands-on models ready to be used in the classroom.

3D Printing for the
Bioscience Classroom

Learn to 3D print physical models of molecular structures in your very own classroom.

Virtual Webinars

One positive outcome of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic is that we have been forced to explore the use of digital technology to engage teachers in professional learning experiences. As it turns out, we have been surprised by the enthusiastic acceptance of this type of learning by our teachers. While we have always believed that our modeling approach to education is best experienced during in-person summer workshops at the CBM, we now acknowledge that professional learning is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. In-person workshops can be intense, chaotic, exciting,. . . and expensive. But for others, especially those with young families, in-person summer workshops can be stressful and simply impossible.

So we invite you to join us for one of our virtual webinar series. These sessions will be scheduled on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm (CST) and spaced 2 weeks apart. This will allow teachers who miss one Wednesday evening session to view the recorded session later, or for everyone to revisit the session to reconsider something that didn’t make sense. And to make these virtual sessions hands-on and interactive, we will send each registered participant a collection of physical models and tactile teaching tools in advance of the session, so that you will be able to model along with us during the session.

Finally, another advantage of these virtual sessions is that you are encouraged to invite other colleagues in your school to participate along with you. . . and then have a group discussion following the session. We are happy to waive the course fee for these colleagues, as long as you are willing to share the collection of tactile teaching tools.