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The2008ArizonaBioIndustryAssociationAZBioawardswereheldlastSeptemberandtwoexceptionalJTEDteacherswerenominatedfor2008BioscienceEducatoroftheYearAward.OneofthoseteachersMargaretWilchwashonoredwiththeaward.MargaretwhohastaughtatTucsonHighfor13yearsteachesHonorsResearchMethodsAdvancedPlacementEnvironmentalScienceandtwoJTEDbiotechnologyclasses.Herclassroomisalaboratoryfullofstate-of-the-artequipment.HerlessonplansarebasedonthelatestNobelPrizewinningresearchinchemistryandherstudentsaregaininghands-onexperiencewhichwillenablethemtoworkinuniversityresearchlabsasundergraduates.MargarethasformedcollaborationswithscientistsfromtheUniversityofArizonax19sCollegeofScienceandBio5Institute.ThosescientistsweretheoneswhonominatedherfortheawardcitingherworktoestablishtheBiotechnologyLaboratoryforArizonaStudentsandTeachersBLAST.x1cThisisthemosthands-onscienceclassIx19veeverhadx1dsaysBrennanRobinsonaseniorinoneofMargaretx19sJTEDBiotechnologyclasses.x1cMs.Wilchtellsuswhypeoplearestudyingthingsandexplainsthecontemporaryimplicationsoftheresearch.Shemakesitfascinating.x1dAndrewLetteswhoearnedhisPh.D.inpharmacologyfromUCLAwasalsonominatedfortheAZBioaward.Hevolunteeredtohelpwithascienceprojectinhissonx19sfourth-gradeclassabout15yearsago.Theclasswasdissectingcoweyesandhissonx19sfemalesciencepartnerwantednothingtodowithit.Andrewrecallsencouragingherandshowingherhowinterestingtheprojectwas.Bytheendoftheclassthegirlwassoproudofheraccomplishmentsandsoenthusiasticaboutwhatshehadlearnedthatsheslippedapartoftheeyearoundherngerlikearingandshowedittoherclassmates.ItwasapivotalmomentinAndrewx19slife.x1cWorkinginaresearchlabyouhaveyourhighsandlowsbuttherex19snotawholelotgoingonin-betweenx1dhesays.At39years-of-agehelefthisjobandbecameateacher.NowAndrewworkstocreatepivotalmomentsinthelivesofstudentswhoenrollinhisbiotechnologyandadvancedbiotechnologyclassesatPuebloMagnetHighSchool.x1cWhenmystudentsdotheirrstDNAngerprinttheyarejustbeamingx1dhesays.WithCareerandTechnicalEducationCTEfundingfromJTEDbothMargaretandAndrewnowhavethevitalequipmentneededandthetimetosetupandmaintainit.x1cStudentscantrulydooriginalmolecularresearchherex13itx19safullyequippedmolecularresearchlabwithaowhoodtodomicrobiologyandwaterbathsandshakerstokeepculturesaliveandwellx1dsaysMargaret.AndrewhasreceivedmicropipettespHmetersandspectrophotometersthroughJTEDfundingandsaysx1cManyofourstudentsarescaredandhesitantaboutleavingthecomfortsoftheclassroomandventuringoutintothebusinessworldbutwhentheyseetheyhavethesameequipmentandtheyrealizetheyaretrainedandcomfortableandhavesuccesseswiththatequipmentitallowsthemtomakethatjump.x1dtheelemenx10sofgreax10x10eaching5Ms.Wilchtellsuswhypeoplearestudyingthingsandexplainsthecontemporaryimplicationsoftheresearch.Shemakesitfascinating.BrennanRobinsonSeniorinMs.Wilchx19sBiotechnologyclass