1. A comparative analysis: Mississippi EPSCoR and DOE-HGP Bioinformatics workshops for teachers
Funded by the National Science Foundation EPSCoR (05-589)
Dr. Sherry S. Herron & Tamilselvi Gopal
Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

2. Hypothesis & Research questions
There will be no difference between the pretest and posttest results of EPSCoR and DOE-HGP bioinformatics workshops
Research questions:
Does this workshop contribute to an increase in knowledge for the teachers who attend the bioinformatics workshops?
What are participants looking for in these bioinformatics workshops for their professional development?
How are their students going to benefit from these workshops?

3. Methods Participants: Analysis: Primary site (BSCS): 10 teachers
Secondary site (First users): 16 teachers
Mississippi EPSCoR workshops:
2006: 17 participants ( high school teachers and college instructors)
2007: 24 participants (high school teachers and college instructors)
Analysis:
Quantitative: Mean comparison of pretests and posttests between EPSCoR and DOE-HGP bioinformatics workshop
Qualitative analysis: Daily reflections of EPSCoR bioinformatics workshop

4. Results

5. Results

6. Results
Qualitative analysis: EPSCoR bioinformatics workshops - Daily reflections
There is a difference between the pretest and posttest results of both DOE-HGP and EPSCoR
There is a difference between the percentage of expected lab experience, lecture, receive resources, and knowledge about bioinformatics and I got responses

7. Results

8. Results

9. Conclusions
The difference between pretest and posttest scores in EPSCoR is higher than DOE- HGP
36% teachers are going to apply the acquired knowledge and resource in their classes
27% of teachers want to learn more in bioinformatics
23% of the teachers are going to acquire more materials
14% teachers are going to seek more professional development in this area
Graduate credit hours in biology (BSC 692) or CEUs obtained by some participants
$ for 2006 and $ for 2007 stipend provided for the participants
5 participants have given staff development workshop to their colleagues

10. Acknowledgements National Science Foundation EPSCoR
Department of Energy – Human Genome Project
Graduate students: Ahmad Shatila & Bianca Jefferson
2006 EPSCoR bioinformatics workshop
2007 EPSCoR bioinformatics workshop