Baxter Center Teacher Workshops

The Baxter Center provides a variety of professional learning for middle and high school educators. Whether you’re looking to build your basic biotech skills, practice science classroom facilitation moves, or try out some cool new labs, we’re here to help. Register for a FREE workshop today!
The Baxter Box Program

Borrow science equipment and get lab kits to do hands-on activities with your students!
Hands-on learning can bring your curricula to life! Everyone who has attended a Baxter Center workshop is eligible to borrow equipment and receive the consumables needed for labs to do with their students, at no cost. Make your reservation today!
The Baxter Center Case Study & Partnership Toolkit

Promising Practices in Corporate-School-University Partnerships
This case study highlights promising practices for building effective and sustainable STEM partnerships between K-12, industry, and university partners, grounded in the story of the Baxter Center. Check it out to learn more about how our Center got started, what we learned about successfully working with schools, and some of the impacts we have had along the way.
Our Work in the Chicagoland Area
What our teachers are saying
Our Teacher Leaders

Nina Hike
George Westinghouse College Prep

Mary Clark
Whitney M Young Magnet High School

Suzanne Fetherling
Hoffman Estates High School
Our Team

Emily Ferrin, Ph.D.
Interim Assistant Dean
Office of Community Education Partnerships

Ashley Walter, M.S.
Program & Partnership Coordinator
Baxter Center for Science Education

Natalie Bueno, B.S.
Program & Partnership Coordinator
Baxter Center for Science Education

Sachin Pradhan M.S.
Software Developer
Office of Community Education Partnerships

Kate Brownson
Program Coordinator
Baxter Center for Science Education

Jennifer Richards, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
School of Education and Social Policy

Gulnura Sultanova, B.S.
Program Assistant
Office of Community Education Partnerships

James Schottelkotte
Education & Outreach Coordinator
Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics

Natalie Turner
Administrative Aid
Baxter Center for Science Education

Jamie Kim
Administrative Aid
Baxter Center for Science Education

Irene Quan
Administrative Aid
Baxter Center for Science Education
