The Marine Bioproducts ERC (MarBEC) at the University of Hawaii and University of California at Berkeley sponsored a workshop in marine bioproducts for pre-college teachers in conjunction with the annual, joint conference of the Hawaii Science Teachers’ Association (HaSTA) and the Hawaii Environmental Education Association (HEEA). Twenty-seven teachers from across the state participated in the workshop, with presentations from MarBEC faculty, an industry partner, and several master teachers from private and public systems. Two participants developed marine-biotech activities for their grade levels. A second, expanded workshop was conducted in early 2001. As testament to the effectiveness and impact of this workshop on K-12 students, all three of the MarBEC awardees in the 2000 Hawaii Science and Engineering Fair credited teacher/mentors who had attended this workshop.