October 2018
Professional Development Workshop, Brockton, MA
pgEd is trying something new this fall! We will be running an interactive workshop on Oct 27th at Brockton High School, for teachers who attended a previous PD, to participate in a share-out led by teachers on their experiences using pgEd materials, pilot pgEd's new content on sex and gender, and workshop some ideas for classroom activities for these new curricula.
Find out more »November 2018
National Association of Biology Teachers 2018 conference
pgEd has a session and a booth at the NABT Annual Conference in San Diego, CA on Nov 8-11. Our session on “Genome Engineering and Ethical Issues - Tackling the scientific and ethical questions in the high school classroom” is scheduled for Friday Nov 9th (2-3:15pm) in the Executive Conference 1 of the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Teachers, come to our session and visit pgEd at our booth!
Find out more »December 2018
Science & Us
Science & Us is a team of high school students from the greater Boston area who aim to bridge the gap between STEM and youth. They will be hosting a science engagement event in collaboration with Communicating Science at MIT. Florcy is invited to be on a panel to speak on the work pgEd does in the community!
Find out more »pgEd at Boston Day and Evening Academy
pgEd is excited to return to Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA) to work with students and discuss personal genetics, and hear their thoughts about how genetics currently impacts them and how it may impact them in the future. Boston Day and Evening Academy is an alternative public charter school that pgEd has visited and had the privilege to work with over the last several years. We look forward to more thoughtful discussions with BDEA's amazing students!
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