June 2021
ONLINE – Inclusive Public Engagement for Geneticists: Discussing Collaboration with Community Partners
Join pgEd to learn about their experiences and strategies for engaging with broad audiences in sensitive conversations about personal genetics. This webinar is part of our ‘Inclusive Public Engagement for Geneticists‘ partnership with the Genetics Society of America (GSA). Our joint programs aim to better equip scientists to engage in discussions about genetics with all communities, with special emphasis on those who have been marginalized, economically disadvantaged, or otherwise excluded from conversations about science.
Find out more »ONLINE – WorkWonder Deep Dive Internship
pgEd will be hosting a group of 20-25 interns this summer as part of the WorkWonder Deep Dive internship experience. Teams of interns will learn about specific ways in which personal genetics affects individuals and communities and then work to share what they have learned with a community they care about.
Find out more »Teaching the Genome Generation: Teacher Professional Development – Portland, ME
Teaching the Genome Generation (TtGG) is designed to provide high school teachers the content knowledge, teaching strategies, and resources needed to enhance student learning in genetics, genomics, and personalized medicine. In TtGG™, students conduct classroom experiments, collect and analyze real data, and discuss of the ethical complexities at the intersection of human genomics, research and medicine.
Find out more »July 2021
ONLINE – Inclusive Public Engagement for Geneticists: Discussing DNA and Identification
Join pgEd to learn about their experiences and strategies for engaging with broad audiences in sensitive conversations about DNA and Identification. This webinar is part of our ‘Inclusive Public Engagement for Geneticists‘ partnership with the Genetics Society of America (GSA). Our joint programs aim to better equip scientists to engage in discussions about genetics with all communities, with special emphasis on those who have been marginalized, economically disadvantaged, or otherwise excluded from conversations about science.
Find out more »ONLINE – K-12 Summer Institute
Professional development conference serving teaching from all over Texas who come together to learn about translating recent developments in environmental science, health, and technology into classroom learning.
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