To replace some of the many in-person events we have had to cancel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pgEd is offering a series of online teacher workshops. Join us for this presentation of our “Genome Editing & CRISPR” lesson focused on how advances in our ability to change genomes impact individuals and society. Click here […]
Science educators funded by the NIH SEPA program have moved their annual meeting online, with sessions focuses on how our projects are navigating our work during the pandemic. Marnie will be facilitating a session on successes and challenges in providing professional development for teachers.
Nadine will be leading a virtual professional development workshop with science teachers in collaboration with WQPT PBS to share distance-learning-ready resources. Please click here to register for this event.
pgEd will be presenting our Introduction to Personal Genetics lesson to members of the New York State Master Teacher Program - a vibrant network of more than 800 outstanding public school teachers throughout the state who share a passion for their own STEM learning and for collaborating with colleagues to inspire the next generation of […]
pgEd will be presenting our DNA, Crime and Law Enforcement lesson to members of the New York State Master Teacher Program - a vibrant network of more than 800 outstanding public school teachers throughout the state who share a passion for their own STEM learning and for collaborating with colleagues to inspire the next generation […]
Genome editing is accelerating the pace of biological research and offers the potential to prevent and cure disease; create crops that are drought-tolerant, disease-resistant and more nutritious; and help us adapt to life on a warming planet. But it also raises concerns - especially in light of the history of eugenics. Eugenicists in the early […]
Personal genetics can impact our lives in many ways. This workshop will explore societal implications of personal genetics from reproduction and human sexual development to ancestry testing and law enforcement. Lessons covered will include: Introduction to Personal Genetics How Does Ancestry Testing Work? Exploring Admixture Testing Sex, Genetics and Athletics DNA, Crime and Law Enforcement […]
Science for Seminaries is a project by the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This project works with seminaries across North America to integrate science into their core courses that future pastors and clergy will take. The main goal of the project is […]
Dana is leading a session for a cohort of New Haven, CT area science teachers and pre-service teaches through the Jackson Lab's Teaching the Genome Generation project, and will be highlighting pgEd's teaching materials on ancestry, sex, genetics and athletics, as well as the intersections of genetics and the environment.
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 […]