pgEd is thrilled to be presenting at, and attending for the first time, the NABT conference in Providence, Rhode Island on November 12-13. With our partners at the American Society of Human Genetics, we will be presenting “Genetics, Ethics and Murder!”(Nov 13, 10:15-11:30 am) - a lesson that looks at scientific and ethical issues in forensics. We'll […]
pgEd will be presenting our lesson "Using Primary Sources to Understand the American Eugenics Movement" at the Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies conference in Sturbridge, MA on Tuesday, April 5th at 1:45 pm. This is one of two pgEd lessons that address the American Eugenics Movement and ask students to consider how we as a society […]
pgEd is excited to present two sessions at the upcoming Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers Conference on Friday, November 4th, and participate in the Share-A-Thon to reach even more educators. Lauren and Johnny will present our lesson Introduction to Personal Genetics on Friday morning, and Reproduction and Genetics that afternoon. Please come to our sessions, […]
pgEd is looking forward to sharing our lesson plans with Massachusetts science teachers at the annual MAST conference on November 2-3 in Boxborough. Stay tuned for details!
pgEd is looking forward to meeting with teachers in Saint Louis at the annual conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers. pgEd has been invited to present a session on the cutting edge field of genome editing/CRISPR and lesson plans that explore potential applications for human health and de-extinction as well as the scientific and […]
Marnie will be speaking at this year's MABT annual conference, on the topic of "Genome editing: Addressing scientific and ethical questions in the classroom".
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 […]
pgEd will return to Sioux Falls, SD this summer to offer a two-day professional development workshop for teachers. The workshop, focused on fostering dialogue on how new genetic technologies are intersecting with healthcare, law and society, will include one day of reviewing pgEd lesson plans and a second day focused on curriculum integration. Register at […]
Marnie is presenting a half day session in a workshop for high school teachers on "The Science and Ethics of Genome Editing" at the Center for Biomolecular Modeling (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).
On November 16th, Robin will be presenting "Genetics and Ethics in the Age of CRISPR, Ancestry Testing, and Personalized Medicine" at the NABT annual conference.
