CJ and Fabienne held an informal open discussion forum, introducing members of the Fields Corner Business Lab to the new community-based initiatives of pgEd team, since pgEd has recently established an outpost in the Fields Corner neighborhood of Dorchester. The FCBL is a co-working space that brings together entrepreneurs, small businesses and community development organizations […]
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. pgEd has worked with BDEA for several years, and we always enjoy talking with students there!
Brockton High School is presenting an engaging and thought provoking program on Genetics & Space in the school's planetarium. The program, developed in partnership by pgEd and BHS, is designed to illuminate the concept of darkness and invites audience members to examine how genetics might be applied to protect the health of astronauts and to […]
pgEd will be presenting a series of workshops with Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a non-profit that seeks to inspire and challenge Boston youth with physical and mental activities that foster life-long respect for self, others, and the environment.
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!
Fabienne, CJ, and Florcy will be giving a presentation on Race, Culture, and Identity for WOKE (Working on Knowledge and Education), a student-led forum in the Boston Public Schools to address racial and gender issues.
pgEd will be presenting a professional development workshop for teachers at Boston Latin Academy, one of the Boston Public Schools. The workshop will be geared towards BLA's professional practice goal of understanding how race, culture, and identity can impact student's learning experience.
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 is looking forward to presenting a webinar on Genetics, Identity, and Our Changing Selves as part of the “Science Education for Jewish Professionals” project. This series of webinars is being run by the American Association for the Advancement of Science Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion, in partnership with Sinai and Synapses, hosted by Clal – The National […]
pgEd, in partnership with Boston Public Schools’ Office of Opportunity and Achievement Gaps, will present information on how pgEd professional development workshops can address the educational achievement gap. pgEd uses an evidence based approach to inform participants about advanced genetic research and technologies which allows teachers to confidently present lessons to students that are engaging, culturally relevant, and inspires discourse about the […]