Education on the Social, Ethical and Legal Issues in Personal Genetics
What can an analysis of your DNA reveal about you, your family history, and your health? What might easy access to information about your genes mean for you and for society as a whole? The ability to learn about our genes and how they work has undergone an enormous leap forward in the last 10 years. pgEd aims to get people talking about the potential benefits and risks of the fast-approaching world of personal genetics. Let's begin the conversation.-
Map-Ed.org - 7 continents pinned in first 7 days. Click here to find out how to pin yourself on the map!
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pgEd visits students at MICDS in St. Louis, Missouri
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pgEd hosts a two-day summer institute for teachers at Harvard Medical School
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The pgEd team presents a workshop for Hinton Scholars from Boston-area high schools
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pgEd visits Galileo High School in San Francisco
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pgEd meets with high school students at the Summer Academy in Genomics at MDIBL
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The pgEd team presents at Harvard Medical School
Highlights from pgEd
Lesson Plans
We are pleased to introduce a series of newly created and revised materials for the 2012-2013 academic year. These materials – detailed lessons, slides, reading lists, and classroom activities – will help educators include discussions of ethics and personal genomes in their high school and college classrooms. Get the Lessons →
Map-Ed Genetics
Just launched! Be one of the first to go to Map-Ed.org and work your way through five simple questions about genetics to pin yourself on a world map. No expertise in genetics necessary! Share with your friends and keep you eye on the map to watch the pins filling in across your community and around the globe. Check out the quiz and the map →
Professional Development
Does your district offer professional development courses and workshops? Are you looking for high-quality, relevant and engaging lesson plans? During the 2012-2013 academic year, we will be offering training workshops for teachers. We have courses that can run from 1-2 hrs up to a 12 hr course for which we can offer PDPs. Arrange a PD workshop →
GETed Conference 2013
GETeducated! One of our goals is to bring together genetics educators to generate ideas, foster collaboration and expand the use of existing resources. Our upcoming meeting in April will again be held in conjunction with the GET (Genomes Environments Traits) Conference and will focus on the theme of 'Inclusion.' Find out more →
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pgEd Summer Professional Development July 17 & 18, 2013
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Current Genetics Update – CGU
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