23andMe Teacher Academy
June 8-9, 2017 at 23andMe HQ, Mountain View CA
Studies have shown that the anticipation and exploration of personal genetic data significantly increase students’ interest, participation and learning in the classroom. Salari 2013, Daley 2013, Weber 2015
To empower you to explore this the idea of teaching using personal genetics testing into your curriculum, we invite you to the 23andMe Teacher Academy. This is a free professional development training for educators who are currently teaching a class at an undergraduate, graduate or higher level at an educational institution in U.S. Limit to 20 participants.
The 23andMe Teacher Academy is right for you if:
- You are not quite sure what personal genetic testing is and wonder how you can use it in your classroom.
- You think the idea of adding personal genetic testing into your curriculum is interesting but don’t know how to get started or don’t have time to create brand new lesson plans.
- You have been teaching using personal genetic tests for awhile and you would like to get fresh new ideas.