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From the Classroom

Posted on August 12, 2009 in Education

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Mary Flannery.JPGArtwork by SSCC student, Mary Flannery

Since the spring semester of 2006, Southern State Community College (SSCC) has offered a multidisciplinary Genographic course using the Genographic Public Participation Kit. Associate Professor of Biology and Genographic course instructor at SSCC, Jeff Foster, sent us the following letter today describing the course and the student's involvement.   Jeff also compiled a collection of the student's weekly journal writings reflecting their thoughts and experiences with the Genographic Project - some of which he highlighted in his letter.  With their permission, we are sharing those stories with you.

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Educational Outreach in New York

Posted on January 15, 2009 in Education

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EdNet Site.jpgThe Genographic Project EdNet website: www.ngsednet.org/community/index.cfm?community_id=278


Posted by Jeremy at IBM.

One of the great aspects about a project as visible as the Genographic Project is that it moves beyond genetic experts to foster conversations with people of different ages and interests. Students, in particular have been very keen on Genographic, and school districts around the world are being very creative in how they use the Genographic Project to teach students about science, history, language, and even music. Read story here.

On January 8th, 2009 I spent the morning with the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) for Nassau County, New York. Over 70 (!) educators showed up to this special session to learn about the Genographic Project and to brainstorm about how they might incorporate it into their curriculum. Most were high school science teachers, though some taught global history or social studies. There were some middle school teachers there, as well.

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