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NWABR Education Programs:

DNA-LEAP Conference
NWABR is one of three organizations nationally to be awarded funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute for a 2010 DNA Day Event. Check out our DNA-LEAP page for information about our March 6th Professional Development symposium for middle and high school teachers!

Bio-ITEST
NWABR has been awarded a $1.3 million dollar Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This three-year grant, entitled Bio-ITEST, provides funding for education outreach programs that help secondary school teachers and their students learn about how information technology is used in biological research. Major collaborators include Geospiza, Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, and Shoreline Community College. The program also draws on NWABR’s strong relationships with school districts, community groups, bioethicists and NWABR member research institutions. Read the full press release . Download the press release.
Learn more about our upcoming ITEST workshop.

NWABR received a $1.35M Science Education Partnership Award grant from the National Center for Research Resources at the NIH to build upon our internationally recognized Ethics in Science Program! Read the Press Release. The Ethics in the Science program was recently featured in an article in Science entitled Students Learn How, Not What, To Think About Difficult Issues: A novel bioethics program trains teachers to help students confront challenges in the classroom - and in their lives. Read the Science Article.

Information about our new Bioethics101 curriculum and our CURE student research study is available here.

Student Research Fellows
The new Student Research Fellows supports 10 high school students (especially those from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in science) in a 2-week paid summer fellowship. Students visit a broad variety of research institutions throughout the Seattle area and learn how new medical treatments are developed. This program is made possible by Collaborations to Understand Research and Ethics, a Science Education Partnership Award from the National Center for Reserach Resources at the National Institutes of Health.

Ethics Lessons and Bioethics Curriculum
Looking for resources for teaching about biomedical research and ethics? NWABR's Ethics Primer provides over 170 pages of lesson ideas, ethics background, and decision-making frameworks. Many of the materials have been contributed by experienced bioethics educators at the high school and college levels. Our popular Stem Cell and HIV units, geared towards high school students, are available for download free of charge.

NEW!!! Download our draft Bioethics 101 Lessons. These lessons represent a “best of” compilation from our popular Ethics Primer, condensed to a 5-day, sequential, introduction to bioethics. Through the use of case studies, ethical principles, decision-making frameworks and stakeholder role-play, students are fully supported in learning how to justify an answer to an ethical question. If you’ve been looking for a structured way to introduce bioethics into your classroom, this is for you! This curriculum is in the field-test stage of development and, as such, we would also greatly welcome your feedback on these lessons.

Ethics in the Science Classroom Professional Development for Teachers
We invite secondary science educators to join us for a week-long workshop at the scenic University of Washington Pack Forest Conference Center near Mount Rainier. Our 'Ethics in the Science Classroom' professional development program focuses on the teaching of ethics and effective strategies for incorporating ethical issues into science classrooms. The program engages participants in model classroom activities and discussions with leading professionals in the fields of science and ethics. The workshop addresses the recommendations in National Science Education Standards through classroom practices that foster critical thinking and promote understanding of the fundamental relationship between science and citizenship. Ethics Lessons developed by educators who have participated in our Ethics in the Science Classroom Workshop are available online. Topics include bioethics, biomedical research, and hands-on laboratory activities.

Development of our Ethics in Science materials was made possible by 'Collaborations to Advance Understanding of Science in Ethics', a Science Education Partnership Award from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, 1R25RR016284-01A2.

Student Biotech Expo
Learn more about this unique high school science fair by visiting the Expo page! NWABR is privileged to present this award-winning education outreach program that provides students with unique learning opportunities in biotechnology and biomedicine.The Expo is supported in part by a generous grant from the Amgen Foundation.
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'Biomedical Breakthroughs and My Life' Middle School Contest
NWABR sponsors the 'Biomedical Breakthroughs and My Life' essay contest for middle school students.

Speakers' Bureau
This regional program provides over 200 engaging speakers on a variety of science-related topics. Find out more about arranging for a speaker for your school or community event. NNWABR also offers periodic Speaker Training Workshops for scientists interested in reaching out and communicating science to the public.

LEAP Life Science Education Summit
NWABR partnered with our colleagues in the science education outreach community to offer the Life Science Education Advancement Partnership (LEAP) Outreach Summit. Read more about the summit, which drew together life sciences education organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest, and explore the list of local science outreach resource for teachers and students!