Teaching the Genome Generation Bar Harbor

Arrival and Check in to course housing

Breakfast

Registration and visitor badging

Introductions and Grand Overview of the course

Participant introductions and overview of course goals and aims.  This session provides an overview of three course strands: molecular genetics, bioinformatics, and ethical, legal, social issues in genetics.

Laboratory Skills Refresher and Genomics Laboratory Procedures

Ethics 1

Overarching topics in bioethics

Working lunch

Introduction to Canvas™ LMS

Genomics laboratory procedures

DNA extraction

Bioinformatics 1

The NCBI Gene interface

Genomics laboratory procedures

Polymerase chain reaction (ACE - Introductory biology)

Debrief

Debrief of the day's activities; prep for tomorrow.

Dinner on your own

Breakfast

Genomics laboratory procedures

Gel electrophoresis (ACE - Introductory biology)

PCR (OXTR or CYP2C19 - Honors / AP biology)

Ethics 2

Ethics and reproductive biology

Lunch

Genomics laboratory procedures

Restriction digestion and gel electrophoresis (OXTR or CYP2C19 - Honors/AP biology)

Science Cafe: Genomics in the news

Genomics laboratory procedures

Gel electrophoresis (OXTR or CYP2C19 - Honors/AP biology)

PCR (ACTN3 or CYP2C19 - Advanced laboratories)

Debrief

Debrief of the day's activities; prep for tomorrow.

Dinner on your own

Breakfast

Genomics laboratory procedures

Gel Electrophoresis and PCR clean-up for sequencing (ACTN3 or CYP2C19 – Advanced Laboratories)

Bioinformatics 2

BLAST and CLUSTAL sequence analysis

Lunch

Ethics 3

Athletic Performance, genetic complexity and bioethics

Genomics Laboratory Procedures

Additional laboratory practice (optional)

Reception with research scientists

Dinner on your own

Breakfast

Genomics laboratory procedures

Genomics Laboratory Procedures: Sequence Analysis (ACTN3 or CYP2C19 – Advanced Laboratories)

Tour of sequencing facility

Ethics 4

Genetics, behavior and criminal activity

Working lunch

Barriers to implementing genetics education in high schools (discussion led by TtGG alumni)

Genomics laboratory procedures

Sequence and Genotype Analysis (ACTN3 or CYP2C19 – Advanced Laboratories)

Teaching resources with TtGG alumni and “Out of the Box” practice

Explore the mobile laboratory units, which will be provided by JAX to support academic year implementation of TtGG.

Debrief

Debrief of the day's activities; prep for tomorrow.

Group dinner

All course faculty and participants have dinner together; location TBA.

Breakfast

Roundtable discussion

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Curriculum / Unit / Lesson Plan development

Participants work alone or in small groups to integrate TtGG into new or existing curricula.

Working lunch

Continued curriculum / unit / lesson plan development.

Curriculum / Unit / Lesson Plan report out and discussion

Working groups will present how they plan to implement TtGG into their courses.

Course evaluation

Final course debrief

Departure

Check out of on campus housing.