ATE Project Talks: Bio Blend 1.0 and Social Dogs

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  • Fri, Mar 8 2024, 10:00 - 11:00am EST
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Virtual

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Welcome to the InnovATEBIO 2024 series of virtual ATE project talks.  This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program.  The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

Each talk will be 20 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for questions and discussion.

View the whole series of InnovATEBIO 2024 ATE project talks.

Talk 1:  Bio Blend 1.0: Using Self-Assessment to Stay on Track

Description: Bio Blend 1.0 Project Team and Evaluators, Cosgrove and Associates, will share grant background information and a self-assessment tool created by the Cosgrove’s to monitor grant progress and evaluate: partnerships, activities, challenges, actions taken to address challenges and outcomes.

Speakers:  Brian Worley (PI), Julie Griffin (Career Coach), John Cosgrove (Evaluator), Maggie Cosgrove (Evaluator) Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC

Learn more about the Integrating Biotechnology and Applied Engineering to Meet Emerging Advanced Technological Workforce Needs ATE project

Brian Worley and Julie Griffen receiving awards at the ATE PI conference. Photo:  Brian Worley
Johnston Community College student working with the PLP

Talk 2:  Incorporating a course-based research experience in high school and community college courses in Southeast Nebraska

Description: This webinar will focus on implementation of an ATE project centered on connecting a dog's genotype to their phenotypic behavior, helping to answer the question of why dogs are much more social than wolves. Learn more about Southeast Community College's efforts to work with industry partners to equip local high school teachers with skills to teach industry based skills in the context of authentic research.

Speakers:  Misty Wehling (PI), Tracy Niday, Gabrielle Johnson Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE

Learn more about Incorporating a course-based research experience in high school and community college courses in Southeast Nebraska

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ATE Project Talks: Bio Blend 1.0 and Social Dogs

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