New Content for Bringing Biotechnology to Life Coming Soon!
Learning extensions, adaptations, and oh just a little bit of augmented reality.
Four educators have been selected to pilot new resources for “Bringing Biotechnology to Life,” our free STEM educational resource that aims to facilitate learning about agricultural biotechnology and its role in food production.
Amy Dawson of Paragould, Arkansas; Ginger Reimer of Claremore, Oklahoma; Christy Reynolds of Camden, Arkansas; and Melissa Smith of Alpena, Michigan will pilot the new resources this year. They each also will receive a $100 credit to the resource store at www.agfoundation.org.
In the new version, we will be enhancing the Next Gen Science Standards alignment!
Here’s a quick look at how :
- Student pre/post assessments
- Accommodations for students struggling to meet performance expectations
- Strategies for English language learners
- Enrichments for students who have already met performance expectations
- Strategies for connecting learning to students’ home and community
- Self-reflection tools
- Enhanced rubrics for assessment
The 2.0 verison of Bringing Biotechnology to Life will also include learning extensions, easier access to suggested video content, adaptations for diverse learners, and we are also experimenting with a touch of augmented reality!
While the pilot goes on, some things may be adjusted - but we know with our piloters help that the 2.0 version of the free resource will continue to help educators guide learners through the process of understanding DNA, selective breeding, biotechnology and GMOs. This new version will be released early 2017.
Bringing Biotechnology to Life 1.0 is available FREE to download here. This resource would not have been possible without the generous support of our donors. THANK YOU!
Bringing Biotechnology to Life was originally launched by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and the International Food Information Council Foundation at the World Food Prize 2015 Borlaug Dialogue international symposium.
