2021 Articles

Keeping Urban Secondary School Students Up to Date with Genomics: Ten Straightforward Steps

Stefanile, Adam

Given the myriad of free, online genomic websites, databases, and tools for learning genomics, it is realistic and relevant to teach genomics in urban secondary schools in a way that addresses their interests and needs. Genomics is pragmatic and appropriate to introduce at the urban secondary school level, and it is important to move beyond the traditional teaching of single Mendalian traits, which limits the level of content and pedagogy in urban classrooms that involve learning individual and societal real-world problems.