Current BatesConnect Learning Tools
Understanding Migration to Maine
In collaboration with teachers at Lewiston High school, this curriculum unit was created to address recent migration to Maine, a topic that is not normally included in curriculum but has become increasingly relevant as the refugee population in Lewiston has increased over the last two decades. The five week unit covers topics including: recent migration to Maine,…
What Is Climate?
This five-minute video explains different climates, how they work, and what they look like. There is also a worksheet to accompany the video.
Online Learning Skills
Three short videos describing and demonstrating skills related to Zoom, Google Drive, and Gmail.
Reading Skills
This is a complete lesson plan with activities to aid students with best reading practices. There is an oversized bookmark template that can be printed out and laminated so that students can reuse it to organize their thoughts for each new chapter they read. Included is also a short instructional video (~2 mins) which has instructions and…
A Cure to HIV Leads to a 3-Year Jail Sentence?
This 15-minute slideshow describes how CRISPR-mediated genome-editing was used to modify the genomic DNA of two humans, as well as the role of bioethics in deciding whether this technique should (or should not) have been performed.
The Ethics of Embryo Gene Editing
This is a short presentation that describes the process of the CRISPR system and how it can be used for embryo gene editing.
CRISPR Gene Editing: Changing the Future of Science
Twelve-minute presentation explaining mechanisms and CRISPR gene editing and it’s applications. Reviews some examples of how it can be used and the advantages/disadvantages of such an advanced editing system (including review of ethics).