Summary of ABE All Staff 13 September 2018

00:00:00 - 00:40:00

The ABE All Staff 13 September 2018 video introduces the ABE community of practice, outlines upcoming staff meetings, and discusses the work of various working groups. It also highlights four resources for educators, including a setup guide for teachers, Hong Kong's marks materials, Ade Canada's teacher resources, and Christina Han's setup guide for new teachers. Finally, the staff of ABE All spoke about their blessings and how they are thankful for the support they have from the community.

• 00:00:00 Shannon Reynolds has joined the Abe program office team and will be providing administrative assistance. The team is happy to have her on board and reminds users that the October 1st quarterly reports are due.
• 00:05:00 The video discusses the goals of the Abe community of practice, which include building relationships between site staff and participants, and sharing resources among site staff. It also introduces Lauren, a new staff member who is attending the community of practice call.
• 00:10:00 The video discusses two upcoming staff meetings: one for lab technicians and another for site leaders. The first meeting is scheduled for March, and the second is expected to take place in late fall.
• 00:15:00 This video introduces the ABE All Staff 13 September 2018 program, which aims to bring together experienced educators from various sites to share best practices and help Simplify Student Guides. Other topics of interest include developing bioinformatics-focused working groups, and creating simplified student guides in various languages. The program office is open to suggestions for additional working group topics.
• 00:20:00 The video discusses the work of Australian and American teachers in developing working groups to address the teacher shortage in their countries. The Australian teachers note that, as in Australia, there are too many teachers enrolling in schools than are affordable, and that they are also seeing new curriculum and labs being tested in the US.
• 00:25:00 The ABE staff discuss how their program is going, with successes and challenges noted. Giselle mentions that her site is still working to build relationships with schools further out, and that the Amgen Foundation is looking to target underserved populations with their outreach.
• 00:30:00 The four resources highlighted in this video are a setup guide for teachers, Hong Kong's marks materials, Ade Canada's teacher resources, and Christina Han's setup guide for new teachers.
• 00:35:00 The video discusses the ABE All Staff 13 September 2018 meeting, which included updates on the program office's work, upcoming face-to-face meetings, the pdi framework and guide, and the master lab technicians' implementation support.
• 00:40:00 The staff of ABE All spoke about their blessings and how they are thankful for the support they have from the community. They encouraged others to reach out if they have any questions or if they have thoughts after the call.