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Mirac Aydin, Ph.D.

Visiting Scholar

Mirac Aydin is a professor of Science Education at Trabzon University in Turkey. He earned his master's and doctoral degrees in the Department of Science Education at Karadeniz Technical University. Subsequently, during his Ph.D., he spent almost a year studying at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Mirac's research interests encompass advancing emerging technologies such as educational robotics and augmented reality to promote teaching and learning science.

Health in Our Hands: diabetes and substance use education through a new genomic framework for schools and communities

From May 2014 through June 2019, educational, health, and academic partners under an NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) engaged 1271 6th through 8th grade students and their families in the “A New Genomic Framework for Schools and Communities” program. Evaluation addressed the effectiveness of the Health in Our Hands genomics curriculum, which employed Next Generation Science Standards and community action research projects to target two common, complex conditions—type 2 diabetes and substance use disorder (SUD)—in the underserved cities of Flint and Detroit, MI, USA.

STEM Career Exploration in Middle School Science Instruction

This article provides an example of how career exploration can be embedded in an NGSS-aligned middle school unit to help increase student awareness, build interest in STEM careers, and introduce role models and mentors for students. Students develop science identity by doing science and studying topics that are relevant to their lives. Through these types of activities, they begin to see themselves as someone who understands and does science

Pages 3 - 11 in Michigan Science Teacher Association (MSTA) Winter 2021 Newsletter