Forensic Technology

Instructor: Angela Beasley,RN, CPhT

Grade Level(s): 11-12

Location: Virtual

Credit: 3 units

Forensic science plays a crucial role in today’s civil and criminal cases by establishing facts through scientific analysis, using current technologies and techniques. This course provides an introduction to students who might be interested in careers in toxicology, serology, entomology, forensic pathology, forensic psychology,death investigation, and document analysis, among others.

April 6, 2020


Dear Students and Families of Forensics,


I hope this letter finds you well.  


Please be reminded that the Susie G Gibson Science and Technology Center is now closed through the end of the current academic year.  We miss you very much and look forward to seeing you when the current situation has concluded.


The school building is closed to students and the public.  Students should NOT continue work-based learning during the closure period, and all field trips, assemblies, club meetings, service projects, and other school activities are currently cancelled and may be rescheduled at a later date. 


Any work completed during the initial closure period (March 16 - March 27) is for enrichment purposes.  This work will not be graded for the purposes of high school credit.


Seniors, congratulations on your final semester of high school!  I will be providing you resources that you need to access to further your understanding of topics of questioned documents, latent fingerprints, arson, and explosion investigations.  You need to complete the associated assessment of your understanding on a criterion-referenced (pass/not yet pass) basis such that I can certify that you completed your coursework. If you have questions about your graduation status, please contact your base high school counselor.  If you have questions about what topics you need to study given these circumstances, contact me directly. It is very important that you clearly understand what is necessary for your preparation for future career goals, and I am here to help you.


Again, we also understand that you are preparing for a career about which you care deeply and want to provide you with learning resources during the closure period.  Should additional resources become available for you, I will share them with you via Google Classroom. If you have technical questions about what you may need to do given your personal and professional goals, please contact me [email protected]. Please note, again, that work-based learning opportunities are NOT occuring during the period of school closure.


Please feel free to reach me via email.  I will be working remotely during school hours and will respond to email and in Google classroom.  My email address is [email protected]; school phones are not available.  


Keep washing your hands, and we will hope to see you soon!


Sincerely,


Angela Beasley RN, CPhT

April 6, 2020


Dear Students and Families of Forensics,


I hope this letter finds you well.  


Please be reminded that the Susie G Gibson Science and Technology Center is now closed through the end of the current academic year.  We miss you very much and look forward to seeing you when the current situation has concluded.


The school building is closed to students and the public.  Students should NOT continue work-based learning during the closure period, and all field trips, assemblies, club meetings, service projects, and other school activities are currently cancelled and may be rescheduled at a later date. 


Any work completed during the initial closure period (March 16 - March 27) is for enrichment purposes.  This work will not be graded for the purposes of high school credit.


For students who are not current seniors like yourself, the following directions are provided. To complete the competencies for forensics,  will be providing you resources that you need to access to further your understanding of topics including questioned documents, latent fingerprints, arson, and explosion investigations.  Material will be shared with you via Google classroom. You need to complete the associated assessment of your understanding on a pass/fail basis such that I can certify that you completed your coursework.  We as teachers are working to ensure you can access information necessary for the completion of your course for high school credit. We will not be grading this work but will be assessing it to determine if it seems you understand it.  This is important in order for me to certify that you have completed the course in the future. I understand this is a different process than we are used to and welcome your questions via [email protected].


Again, we also understand that you are preparing for a career about which you care deeply and want to provide you with learning resources during the closure period.  Should additional resources become available for you, I will share them with you via Google Classroom. If you have technical questions about what you may need to do given your personal and professional goals, please contact me [email protected]. Please note, again, that work-based learning opportunities are NOT occuring during the period of school closure.


Please feel free to reach me via email.  I will be working remotely during school hours and will respond to email and in Google classroom.  My email address is [email protected]; school phones are not available. 


Keep washing your hands, and we will hope to see you soon!


Sincerely,

Angela Beasley RN, CPhT



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March 16, 2020

Dear Students and Families of Forensics for Health and Medical Sciences:


I hope this letter finds you well.  


Please be reminded that Susie G Gibson Science and Technology Center is closed through March 29, 2020.  The building is closed to students and the public. Students should NOT continue work-based learning during the closure period, and all field trips, assemblies, club meetings, service projects, and other school activities are cancelled and may be rescheduled at a later date. 


Our class will not be meeting, and any work completed during the closure period is for enrichment purposes.  This work will not be graded and cannot be required for course completion in terms of high school credits. We also understand that you are preparing for a career about which you care deeply and want to provide you with learning resources during the closure period.  You are encouraged to access these via YouTube- all Forensic Files episodes are available here.  Should additional resources become available for you, I will share them with you via email.  If you have technical questions about what you may need to do given your personal and professional goals, please contact me at [email protected].   Please note that work-based learning opportunities are NOT occuring during the period of school closure.


Please feel free to reach me via email.  I will be working remotely during school hours and will respond to email.  My email address is [email protected]; school phones are not available.  Again, as your resources allow, we encourage you to use this time to keep learning while observing appropriate guidance on social distancing.


Keep washing your hands, and we will hope to see you soon!


Sincerely,




Angela Beasley RN, CPhT