Faculty workshop on 'Teaching Evolution' set for Jan. 28, 2011
by Kathleen McCoy |
Friday, Jan. 28, 3:30-5 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building (CPISB), Room 120
Whether at the secondary or post-secondary school level, the teaching of evolution
can engender negative reactions from students that interfere with their learning and
the learning of other students. Some of these reactions stem from a misunderstanding
of the nature of science, others from misunderstandings about the theory of evolution
and still others from religiously based opposition. In some cases, this opposition
is actively encouraged by anti-evolutionists; recognizing the structure of anti-evolutionist
arguments can help provide a basis for correcting student misunderstandings. Practical
suggestions for constructively dealing with anti-evolutionism in the classroom will
be discussed.
Dr. Eugenie Scott will participate with faculty in these discussions. She holds her doctorate in Physical Anthropology from the University of Missouri and she is executive director of the National Center for Science Education, a non-profit working to keep evolution in public school science education.
Register for the Teaching Evolution workshop at the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFÉ) website. For more information, please contact Libby Roderick at aner@uaa.alaska.edu.
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