SSE EVO 101 Workshop:
Hands on Evolution for K-12 Educators
Saturday, 22 June - All Day
Evolutionary biology is a dynamic and
exciting field. Science educators in the Salt Lake
City area are invited to join evolutionary biologists and
other science educators for “Evolution 101” – a one day
workshop to be held at Snowbird Alpine Village and the
Natural
History Museum of Utah at the Rio Tinto Center on
June 22. Come learn about recent research in
the field of evolution, talk with evolutionary biologists,
and attend sessions that feature hands-on activities for
teaching evolution to all ages. Evolution is the
unifying concept of biology and a centerpiece of science
education standards BUT also at times one of the more
challenging topics to teach. How to teach it
effectively? How to deal with student preconceptions? How
to make it fun and relevant to their lives? If
you’ve been asking yourself questions like these, and are
interested in updating your repertoire of
evolution-related teaching materials, we invite you to
attend “Evolution 101”.
- Talks, discussions and hands-on activities demonstrating effective and fun ways to teach evolution
- FREE teaching resources and other give-aways for participants.
- An opportunity to meet and chat with professional evolutionary biologists who both study and teach evolution.
- Attend the Gould Award Lecture, given by the recipient of The Stephen Jay Gould Prize, awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Evolution to recognize individuals whose sustained and exemplary efforts have advanced public understanding of evolutionary science and its importance in biology, education, and everyday life in the spirit of Stephen Jay Gould.
- Workshop participants are welcome to attend the Evolution 2013 meeting following the EVO 101 K-12 Workshop ($25 registration fee).
- A schedule for the workshop can be found HERE.
