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Online Course for Teachers: Teaching Evolution

Take this eight-session professional development course, where you'll examine major evolutionary concepts, explore teaching methodologies, and address obstacles to teaching evolution. Learn more about taking this course or see the Spring, 2008, Syllabus and the Assignment Schedule.
Link: Session 1 What is the Nature of Science? Image of an ocean wave.
Link: Session 2 How does Darwin's theory illustrate the process of science? Image of Charles Darwin.
Link: Session 3 What is the evidence for Evolution? Image of a fossil.
Link: Session 4 What are the processes of evolution? Image of humming birds.
Link: Session 5 Is Evolution still happening? Image of a skull.
Link: Session 6 How do you overcome student misconceptions about Evolution? Image of a giraffe.
Link: Session 7 How do you use active learning to teach evolution? Image of a teacher and student.
Link: Session 8 What happens when there is opposition to teaching evolution? Image of a scale.
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