Webinar: A Fresh Approach To Teaching Evolution
Speaker: Dr. Joe Travis, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University
Title: A Fresh Approach To Teaching Evolution
Description: Dr. Travis challenges science teachers to take a fresh look at how we teach the evolution benchmark - SC.912.L.15.1 (Explain how the scientific theory of evolution is supported by the fossil record, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, biogeography, molecular biology, and observed evolutionary change).
Dr. Joe Travis' Biography:
- Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor
- Winner of the 2011 E.O. Wilson Naturalist Award
- AAAS Fellow
- President of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) (2013 & 2014)
- Dr. Travis is an acclaimed field biologist and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at FSU
- Former President of the American Society of Naturalists (2005)
Intended Audience: Middle and High Science Teachers
Duration: 80' 28"
Date Recorded: 2/26/2013