Webinar: A Fresh Approach To Teaching Evolution

Dr. Joe Travis

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



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