Verrill's Sea Star

Teaching Evolution: Online Course for Teachers
Biology 409

Professor Pelaez
Professor Durand


California State University, Fullerton

Summer 2006

Pelaez Voice: 714-278-7260; Office: MH243
Email responded to within 48 hours, face-to-face meetings by appointment.

SYLLABUS

 Schedule of Readings and Assignments 

 

Pages refer to Evolution: A Triumph of an Idea (EV) by Zimmer

See Here for CPR and Intel Modules Schedule in Expanded Table Form

See Here for Intel Module Examples and Guidelines

Refer to the Rubric for Discussion Board Self-Assessment
 
WEEK DATE TEXT TOPICS/ASSIGNMENT PAGES/DUE DATES
1 Jun 5

Darwin and the Beagle

EV: 1-25     EV-Ch 1
1 Jun 5

Online Session 1: Nature of Science

 
1 Jun 5

Origin of Species

EV: 27-55    EV-Ch 2
1 Jun 5

Start CPR 1: Darwin's Discovery

Follow these instructions.
1 Jun 5

Start Module 1

 
1 MH690

Face-to-Face or Phone [(714) 278-5422] Class Meeting

Mon June 5, 6-8:00 pm
1.5 Jun 10

Pre-quiz over EV Ch 1-2 and Online session 1 (5 pts.)  

 
2 Jun 12

Quiz over EV Ch 1-2 and Online session 1 (15 pts.)  

 
2 Jun 12 Online Session 2: Darwin's Theory  
2 Jun 12

Start Module 2 of Intel

 
2 Jun 12

Students who are taking this course for credit toward a graduate degree should select a topic for their semester project paper.  Suggestions: Evo-devo, Fossils in the news, Elliott Sober's philosophy on Creationism, the new taxonomy on apes and humans, whale evolution, using CINS at the level you teach,  dealing with students' misconceptions. The topic must be approved by email response from Pelaez before July 3.

Outline due July 17.
2 Jun 12

Deep Time Discovered

EV: 57-71    EV-Ch 3
2 Jun 12

Online Session 3: Evidence

 
2 Jun 12

Getting started and locating resources for Unit Portfolios

INTEL Modules 1-2
2 Jun 12

CPR 1 Text Entry Deadline

 
2.5 Jun 17

Pre-quiz over EV Ch 3, Online sessions 2-3 (5 pts.)  

  
3 Jun 19

Quiz over EV Ch 3, Online sessions 2-3 (15 pts.)  

  
3 Jun 19

Online Session 4: Applied Natural Selection

JRST Vol. 39 (10): 952-978, 2002.
3 Jun 19

Witnessing Change

 EV: 73-97    EV-Ch 4
3 Jun 19

CPR 1 Self/Peer Evaluation Deadline

 
3 Jun 19

Start CPR 2: Applied Natural Selection

 
3.5 Jun 24 Pre-quiz over EV Ch 4, OS 4  and JRST 39: 952-978, 2002 (5 pts.)    
4 Jun 26

INTEL Module 1-3  Submit work to the Teaching Modules Discussion

on Blackboard.  The start your unit plan using a KEEP Toolkit template.

 teaching goals and student presentation
4 Jun 26

Quiz over EV Ch 4, OS4  and JRST 39: 952-978, 2002  (15 pts.)  

  
4 Jun 26 CPR 2 Text Entry Deadline  
4 Jun 26

INTEL Module 5-7  (See examples)

 
4 Jun 26

Rooting the Tree of Life (see also UE-Ch 14)

EV: 101-115  EV-Ch 5

4 Jun 26

Cladogram Problem Set 1

Due by  July 3
4 Jun 26

The Accidental Toolkit

EV: 117-141  EV-Ch 6
4.5 Jul 1

Pre-quiz over EV Ch 5-6 (5 pts.)

 
5 Jul 3

Cladogram Problem Set 2  Email answers to npelaez@fullerton.edu

Due by  July 10
5 Jul 3

Quiz over EV Ch 5-6 (15 pts.) 

 
5 Jul 3

Extinction

EV: 143-186  EV-Ch 7
5 Jul 3

Coevolution

EV: 189-209  EV-Ch 8
5 Jul 3

Online Session 5: Explosions and Extinctions/Human Influence on Evolution

 
5 Jul 3

Start INTEL Module 8 send your URL by email.

8.1 due by July 10
5 Jul 3 Grad students get topic for a semester project paper approved.  
5 Jul 3

CPR 2 Self/Peer Evaluation Deadline

 
5 Jul 3

Start CPR 3 Human Influence

 
5.5 Jul 8 Pre-quiz over EV Ch 7-8; OS 5 (5 pts.)    
6 Jul 10 Quiz over EV Ch 7-8; OS 5 (15 pts.)    
6 Jul 10 Cladogram Problem Set 2 dueto npelaez@fullerton.edu.  
6 Jul 10

INTEL Modules 4-7: Unit plan, rubric, and web site

Start your peer reviews as soon as possible!

Due by  July 17
6 Jul 10

CPR 3 Text Entry Deadline

 
6 Jul 10

Disease in the Age of Evolutionary Medicine

EV: 211-227  EV-Ch 9
6 Jul 10

The Evolution of Sex

EV: 229-256 EV-Ch 10
6 Jul 10

The Social Roots of Human Evolution

EV: 259-291 EV-Ch 11
6 Jul 10 Online Session 6: Misconceptions about Evolution  
6.5 Jul 15 Pre-quiz over EV Ch 9-11 (5 pts.)    
7 Jul 17 Quiz over EV Ch 9-11 (15 pts.)    
7 Jul 17 CPR 3 Self/Peer Evaluation Deadline  
7 Jul 17 Start CPR 4 Evolution Misconceptions  
7 Jul 17

Online Session 7: Creating, Sharing, and Assessing Instruction and Assessment Strategies  

  
7 Jul 17

INTEL Module 8

 
7 Jul 17 Grad students outline for a semester project paper due (email Pelaez). Paper to be graded with this rubric due July 24.
7 Jul 17

INTEL Module 9: Putting unit portfolios together
Start INTEL Module 10 as soon as you get an email from your peers.

 
7 Jul 17

Modern Life  

EV: 293-311 EV-Ch 12
7 Jul 17

50,000 B.C.

EV: 313-344 EV-Ch 13
8 Jul 22

CPR 4 Text Entry Deadline

 
8 Jul 22

Online Session 8: How Can You Deal with Controversy?

  
8 Jul 24

INTEL Module 10 (Peer Evaluations Due 7/26, Final Portfolio by 7/29) Unit portfolios and course review: Reflecting on the curriculum

Due by midnight
8 Jul 26

CPR 4 Self/Peer Evaluation Deadline (Note: Due Wednesday)

Finish by 7 p.m.
8 MH690

FINAL EXAM 

Face-to-Face in MH690 or Phone [(714) 278-5422] Class Meeting

Thur July 27, 3-6:30 Pacific Time

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