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SESSION 7: How Can You Use Active Learning to Teach Evolution? |
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Resources for SESSION 7 |
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Resources marked with an * are designed to help you teach this topic in your classroom. |
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Teacher's Guide |
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Unit 1: What Is the Nature of Science?* (pdf) |
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Unit 2: Who Was Charles Darwin?* (pdf) |
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Unit 3: What Is the Evidence for Evolution?* (pdf) |
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Unit 4: How Does Evolution Work?* (pdf) |
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Unit 5: How Did Humans Evolve?* (pdf) |
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Unit 6: Why Does Evolution Matter Now?* (pdf) |
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Lessons for Students |
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Lesson 1: What Is the Nature of Science?* |
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Lesson 2: Who Was Charles Darwin?* |
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Lesson 3: What Is the Evidence for Evolution?* |
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Lesson 4: How Does Evolution Work?* |
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Lesson 5: How Did Humans Evolve?* |
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Lesson 6: Why Does Evolution Matter Now?* |
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Videos for Students |
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Isn't Evolution Just a Theory?* |
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Who Was Charles Darwin?* |
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How Do We Know Evolution Happens?* |
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How Does Evolution Really Work?* |
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Did Humans Evolve?* |
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Why Does Evolution Matter Now?* |
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Why Is Evolution Controversial Anyway?* |
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Videos for Teachers |
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Ken Bingman* |
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Marilyn Havlik* |
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Bonnie Chen* |
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Video Segments |
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Chen: Bird Beaks |
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Bingman: Are Humans Still Evolving? |
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Havlik: Sickle Cell |
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Allele Question |
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Working Together |
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Coding Beak Mutations |
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Chen's Dilemma |
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Bingman's Research Question |
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Havlik's Instructions |
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Making Beaks/Feeding |
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Student Asking for Help |
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Student Question on Creationism |
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TV Series |
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Show 1: Darwin's Dangerous Idea |
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Show 2: Great Transformations |
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Show 3: Extinction! |
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Show 4: The Evolutionary Arms Race |
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Show 5: Why Sex? |
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Show 6: The Mind's Big Bang |
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Show 7: What About God? |
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Other Library Resources |
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Background Information on Bonnie Chen |
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Continuum Chart |
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Excerpt from Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications |
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Ken Bingman Student Work Samples:
Presentation 1 | Presentation 2 | Presentation 3 |
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External Web Links |
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Concept to Classroom
http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class/index.html
This Web site from WNET includes Disney Learning Partnerships workshops on a variety of topics including constructivism, inquiry-based learning, and assessment. |
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Looking at School Work
http://www.lasw.org/
The Annenberg Institute for School Reform Web site gives information and protocols for looking at student work. |
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Fieldbook of Effective Strategies
http://www.essentialschools.org/fieldbook/fieldbook.html
The Coalition of Essential Schools Web site identifies strategies for teaching and learning. |
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Research on Student Learning
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309064767/html/116.html#pagetop
The Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards Web site summarizes research on how students learn science. |
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The Teachers Net Gazette
http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY01/wong.html
Harry and Rosemary Wong describe how to motivate students. |
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Books |
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Allen, David, Tina Blythe, and Barbara Powell. Looking Together at Student Work. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Project Zero, 1996. |
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Brooks, Jacqueline, and Martin Brooks. In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 1993. |
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Hyerle, David. Visual Tools for Constructing Knowledge. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 1996. |
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Lewis, Ricki, Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications. 2d ed. New York: Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1996. |
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Marzano, Robert, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock. Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2001. |
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National Research Council. Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000. |
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National Research Council. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000. |
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Saphier, Jon, and Robert Gower. The Skillful Teacher: Building Your Teaching Skills. Carlisle, MA: Research for Better Teaching, Inc., 1997. |
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WGBH, Annenberg/CPB. Teaching High School Science Guidebook. 1999. |
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Wiggins, Grant, and Jay McTighe. Understanding By Design. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 1998. |
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Wong, Harry, and Rosemary Wong. The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc., 1998. |
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Videos |
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Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Looking at Student Work: A Window into the Classroom. 1997. |
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