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=Evolution 2013: A Workshop for Educators=



The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS)
Why do we study evolution? Why do we teach it? How can we teach it more effectively and engagingly? How can we draw on cutting edge research in evolution to make it more relevant and exciting to our students? How can we overcome some of the common obstacles and pitfalls to make teaching and learning evolution more successful and rewarding? Aimed at instructors at the high school level, this workshop is designed to address all of those questions by providing an overview of key evolutionary concepts and mechanisms, and exploring cutting-edge topics in evolutionary science. Evolutionary biologists and educators at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center ([|NESCent]) and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences ([|NCMNS]) will present topics with an emphasis on recent developments and practical applications. The scientific content will be supported by hands on classroom activities, pedagogy demonstrations and information about teaching resources. The workshop will include an educational field trip to tour the Duke Lemur Center, one of the foremost prosimian research centers in the world.

__Workshop Leaders__

 * Jory Weintraub** - Dr. Weintraub is the Asst. Director of Education & Outreach at NESCent. He received his BS in Biochemistry/Cell Biology from the University of California at San Diego, and his Ph.D. in Immunology from UNC Chapel Hill, followed by an NSF-funded postdoctoral fellowship in Science Education. He taught undergraduate biology for several years at UNC, as well as at several historically minority universities throughout North Carolina. His areas of focus include faculty development, minority outreach, undergraduate curriculum development and instruction, and instructional technology.


 * Robin Bulleri** – Mrs. Bulleri teaches Biology and AP Biology at Carrboro High School. She has taught for 14 years and holds a B.S. in Science Education and an M.Ed. in Education Policy from Boston University. Mrs. Bulleri has presented at science conferences, received numerous classroom grants, written curricula for summer and after-school programs, and mentored student-teachers from the UNC-Best program. She is a past Kenan Fellow, North Carolina Science Leadership Fellow, science department chair, and NCSCA 2A State Soccer Coach of the Year. She is in the new cohort of teachers in the AP Biology Leadership Academy. As a Kenan Fellow, Mrs. Bulleri externed at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, where she helped to develop this workshop.


 * Jason Cryan**– Dr. Cryan is the Deputy Museum Director for Research & Collections at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. He received his BA in Zoology from the University of Vermont and his MS and Ph.D. in Entomology from North Carolina State University. Prior to assuming his position at the NCMNS, he was a research scientist at the New York State Museum (Albany, NY) where he directed research in their DNA Sequencing Laboratory. Jason’s research focuses on evolutionary investigations of a group of plant-feeding insects that includes icons of tropical biodiversity as well as pests of worldwide economic and agricultural importance (including pests of rice, corn, and sugarcane).

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