daily_schedule


 * __ Evolution 2013: A Workshop for Educators __**
 * || ===Monday, June 17th=== ||  ||
 * 8:30 AM || Arrival at NRC/Daily Planet Cafe ||  ||
 * 9:00 AM || Welcome, Goals of Workshop, Introductions || Jory, Robin, Jason, Participants ||
 * 9:45 AM || Importance of teaching evolution as a unifying concept in biology; NC Essential Standards and evolution; Changes in the AP Biology curriculum || Robin ||
 * 10:00 AM || Geologic Time and Paleontology, Part 1 || Dan Ksepka (NESCent Postdoc and NCMNS Research Associate) ||
 * 10:45 AM || Break ||  ||
 * 11:00 AM || Geologic Time and Paleontology, Part 2 || Dan, Jory ||
 * 11:45 AM || Lunch ||  ||
 * 1:00 PM || Systematics, Tree Thinking, Phylogenetics || Jory ||
 * 2:00 PM || Driving Forces of Evolution: Mutation, Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, Gene Flow || Jory ||
 * 2:45 PM || Break ||  ||
 * 3:00 PM || Using Museum Exhibits to Teach Evolution; NCMNS/NRC Tour || Jory, Robin, Jason, Liz Baird (NCMNS Director of School Programs and Education) ||
 * 4:30 PM || Wrap-Up, Questions/Comments ||  ||
 * || ===Tuesday, June 18th=== ||  ||
 * 8:30 AM || Arrival at NESCent (2024 West Main Street, Suite A200, Durham, NC 27705) || http://www.nescent.org/about/directions.php ||
 * 9:00 AM || Teaching Evolution Using Case Studies || Jory ||
 * 9:30 AM || Evidence for Evolution || Robin ||
 * 10:00 AM || Biodiversity and Biogeography || Robin ||
 * 10:45 AM || Travel to Duke Lemur Center ||  ||
 * 11:00 AM || Tour Duke Lemur Center ||  ||
 * 12:00 PM || Pizza Lunch at DLC, Presentations by DLC scientists/staff ||  ||
 * 1:30 PM || Natural Selection vs. Sexual Selection || Jason, Jory ||
 * 2:30 PM || Hominid Evolution || Robin ||
 * 3:15 PM || Break ||  ||
 * 3:30 PM || Molecular Evolution || Josh Martin (NESCent Postdoc) ||
 * 4:15 PM || Wrap-Up, Questions/Comments ||  ||
 * || ===Wednesday, June 19th=== ||  ||
 * 8:30 AM || Arrival at NRC/Daily Planet Cafe ||  ||
 * 9:00 AM || Common Misconceptions of Evolution || Jason ||
 * 10:00 AM || Online/Computer-Based Simulations of Evolution || Robin ||
 * 10:30 AM || Break ||  ||
 * 10:45 AM || Group Work - Developing Evolution Activities/Lessons Using NCMNS/NRC Exhibits ||  ||
 * 11:45 AM || Lunch ||  ||
 * 1:00 PM || Group Work - Developing Evolution Activities/Lessons Using NCMNS/NRC Exhibits ||  ||
 * 2:00 PM || DNA Sequencing Technology and its Applications in Evolution Research || Julie Urban (Asst. Director, NCMNS/NRC Genomics Lab) ||
 * 2:45 PM || Break ||  ||
 * 3:00 PM || Group Presentations - Evolution Activities/Lessons Using NCMNS/NRC Exhibits ||  ||
 * 4:15 PM || Wrap-Up, Workshop Evaluation, Distribution of CEU Certificates ||  ||
 * 1:00 PM || Group Work - Developing Evolution Activities/Lessons Using NCMNS/NRC Exhibits ||  ||
 * 2:00 PM || DNA Sequencing Technology and its Applications in Evolution Research || Julie Urban (Asst. Director, NCMNS/NRC Genomics Lab) ||
 * 2:45 PM || Break ||  ||
 * 3:00 PM || Group Presentations - Evolution Activities/Lessons Using NCMNS/NRC Exhibits ||  ||
 * 4:15 PM || Wrap-Up, Workshop Evaluation, Distribution of CEU Certificates ||  ||