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2024 Professional Development Conference

November 14–17, 2024

Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, California

Join other leaders in biology and life science education for interactive workshops, renowned speakers, and the special NABT events that you can't experience anywhere else. The 2024 NABT Conference Agenda is your guide to the program in Anaheim. You may select multiple filters to refine the results.

Please note that times are listed in Pacific Time, and details are subject to change.

Invited Speaker Teaching Human Evolution: Obstacles and Opportunities

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM–10:15 AM PST
Platinum Ballroom 3 & 4
Session Description

Levels of acceptance of evolution in the United State, especially human evolution, are relatively low. Yet there is intense interest in understanding our own origins and evolution, and learning about evolution in humans can be a ‘hook’ to generate interest in evolution more broadly. This talk will review approaches that support positive dialogue and engagement on this topic, even in areas where there is some resistance to learning about evolution, and provide data from two projects that developed teaching materials for use in high school biology classrooms using these approaches.

Session Category

Evolution

Primary Presenter

Briana Pobiner, Smithsonian Institution

Co-Presenters

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