DISCLAIMER: I am in no way associated with this event. I am just passing on
the notice below which seems relevant to the list in light of recent
discussions. Also, the event will be audio-taped and tapes will be available
for purchase.
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>20 March 2000
>
>Contact:
>Jodi F. Kolber, AIBS Communications Representative
>202/628-1500, ext. 253; [log in to unmask]
>
>
>AIBS and NABT PRESENT A
>TOWN MEETING ON TEACHING EVOLUTION
>
>
>On Wednesday, 22 March, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., the American
>Institute of Biological Sciences and the National Association of Biology
>Teachers will bring high school and undergraduate biology educators
>together with scientific researchers and education experts in a town
>meeting to discuss the current landscape for teaching evolution vis-a-vis
>state level actions, and to discuss what should be done next.
>
>"The number of states that encourage, permit, or tolerate--not to mention
>respect--the teaching of evolution and the study of natural origins has
>decreased substantially in the past year. The scientific community has
to
>take a stand and to counteract this trend," explained AIBS Executive
>Director Richard O'Grady.
>
>"In response to that prevalent and very real threat, we felt compelled to
>present accurate scientific information in a forum where a plan could be
>put together to prevent more states from following suit," said Wayne
>Carley, NABT executive director.
>
>Six panelists will address a broad range of scientific, pedagogic, and
>socio-political factors currently affecting the teaching of evolution
>across the educational spectrum. Panelists include Rodger Bybee,
Biological
>Sciences Curriculum Study executive director; Jon Herron, zoology
lecturer
>at the University of Washington; Eugenie Scott, executive director of the
>National Center for Science Education; David Wake, professor of
integrative
>and comparative biology at the University of California, Berkeley; and
Brad
>Williamson, AP biology teacher at Olathe East High School, Olathe, KS.
M.
>Patricia Morse, acting professor on the faculty of the Zoology Department
>at the University of Washington, chair of the National Research Council
>Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to K-12 Education,
>and project lead on an AIBS/Packard Foundation grant to review high
school
>biology instructional materials, will moderate the event.
>
>Admission to the town meeting is free, but the event is being held in
>conjunction with the 52nd AIBS annual meeting (co-sponsored and hosted by
>the Smithsonian Institution; see www.aibs.org for details), so space is
>limited and cannot be reserved---arrive early! RSVPs are not required.
The
>event will be audio-taped; tapes may be purchased for $10 plus shipping
and
>handling by contacting the AIBS Communications Office at 202/628-1500,
ext.
>261, 202/628-1509, fax, or [log in to unmask]
>
>MEETING LOCATION: Key Bridge Marriott, Potomac Salon Rooms B/C/D, 1401
Lee
>Highway, Arlington, Va., 22209, 800-327-9789 (across the Key Bridge from
>Georgetown, DC).
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