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conjunction with the Evolution series which premieres September 24-27,
LPB offers several opportunities for classroom educators to increase their
understanding of evolution education. These include: |
| LPB’s
Evolution ListServ |
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Discuss Evolution online with University experts. Join LPB’s Evolution
ListServ to get the latest on the Evolution series and read comments
from your colleagues. Send your name, email address and school to evolution@lpb.org
to be added to the listserv.
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| Compressed
Video Conferences |
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Tuesday
September 18 and Thursday October 11 (6:00 PM — 7:00 PM). Attend
one or both of these compressed Video Conferences at the following sites.
Contact the person listed to find room location and other information.
Click
here to see photos from the September 18 conferences in Baton Rouge
and New Orleans.
Some
of the related topics that will be discussed include: Evolution Education
in Louisiana, Connections to State and Local Standards; Roadblocks to Teaching
Evolution, and the viewers reaction to the 7-part series. At
the teleconferences, you can also learn how to become eligible to receive
a complete set of the videos and a teacher video guide! Be
on the look-out for a follow-up workshop at the Louisiana Science Teachers
Association State Meeting later this year. |
| Places
to Go Explore Evolution: |
Harvard
University
http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks.html
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
http://www.bscs.org/cp_hs_mod_evo.html
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/evresources.asp
American Geological Institute
http://www.agiweb.org/news/spot_06apr01_evolutionbk.htm
Paleontological Society
http://www.paleosoc.org/publicat.html
Edwards vs. Aguillard
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/edwards.html
Smithsonian Department of Anthropology
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/edwards.html
National Association of Biology Teachers
http://www.nabt.org/sub/position_statements/evolution.asp
The Alabama Museum of Natural History
Tuscaloosa, AL
(205) 348-7550
http://museums.ua.edu/history
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta, GA
(404) 876-5859
http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
New Orleans, LA
(800) 774-7394
http://www.auduboninstitute.org/docs/aoa.html
Birmingham Zoo
Birmingham, AL
(205) 879-0458
http://www.birminghamzoo.com
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Atlanta, GA
(404) 929-6300
http://www.fernbank.edu/museum
The Florida Aquarium
Tampa, FL
(813) 273-4000
http://www.flaquarium.net
Jacksonville Zoological Gardens
Jacksonville, FL
(904)757-4463
http://www.jaxzoo.org
Lowry Park Zoo
Tampa, FL
(813) 935-8552
http://www.lowryparkzoo.com
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Memphis
Zoo
Memphis, TN
(901) 276-WILD
http://www.memphiszoo.org
Miami Metrozoo
Miami, FL
(305) 251-0400
http://www.zsf.org
Miami Museum of Science
Miami, FL
(305) 646-4200
http://www.miamisci.org
Miami Seaquarium
Miami, FL
(305) 361-5705
http://miamiseaquarium.com
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Jackson, MS
(601) 354-7303
http://www.mdwfp.com/museum
Museum of Science and Industry
Tampa, FL
(813) 987-6100
http://www.mosi.org
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Raleigh, NC
(919) 733-7450
http://www.naturalsciences.org
North Carolina Zoological Park
Asheboro, NC
(800) 488-0444
http://www.nczoo.org
South Carolina Aquarium
Charleston, SC
(843) 720-1990
http://www.scaquarium.org
Tennessee Aquarium
Chattanooga, TN
(800) 262-0695
http://www.tennis.org
Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science
Tallahassee, FL
(850) 576-1636
http://tallahasseemuseum.org
Zoo Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
(404) 624-5600
http://www.zooatlanta.org |
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