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| From Darwin to Dover and Beyond: A history of the creationism/intelligent design movement |
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 In preparation for and collaboration with the Massachusetts Darwin 2009 Bicentennial Project, Dr. Mead will be giving a series of lectures and workshops in the Boston area which focus on the creationism/intelligent design movement and how to overcome obstacles to understanding evolution. As Education Project Director, Dr. Mead is responsible for outreach to the education community, specifically as it relates to the mission of NCSE: to defend the teaching of evolution in the public school science classroom. |
A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead
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| September 10, 2008 2:00pm |
Whitehead Institute
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Cambridge, MA |
| For more information, click here. |
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| Science and Religion as Ways of Knowing |
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 A lecture at Miami University of Ohio, sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures.
To understand science and religion as ways of knowing, one must first define science and religion, and then determine the goals of each. Science is an attempt to explain the natural world using natural processes. Religions may also attempt to explain the natural world, but tend to be criticized when they try. Similarly, science is criticized when it attempts to supplant religion as a source of moral guidance. This lecture will discuss the controversy over creationism and evolution as an illustration of the misuse of both science and religion. |
A Lecture featuring
Eugenie C. Scott
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| More information about Eugenie C. Scott.
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| September 11, 2008 4:30pm |
Hall Auditorium
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| Oxford, OH |
| For more information, contact Mary Jane Berman or click here |
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| From Darwin to Dover and beyond: On the front lines of the evolution-creationism controversy |
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 In preparation for and collaboration with the Massachusetts Darwin 2009 Bicentennial Project, Dr. Mead will be giving a series of lectures and workshops in the Boston area which focus on the creationism/intelligent design movement and how to overcome obstacles to understanding evolution. As Education Project Director, Dr. Mead is responsible for outreach to the education community, specifically as it relates to the mission of NCSE: to defend the teaching of evolution in the public school science classroom. |
A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead
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| September 11, 2008 12:00pm |
| Harvard University |
| Cambridge, MA |
| For more information, click here. |
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| From Darwin to Dover and Beyond: The creationism/intelligent design movement and current attacks on evolution |
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| n preparation for and collaboration with the Massachusetts Darwin 2009 Bicentennial Project, Dr. Mead will be giving a series of lectures and workshops in the Boston area which focus on the creationism/intelligent design movement and how to overcome obstacles to understanding evolution. As Education Project Director, Dr. Mead is responsible for outreach to the education community, specifically as it relates to the mission of NCSE: to defend the teaching of evolution in the public school science classroom. |
A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead
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| September 16, 2008 2:00pm |
| Brandeis University
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| Boston, MA |
| For more information, click here. |
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| Why Darwin Matters |
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 A lecture in the Darwin series at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. The series will include presentations in science, history, philosophy, and the humanities. Darwin had a profound effect on science, making contibutions in both geology and biology, but also promoting a more modern approach to how science is done. He also had a profound effect on religion and culture, and in the United States, on education. |
A Lecture featuring
Eugenie C. Scott
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| More information about Eugenie C. Scott.
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| September 16, 2008 7:00pm |
| Boone, NC |
| For more information, contact Howie Neufeld. |
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| From Darwin to Dover: Evolution, Education, and Outreach |
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 The scientific evidence for evolution is overwhelming. Educating students about evolution continues to be viewed as controversial in many communities. Dr. Mead will discuss why evolution is not scientifically controversial and present ideas for teaching evolution that can help avoid or at least head off misconceptions, thereby overcoming common roadblocks to understanding evolution. |
A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead, Ph.D.
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| September 17, 2008 1:00pm |
New England Biolabs
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| 240 County Road |
| Ipswich, MA |
| For more information, click here. |
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| From Darwin to Dover and beyond: On the front lines of the evolution-creationism controversy |
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 In preparation for and collaboration with the Massachusetts Darwin 2009 Bicentennial Project, Dr. Mead will be giving a series of lectures and workshops in the Boston area which focus on the creationism/intelligent design movement and how to overcome obstacles to understanding evolution. As Education Project Director, Dr. Mead is responsible for outreach to the education community, specifically as it relates to the mission of NCSE: to defend the teaching of evolution in the public school science classroom. |
A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead, Ph.D.
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| September 18, 2008 3:00pm |
| Northeastern University |
| Boston, MA |
| For more information, click here. |
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| From Darwin to Dover and Beyond: Overcoming Obstacles to Teaching Evolution |
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 The scientific evidence for evolution is overwhelming. Educating students about evolution continues to be viewed as controversial in many communities. Dr. Mead will discuss why evolution is not scientifically controversial and present ideas for teaching evolution that can help avoid or at least head off misconceptions, thereby overcoming common roadblocks to understanding evolution. |
A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead
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| September 20, 2008 4:00pm |
Morrill Science Center
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| University of Massachusetts |
| Amherst, MA |
| For more information, click here. |
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| Evolution, Shmevolution: Defending Science Education |
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A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead
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| September 22, 2008 4:00pm |
| Smith College |
| northampton, MA |
| For more information, click here. |
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| K-12 Teacher Forum on Evolution |
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 Join GSA for an afternoon with experts in the field of evolution. The forum will cover the latest research and provide activities and answers to your questions about the challenges of teaching evolution. Teachers will also receive free evolution resources.
Talk: Myths and misconceptions about Evolution
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A Panel featuring
The Geological Society of America
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| October 4, 2008 1:00pm |
| Houston, TX |
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| Survival of the Unpalatable: The High Cost of Good Taste |
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 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference
Join us for a discussion of common roadblocks and some new ways to use jelly beans to teach natural selection.
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A Workshop featuring
Louise S. Mead & Jason Wiles [Syracuse University]
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| October 15, 2008 1:00pm |
Cook Convention Center
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Room 204
255 N. Main Street
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| Memphis, TN |
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| Avoiding Kitzmiller v. Dover: Keeping Your District Out Of Court |
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 The Kitzmiller v. Dover trial striking down Intelligent Design was a victory for science education, but an expensive, time consuming, and distracting experience for the school district and its teachers. The panel has decades of experience on avoiding such lawsuits to share with teachers. It is important to avoid corrupting science education by either denigrating evolution, or encouraging some form of creationism to be taught. Case studies will be discussed and questions taken. |
A Panel featuring
Eugenie Scott, Steve Case, and Vic Hutchison
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| October 16, 2008 2:30pm |
Cook Convention Center
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| 255 N. Main Street |
| Memphis, TN |
| For more information, click here. |
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| Evolution Education in the 21st Century |
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| A number of new resources on evolution education, and in particular that focus on dealing with challenges to teaching evolution, have become available in the past year. In November 2007, NOVA aired Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial, a documentary about Kitzmiller et al. vs. Dover Area School District. Accompanying the program is a series of resources designed to help teachers deal with the controversies encountered when teaching evolution. Also, the National Center for Science Education launches a new website in 2008, complete with new evolution education resources for teachers. We will present resources developed by staff at the National Center for Science Education which include both actions teachers can take to better prepare themselves for dealing with the controversy as well as lesson plans based on the evidence for evolution presented during the trial. |
A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead, Ph.D.
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| October 18, 2008 12:30pm |
Cook Convention Center
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Room 201
255 N. Main Street |
| Memphis, TN |
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| Teaching Evolution in the 21st Century |
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 Interested in updating your evolution lectures? Pressured to address religiously-based "alternatives" to the theory of evolution? Come check out evolution education in the 21st century. |
A Lecture featuring
Louise S. Mead, Ph.D.
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| October 31, 2008 12:00pm |
McEnery Convention Center
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| 150 W. San Carlos St. |
| San José, CA |
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| Why Texans Shouldn't Let Creationists Mess With Science Education |
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 Barbara Forrest, coauthor of Creationism's Trojan Horse, key expert witness in Kitzmiller v. Dover, and member of NCSE's board of directors, is one of the world's foremost experts on "intelligent design" and creationist attempts to undermine the teaching of evolution. Her evening presentation, sponsored by the Texas Freedom Network, will serve as a warning to Texas! |
A Lecture featuring
Barbara Forrest
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| November 11, 2008 6:00pm |
| Southern Methodist University |
| Dallas, TX |
| For more information, contact Val Benavidez at 512.322.0545 or click here |
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Not Over After Dover:
What we learned from Kitzmiller v. Dover |
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 Although the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover trial was a test of the constitutionality of teaching intelligent design - which failed - the creationist movement has evolved new strategies calling for teaching the "strengths and weaknesses of evolution" or the "critical analysis of evolution" which are creationism in disguise.
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A Lecture featuring
Eugenie C. Scott
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| More information about Eugenie C. Scott.
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| December 4, 2008 4:00pm |
| University of Louisville |
| Louisville, KY |
| For more information, contact Michael H Perlin or click here |
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| Genie's Top 10 Ways to Teach Evolution Better |
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 A lighthearted if serious presentation for faculty, teachers, and students of ideas about teaching evolution that may help to avoid or at least head off misconceptions. Dr. Scott will reiterate her lack of belief in evolution, explain why fish did not evolve into amphibians then evolve into reptiles and then evolve into mammals, explain why evolution is like Monopoly, and conclude with "why Dobzhansky was right."
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A Lecture featuring
Eugenie C. Scott
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| More information about Eugenie C. Scott.
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| December 5, 2008 12:00pm |
| University of Louisville |
| Louisville, KY |
| For more information, contact Michael H Perlin or click here |
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| Darwin’s Legacy in Science and Society |
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EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY |
 Charles Darwin’s publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859 was an extraordinary milestone for science, but it also had profound effects on theology, philosophy, literature, and society in general. Nowhere is this more true than in the United States, where the teaching of evolution has been contentious since the early part of the 20th century. Why have Darwin’s ideas been so valuable– and yet so controversial? The answers lie not in science, but in history and culture. |
A Lecture featuring
Eugenie Scott
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| More information about Eugenie C. Scott.
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| January 27, 2009 7:00pm |
Voyages of Discovery Lectures
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| East Carolina University |
| Greenville, NC |
| For more information, contact John A. Tucker, PhD. |
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