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Darwin Day: Forum on Teaching Evolution in the Classroom

Celebrate International Darwin Day at a free event especially for middle and high school teachers.

At this forum for middle and high school teachers, participants will have the opportunity to speak with researchers and educators about how current research on microbial evolution can be used to support the teaching of evolution in the classroom.

Participants will receive take home resources from the National Academies, the Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, and more.

Lynn Helena Caporale, Ph.D., author of Darwin in the Genome, will moderate the discussion.

Panelists include:

• Joseph D. McInerney, Director, National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics
• Connie Bertka, Ph.D., Program Director, Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Peter Ambruster, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
• Paul Cammer, Ph.D., Director, Neuroscience Laboratory, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Reservations required. Contact the Koshland Science Museum at 202-334-1201 or ksm@nas.edu for more information.

Museum Location Located at the corner of 6th and E Streets, NW in downtown Washington, DC the Marian Koshland Science Museum is within walking distance of the National Mall, two Metro stations, the Verizon Center, and several other museums and attractions.