Teacher Education

Darwin Day 2013- The Mating Game February 14, 2013

With Kristin Jenkins and Mara McDonald, through the Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution

Speakers (in order of appearance):

• Ben Taylor, IEG, MRSEC Sex and the Sick Bee
• Deborah Rook, Graduate Student in Geoscience
• David Lovelace, UW Geology Musem
• Non-avian Dinosaurs and Sex

Activities:

• Mitosis/Meiosis (Deborah Rook)
• Sexual Selection (Nathan Fortney)
• Tree Thinking (David Baum)
• Gene Switches (Heloise Dufour)

Evolution 2012- Genotype to Phenotype: Molecular Evolution for the Classroom July 4-August 1, 2012

With Kristin Jenkins and Mara McDonald, through the Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution and NESCent

Speakers (in order of appearance):

• Heloise Dufour, Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Biology
• Spotting the Fly: Molecular Evolution
• David Baum, Professor of Botany
• Using Molecular Evolution to Understand Evolutionary History in Plants
• Scott Woody, Researcher, Biochemistry
• Playing in Mendel's Garden: Genetics and Evolution
• Mara McDonald, Crow Institute and Deborah Rook, Graduate Student, Geoscience
• What Did Dinosaurs Look Like?

Activities:

• Gene Switches (Heloise Dufour)
• What the lights turned on: Microarray analysis of photosensitive plant genes (Kristin Jenkins)
  • Phenotype analysis
  • Microchip set up
    • Probe Microchip
• Tree Thinking (David Baum)
• Investigative Case Based Learning: Genotype to Phenotype Cases (Kristin Jenkins)
• What's in your syllabus? Time to plan how to incorporate evolution in your course

Tours/Outside activities:

• Gene Expression Center Tour
• Modeling Science: Explore online modeling resources

Evolution 2011- Evolution Goes to the Movies (A Workshop for Educators) August 8-10, 2011

With Kristin Jenkins and Mara McDonald, through the Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution and NESCent

Speakers (in order of appearance):

• Elliot Sober, Professor of Philosophy
• Weird Science- Nature of Science and understanding evolution
• Deborah Rook, Graduate Student in Geoscience
• History of the World Part 1- Geology and Evolution
• Don Waller, Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies
• Alien- Exploring the interaction between biodiversity and invasive species, and how selective pressures shape communities
• Heloise Dufour, Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Biology
• The Fly- Molecular evolution, or how did the fly get his spots?
• Jonathan Klassen, Postdoctoral Fellow in Bacteriology
• Antz
• Ron Numbers, Professor of History of Science
• Inherit the Wind- Teaching evolution and dealing with creationism
• Karen Steudel, Professor of Zoology
• Planet of the Apes
• David Baum, Professor of Botany
• Back to the Future- Phylogenetics and common ancestry

Activities:

• Black Boxes, Mystery Tubes, and Goo bags (Kristin Jenkins)
• Journey to the Center of the Earth- Deep Time Hands-on activity (Deborah Rook)
• Little Shop of Horrors- "Exploring Evolution through Genetics" activity (Rick Amasino)
• Return to the Planet of the Apes- Resources for teaching human evolution (Kristin Jenkins)
• Survivor- Selection activities for the classroom (Deborah Rook)
  • The Magic Tree House- Teaching tree thinking (David Baum)
  • Yours, Mine, and Ours- Lesson Swap Meet: Teachers share their favorite evolution activity
  • The Matrix: Computer simulations and resources (Kristin Jenkins)
  • Stand and Deliver- What's in your syllabus? Time to plan how to incorporate evolution in your course; share ideas and resources

Tours/Outside activities:

• Geology Museum Tour
• BioCore Prairie Tour
• - Evolution of communities:
  • What belongs?
  • What's invasive?
  • How has climate change altered the patterns of growth and community composition?
  • How can evolution help us predict what might happen?
• Vilas Zoo Tour and activity (Madagascar)