Southeastern Section–56th Annual Meeting (29–30 March 2007)
Session No. 1 Thursday, 29 March 2007
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Hyatt Regency Savannah on the Historic Riverfront: Ballroom D

S3. Teaching Organic Evolution for K-16 Students and Pre-Service Teachers: Viewpoints, Techniques, and Approaches

Michael A. Gibson and Colin D. Sumrall, Presiding
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1-18:00 AM THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF EVOLUTIONARY CONCEPTS: WEBB, George E., History, Tennessee Tech University, History Department Box 5064, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505-0001, gwebb@tntech.edu
1-28:20 AM THE EVOLUTION OF A TEACHER'S TEACHING OF EVOLUTION: HAMILTON, Francis, Blanche School, 1699 Ardmore Hwy, Taft, TN 38488, fhamilton@lcdoe.org
1-38:40 AM TEACHING EVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH: AN OVERVIEW OF STATE STANDARDS RELATING TO EVOLUTION AND POSSIBLE OBSTACLES IN PRESENTING THE STANDARDS: BAILEY, Gregory Lee, Director of Teaching and Learning, Whitfield County Schools, 2642 Foxmore Circle, Dalton, GA 30720, geogagreg@alltel.net and BAILEY, Jacquelyn, Southeast Whitfield High School, 1954 Riverbend Road, Dalton, GA 30721
1-49:00 AM SELECTION, BUGS, & ROCKS THAT ROLL: TEACHING EVOLUTION THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED LESSONS OF UNCONTROVERSIAL SCIENCE: DESANTIS, Larisa R. Grawe, Department of Zoology, University of Florida/Florida Museum of Natural History, 223 Bartram Hall, P.O. Box 118525, Gainesville, FL 32611-8525, lgrawe@ufl.edu
1-59:20 AM A CARD GAME FOR TEACHING FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS: WITHERSPOON, William D., Fernbank Science Center, DeKalb County Schools, 156 Heaton Park Drive, At;lanta, GA 30307, witherspoonb@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
1-69:40 AM TEACHING EVOLUTION IN SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOLS: WHAT SKILLS AND CONTENT ARE NEEDED BY EDUCATORS --- OLD AND NEW: BAILEY, Greg, Southeast Whitfield County High School, 1954 Riverbend Rd, Dalton, GA 30721, gbailey@whitfield.k12.ga.us and GIBSON, Michael A., Geology, Geography, Physics, University of Tennessee at Martin, 215 Johnson EPS Bldg, Martin, TN 38238, mgibson@utm.edu
1-710:00 AM NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM VISITORS' UNDERSTANDING OF EVOLUTION: MACFADDEN, Bruce J., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu
1-810:20 AM DINOSAUR FEATHERS, FISH FINGERS, AND LUCK OF THE MAMMALS IN EVOLUTIONARY PEDAGOGY: SCHWIMMER, David R., Chemistry & Geology, Columbus State Univ, 4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA 31907, schwimmer_david@colstate.edu
1-910:40 AM USING EVIDENCE FROM FOSSIL AND LIVING CETACEANS (WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES) TO TEACH ABOUT EVOLUTION: GEISLER, Jonathan H., Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8149, geislerj@georgiasouthern.edu
1-1011:00 AM TEACHING EVOLUTION THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CORE COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA: NOVACK-GOTTSHALL, Philip M.1, BARTLEY, Julie K.1, and WATERS, Johnny A.2, (1) Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118-3100, pnovackg@westga.edu, (2) Geology Department, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608
1-1111:20 AM TEACHING EVOLUTION IN EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES - TAILORING FOCUS TO CLASS OBJECTIVES: SUMRALL, Colin D., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, csumrall@utk.edu
1-1211:40 AM A COLLEGE HONORS SEMINAR ON EVOLUTION AND INTELLIGENT DESIGN: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES: KELLEY, Patricia H., Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, kelleyp@uncw.edu

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