"...some new ways to use jelly beans to teach natural selection..." - clog
IF you include humans in that lesson...selecting candy to eat, you just *might* end up supporting ID! ;-) On Sep 22, 5:30 pm, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi y'all: > > Dear Tennessee members of NCSE, If you're attending the National > Association of Biology Teachers professional development conference at > the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, October 15-18, 2008, be sure to > look for NCSE! On October 15, NCSE's Louise S. Mead and Jason Wiles > will present "Survival of the Unpalatable: The High Cost of Good > Taste" -- a hands-on workshop featuring a discussion of common > roadblocks and some new ways to use jelly beans to teach natural > selection. It takes place at 1:00 p.m. in Room 204 (Convention > Center). On October 16, NCSE's Eugenie C. Scott, Victor Hutchison, and > Steve Case will speak on "Avoiding Kitzmiller v. Dover: Keeping Your > District Out Of Court" -- Scott, Hutchison, and Case will offer advice > for avoiding the next Dover. The event takes place at 2:30 p.m. in > Ballroom B (Convention Center). On October 18, NCSE's Louise S. Mead > will discuss "Evolution Education in the 21st Century" -- Interested > in updating your evolution lectures? Pressured to address alternatives > to the theory of evolution? The event takes place at 12:30 p.m. in > Room 201 (Convention Center). Plus NCSE will have a booth in the > exhibit hall, with free literature as well as books, bumperstickers, > and t-shirts for sale. Or just stop by to say hello! There's a lot of > other great stuff going on at the conference, but of particular note > is a talk by Judge John Jones III, who presided over the Kitzmiller v. > Dover case. The event takes place at 3:45 p.m. on October 17, in > Ballroom B (Convention Center). Registration for the conference is > required. For further information, visit:http://www.nabt.org/sites/S6/ > index.php?p=563 > Sincerely, Glenn BranchDeputy DirectorNational Center for Science > Education, Inc.420 40th Street, Suite 2Oakland, CA > 94609-2509510-601-7203 x305fax: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://www.ncseweb.orgNot > in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design Is Wrong for Our > Schoolshttp://www.ncseweb.org/niocEugenie C. Scott's Evolution vs. > Creationismhttp://www.ncseweb.org/evcNCSE's work is supported by its > members. Join today!http://www.ncseweb.org/membership.asp --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
