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Appendix A: Convocation Agenda
Pages 69-76

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From page 69...
... DAY 1: EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND SETTING THE STAGE FOR FUTURE ACTION Tuesday, October 25 Registration, First Floor Foyer 11:15 AM Lunch Available beginning at 11:30, Rotunda (2nd floor) 12:00 PM Auditorium Welcome and Introductions - Jay Labov, National Research Council and National Academy of Sciences - Maxine Singer, President Emerita, Carnegie Institution for Science 69
From page 70...
... The Evidence Base - Ross Nehm, Ohio State University Questions and Discussion 2:00 PM Rotunda Break and opportunity for further networking 2:15 PM Auditorium Expanding Curricular Opportunities to Introduce Evolutionary Thinking Across the Grade Spans -- Brief Presentations and Panel Discussion - Spencer Benson, University of Maryland: The Role of Evolution in the Restructured Advanced Placement Biology Course
From page 71...
... : A Faculty Forum - Betty Carvellas, National Academies Teacher Advisory Council - David Hillis, University of Texas, Austin - Paul Strode, Fairview High School (Boulder, CO) - Marlene Zuk, University of California, Riverside 4:30 PM Breakout Rooms First Breakout Sessions: Exploring the Issues In Greater Depth The colored dot on your name badge indicates the breakout session to which you have been assigned.
From page 72...
... Facilitated by Gordon Uno, University of Oklahoma, and Kristin Jenkins, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center 5:30 PM Auditorium Reports from Breakout Groups (10 minutes each plus discussion) 6:15 PM Auditorium Closing Remarks, Announcements, and Charge for Day 2 - Cynthia Beall
From page 73...
... , California Polytechnic Institute - Joseph Levine, Pearson Education and Co-Author (with Kenneth Miller) of Biology - Judy Scotchmoor, Director, Understanding Evolution and Understanding Science Websites, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley
From page 74...
... , President of American Institute of Biological Sciences - Jaclyn Reeves-Pepin, Executive Director, National Association of Biology Teachers - Joseph LaManna, President, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - Amy Chang, Director of Education Programs, American Society for Microbiology 10:30 AM Rotunda Break and opportunity for further networking 11:00 AM Auditorium Moving Evolution Education Forward: Why Evolution and Evolutionary Thinking Are Integral Components of Molecular Biology of the Cell - Bruce Alberts, University of California San Francisco, Editor-in-Chief, Science Questions and Discussion 12:00 PM Second Breakout Sessions: Moving from Vision to Breakout Action (Working Lunch) These sessions are designed to have people with Rooms – similar interests and expertise meet with each other Lunch is to craft action items that can be carried forward.
From page 75...
... : Funders of programs in life sciences education. Facilitated by James Collins, Arizona State University, and Kristin Jenkins, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center Group 3 (Ballroom)


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