Evolution and education – advice for teachers

Posted on September 8, 2011 | 2 Comments

Creationists have far less influence in New Zealand than they do in the US. Still, quite a large proportion of Christians here do not accept evolutionary science. So, I imagine, their wish to undermine the teaching of evolutionary science sometimes becomes an issue, for some teachers.

Here’s a couple of videos prepared by the US National Center for Science Education (NCSE) which does a great job in the US. They are of a talk given by NCSE programs and policy director Steve Newton to an audience of high school teachers from across the US.

Steve covers questions like:

  • What challenges do biology teachers face from creationists?
  • How do you respond to students asking the “10 questions”?
  • What are the different flavors of creationist belief?
  • And other issues.

Teaching evolution in a climate of science denial, Part 1.

Part 2: Teaching evolution in a climate of science denial, Part 2.

See also: NCSE YouTube Channel

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2 responses to “Evolution and education – advice for teachers”

  1. Cedric Katesby | September 8, 2011 at 10:34 am |

    The NCSE did a wonderful job skewering Intelligent Design Creationism. Their research was fantastic. Of course, nowadays, that’s not the only form of denialism they deal with.

    NCSE and climate change

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  2. Tom Zychowski | October 27, 2011 at 2:27 pm |

    What a waste of time debating a fact.

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