{"product_id":"thinking-evolutionarily-national-research-council-9780309256896","title":"Thinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across the Life Sciences: Summary of a Convocation","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvolution is the central unifying theme of biology. Yet today, more than a century and a half after Charles Darwin proposed the idea of evolution through natural selection, the topic is often relegated to a handful of chapters in textbooks and a few class sessions in introductory biology courses, if covered at all. In recent years, a movement has been gaining momentum that is aimed at radically changing this situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On October 25-26, 2011, the Board on Life Sciences of the National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences held a national convocation in Washington, DC, to explore the many issues associated with teaching evolution across the curriculum. \u003cem\u003eThinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across the Life Sciences: Summary of a Convocation\u003c\/em\u003e summarizes the goals, presentations, and discussions of the convocation. The goals were to articulate issues, showcase resources that are currently available or under development, and begin to develop a strategic plan for engaging all of the sectors represented at the convocation in future work to make evolution a central focus of all courses in the life sciences, and especially into introductory biology courses at the college and high school levels, though participants also discussed learning in earlier grades and life-long learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across the Life Sciences: Summary of a Convocation\u003c\/em\u003e covers the broader issues associated with learning about the nature, processes, and limits of science, since understanding evolutionary science requires a more general appreciation of how science works. This report explains the major themes that recurred throughout the convocation, including the structure and content of curricula, the processes of teaching and learning about evolution, the tensions that can arise in the classroom, and the target audiences for evolution education. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309256895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309256896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064841023743,"sku":"9780309256896","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_892fc6c6-92d5-4225-a112-71e125d119a2.jpg?v=1768671387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thinking-evolutionarily-national-research-council-9780309256896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}