Acerca de este curso: How are all of the species living on Earth today related? How does understanding evolutionary science contribute to our well-being? In this course, participants will learn about evolutionary relationships, population genetics, and natural and artificial selection. Participants will explore evolutionary science and learn how to integrate it into their classrooms.
Creada por: American Museum of Natural History
Enseñado por: Joel Cracraft, Ph.D., Chair and Lamont Curator
Division of Vertebrate ZoologyEnseñado por: David Randle, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Professional Development
Education Department
| Compromiso | 5-8 hours/week |
| Idioma | English, Subtítulos: Romanian |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
| Calificaciones del usuario |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Course Introduction
1 video, 3 lecturas
- Reading: Course Overview
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Resources
Introduction and Darwin's First Great Idea - The Tree of Life
The first module of the course introduces Charles Darwin’s revolutionary concept of a “tree of life” depicting the evolution of all life from a common ancestor; how evolutionary trees depict relationships among organisms; and how new species are formed. You will explore resources for discovering and addressing student misconceptions about evolution.
4 videos, 3 lecturas, 1 cuestionario de práctica
- Reading: Charles Darwin's Evidence for Evolution
- Vídeo: Species, Speciation, and the Tree of Life: Part 1
- Vídeo: Species, Speciation, and the Tree of Life: Part 2
- Reading: Thinking About Evolution: A Systematist's Perspective
- Reading: Building the Tree of Life
- Vídeo: Teaching Evolutionary Science
- Practice Quiz: Phylogenetic Trees Practice Quiz
Calificado: Module Two Quiz
SEMANA 2
Darwin's Second Great Idea - Adaptation via Natural Selection
You will learn about Darwin’s second breakthrough: that adaptation via natural selection is the basic mechanism of evolution. You’ll go behind the scenes with Dr. Cracraft to see how evolutionary biologists use the Museum’s collections. Lastly, you’ll choose a topic from the course and explain how to use it as empirical evidence that supports common ancestry and biological evolution.
7 videos, 1 lectura
- Vídeo: Co-Evolution: Part 1
- Vídeo: Co-Evolution: Part 2
- Reading: Basic Processes of Evolution
- Vídeo: A Visit to the Ornithology Collections
- Vídeo: Teaching with the Next Generation Science Standards
- Vídeo: Building Phylogenetic Trees
- Vídeo: Peer-Graded Assignment: Evidence for Evolution
Calificado: Module Three Quiz
Calificado: Peer-Reviewed Assignment
SEMANA 3
The History of Life
You will learn about the role of extinction in evolution, and find out what the relatedness of major groups of living things reveals about the history of life. You’ll also watch videos of scientists at work and learn how to use them in your classroom.
4 videos, 2 lecturas
- Reading: The History of Life on Earth
- Vídeo: Extinction and Evolution
- Reading: What Does Evo-Devo Tell Us About Evolution?
- Vídeo: Science Bulletins: Evolution in Action
- Vídeo: Using Science Stories to Teach Evolution
Calificado: Module Four Quiz
SEMANA 4
Human Evolution
This module explores the rich variety of hominids on the tree of life, along with how and when different human species - including Homo sapiens - migrated around the world. You’ll also learn strategies for teaching evolution in culturally diverse classrooms.
4 videos, 3 lecturas
- Vídeo: H. neanderthalensis, H. sapiens and the Peopling of the World
- Reading: From Apes to Humans
- Reading: Human Evolution and the Emergence of Our Species
- Reading: How Evolution Saves Lives and Promotes Prosperity
- Vídeo: Science Bulletins: Expedition Rusinga
- Vídeo: Teaching Evolution
Calificado: Module Five Quiz
Course Conclusion
1 video, 3 lecturas
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Opportunities for Educators
- Reading: Support AMNH
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American Museum of Natural History
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Great experience
I enjoyed this online course on evolution. I learned how to clarify some tough concepts with my high school kids. I am disappointed though in the lack of communication from you when there were questions. I looked at the discussion forums regularly, but found no responses from you. I feel more interaction with your participants is in order. Also, I have yet to find how to get my course certificate.
Amazing course and I've learned a lot!
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I'm an adjunct at a Community college and this course gave me ideas how to incorporate evolution into my lecture. I also learned a lot about current evolutionary science that I didn't know. Though geared to secondary school techers this is also an excellent course for college level educators.