Evidence-Based Instruction for Countering Biology Misconceptions Webinar (27 May 2026)

Wed, 27 May 2026 20:30:00 GMT

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Title:

Evidence-Based Instruction for Countering Biology Misconceptions

Brief description:

This workshop provides biology teachers with practical strategies and free, ready-to-use tools to help students identify misinformation, analyze evidence, and evaluate biological claims in the media. Equip your classroom with inquiry-based techniques that build skepticism, strengthen scientific literacy, and promote confident, critical thinkers.

Learning Outcomes:

Teach students to evaluate scientific claims using evidence, assess source reliability, and apply basic media literacy skills.
Integrate misinformation-spotting into biology lessons through inquiry, data analysis, and real-world case studies.
Access tools and activities that build students’ critical thinking, skepticism, and scientific literacy.

Speaker Bio:

Rebecca Brewer is a nationally award-winning biology educator in Michigan and coauthor of the textbook Biology Now. She has created educational resources for Science Friday, PBS NewsHour, the National Center for Science Education, MiniOne Systems, the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, BSCS, Science Communication Lab, and the Pulitzer Center. She currently serves as a Teacher Ambassador for the Smithsonian's Network for Emergent Socio-Scientific Thinking (NESST) — promoting global issues and taking action locally with sustainable practices, and for Generation Skeptics — fostering media literacy in a world of misinformation. She is also the Michigan Director for the National Association of Biology Teachers’ Outstanding Biology Teacher Award Program.

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Evidence-Based Instruction for Countering Biology Misconceptions Webinar (27 May 2026)