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New York decides to require instruction in climate change | National Center for Science Education

A piece of good news from New York! Climate change instruction will soon be required in public schools. ncse.ngo/new-york-dec...
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Oklahoma's mandatory "intelligent design" bill dies | National Center for Science Education

Oklahoma's Senate Bill 1868 would have required teachers who teach evolution to also provide instruction on creationist concepts. Fortunately, the bill died. ncse.ngo/oklahomas-ma... #edusky #edpolicy #notscience

Arizona science teachers -- We have a professional learning workshop coming up for you in Tempe! Join us on Friday, April 3 at Arizona State University for a free, full-day workshop on teaching evolution.

Full details and to register - tinyurl.com/NCSETempe
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Reminder: Friday, February 27 is the application deadline for My COAST coming up in Galveston, TX! This unique hands-on PD is primarily focused around the Texas Gulf Coast but is open to all teachers who may benefit. Learn more and apply: forms.gle/2ScAWPWyPyQE... #edusky #iteachbio #scienceteachers

We’re excited to partner with NMEA for the 2026 Meeting of the Waters! NMEA’s national conference brings together educators, researchers, and practitioners for professional learning, collaboration, and connection around marine and aquatic education. Learn more: marine-ed.org/2026 #EduSky #SciSky

Students learn new skills they’ll need as climate change advances Some school districts are adding programs in clean energy and sustainability, while one state is infusing environmental lessons into culinary education, construction and nearly every pathway.

Despite the current administration's push against climate action, a growing number of school districts are incorporating environmental sustainability into lessons and adding classes in green fields such as renewable energy and hydroponics. hechingerreport.org/career-educa... #edusky #climatesky

The Impact of Human Origins on People's Understanding of the World Join the National Museum of Natural History’s Human Origins Program for a discussion on how the program developed from the Smithsonian's cutting-edge research, a permanent exhibition, and public engag...

The Smithsonian will be hosting a free webinar this Sunday, February 22 from 1:30-3:00 EST, The Impact of Human Origins on People's Understanding of the World. Check it out! naturalhistory.si.edu/events/impac... #museums #humanorigins #evosky

This Darwin Day, NCSE is evolving. We’re thrilled to announce our reimagined membership program, where you can help us to create sustainable, long-term impact in science education! Check out our membership here: https://ncse.ngo/membership

Bridging the chasm between evolution and faith | National Center for Science Education Growing up in the South, I understood that evolution was not something discussed in proper company. As part of a deeply religious, literalist, creationist family, I knew evolution was something that was not to be considered for fear of losing one’s place in Heaven.

As we count down to #DarwinDay, we're re-visiting some great pieces on why we teach evolution! "Teaching and discussing evolution opens so many doors to scientific inquiry and understanding." https://ncse.ngo/bridging-chasm-between-evolution-and-faith

Making sense of biology | National Center for Science Education I am a lineal academic descendent of the Russian-born geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky, who said in his famous 1973 essay: "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." No truer words have ever been penned in our field.

As we count down to #DarwinDay, we're re-visiting some great pieces on why we teach evolution! "Evolution provides us with the "why" in biology..." https://ncse.ngo/making-sense-biology

Why teach (and learn) about evolution? | National Center for Science Education Why teach evolution? A school administrator might answer simply that the district teaches evolution because it a required part of the science curriculum. Evolution is in the standards and a school would be derelict in its educational duty if its textbooks and curriculum failed to include it.

As we count down to #DarwinDay, we're re-visiting some great pieces on why we teach evolution! "Let us also ask the question from a student’s point of view: Why learn evolution?" https://ncse.ngo/why-teach-and-learn-about-evolution

Why teach evolution? | National Center for Science Education Biology is the science of life, and it is arguably the most challenging of all the sciences. Not only does biology build upon the principles of chemistry and physics, it also adds new layers of complexity requiring an entirely different form of scientific analysis.

As we count down to #DarwinDay, we're re-visiting some great pieces on why we teach evolution! "Evolution isn't just a story about where we came from. It's an epic at the center of life itself." https://ncse.ngo/why-teach-evolution-1

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Binghamton, NY! Don’t miss an opportunity to see NCSE’s Executive Director, Amanda Townley, speak about why we’re still litigating the Scopes Trial all these years later! Open to the community: Monday, Feb 9 at 4:15 pm in the Binghamton University Science Library, 212.

New additions to NCSE's board of directors | National Center for Science Education

NCSE would like to welcome our newest board members, Carin Bondar, Lee Ferguson, Quentin Ladson, and Gale M. Sinatra. All four new members of the board will officially join NCSE's board of directors at its April 2026 meeting. https://ncse.ngo/new-additions-ncses-board-directors

Darwin Day is coming up on February 12! Celebrate with NCSE and NABT with a free webinar featuring guest speakers, Rick and Lindsay Hunter! They'll be discussing the discovery and excavation of Homo naledi. Sign up for a link - https://member.nabt.org/event/2026DarwinDay #DarwinDay

Random Samples with Mat Kaplan YouTube video by NCSE

Our resident interviewer becomes the interviewee! Check out our Random Samples episode with Mat Kaplan, host of NCSE’s Safeguarding Sound Science podcast! #SciComm #SciEd
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Changing Climate in the Classroom How's That? · Episode

One of NCSE's Sound Science Fellows, Lauren Madsen, sat down with the "How's That?" podcast to chat about changing climate education in the classroom. Check it out here! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TqH47W1S7Qfxghjlk75Ru

Lodging, food, and transportation are included. Participants will also receive stipend pay, substitute teacher pay to your school, access to free standards-aligned materials, the chance to adapt the resources to your local context and the needs of your students, and an online membership to NABT.

This experience connects teachers, and by extension their students, to a variety of rich coastal ecosystems. ⬇️

However, environmental education is not always included explicitly in science teacher preparation. This experience connects teachers, and by extension their students, to a variety of rich coastal ecosystems. ⬇️

My COAST stands for My Climate-Oriented Authentic Science Teaching. Science classrooms present a perfect opportunity to connect students in coastal areas to the landscape and resources of their own communities. ⬇️

TX teachers, we're pleased to offer a My COAST program in Galveston! The application deadline is February 27 and the program will take place at Texas A&M University this spring from April 19-22, 2026. Full details and to apply: tinyurl.com/MyCOAST-TX
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Reminder: Our #DarwinDay webinar is coming up on February 12! Rick and Lindsay Hunter will be discussing the discovery and excavation of Homo naledi. Join us for this special event!
Free and open to the public. Register to receive a link for access - member.nabt.org/event/2026Da... #HumanOrigins 🏺

Where things stand on climate change in 2026 » Yale Climate Connections Last year saw the U.S. move backward on climate while China ascended. Here’s what to expect next.

Dana Nuccitelli, a recipient of NCSE's Friend of the Planet award, explores the reality that "The year that just ended saw numerous records broken on climate and clean energy". https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/where-things-stand-on-climate-change-in-2026/

Chicago-area science teachers! Grow your climate teaching skills at the 2026 Climate of H.O.P.E. Conference on Feb 27. Keynotes, breakout sessions, 5.5 CEU's, lunch included & more. Spots are limited! Register here: https://sites.google.com/csd99.org/2026-climateofhope-conference/home

Join us in congratulating NCSE board member, Maya Morales Garcia, for being named a 2026 Award Winner for Collective Social Innovation by the Schwab Foundation! Read about it here: https://beyond100k.org/2026-schwab-foundation-award/

My COAST: An NCSE Professional Learning Experience YouTube video by NCSE

Texas teachers: My COAST is coming to Galveston! Apply by Feb. 27: tinyurl.com/MyCOAST-TX

Watch this video to learn more about this unique, immersive hands-on professional learning opportunity for teachers, or check it out on our website: ncse.ngo/my-coast
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