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Darwin, Design and Democracy:
Teaching the Evidence in Science Education 

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM

Saturday, July 15, 2000

8:15 - 8:45 am    Registration

8:45 - 9:15          Drama: "Inherit the Spin"

9:15 -10:15         Darwinism, Design, and the Fossil Record
                           John Wiester, B.S., M.B.A.

10:15-10:30        Break

10:30-11:30        The Icons of Evolution: Why Much of What we Teach
                           about Evolution is Wrong - Jonathan Wells, Ph.D.

11:30- 1:30 pm   Concurrent Sessions (See schedule below) and Box Lunch

1:30- 2:30           Viewpoint Neutrality in Science Education
                           David DeWolf, J.D.

2:30 - 3:30          Panel Discussion on Teaching the Evidence of Design

3:30 - 4:00          Break

4:00 - 5:00          A Critique of the Presentation of the Origin
                           of Life in High School Textbooks - Walter Bradley, Ph.D.

7:00 - 7:45          Entertainment: "I was a Teen-Age Darwinist"
                           Woody Cozad

7:45 - 9:00          Answering Darwinist Criticisms of Intelligent
                          Design - Michael Behe, Ph.D.

9:00 -10:00          Lobbyfest:  Meet our guest speakers in the lobby. 

Attendees will have the opportunity for a short Q&A following each presentation by featured speakers.  Additionally, break-out sessions will be arranged for continued dialogue and individual interaction with featured speakers throughout the day.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

• Ancestors or Apes: Hominids and the Fossil Record, James E. Graham, Licensed Professional Geologist
• Cultural Implications of Naturalism, Judy Smith, Kansas State Director of Concerned Women for America
• DNA by Design,  William S. Harris, PhD
• Intelligent Design is not Religion,  Ernest Richardson, Esq.
• Intelligent Design is Science,  John H. Calvert, Esq.
• Naturalism: An Assessment, Curtis Hancock, Ph.D., Rockhurst College
• Premier Showing of a Science Curriculum Module for Teaching the Cambrian Explosion,  Roger DeHart, Biology Instructor, Burlington-Edison High School, Burlington, WA.
• The Real Story Behind the Kansas School Board Decision, Paul Ackerman, Ph.D., Co-author of Kansas Tornado: The 1999 Science Standards Battle.
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The Triumph of Design and the Demise of Darwin, Award winning documentary produced by Jack Cashill, Ph.D.