Evolution Teacher Workshop: 

For middle and high school teachers

Date:September 26, 2026

Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fee: $15

Join the Minnesota Zoo and the Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science (TIES) for a full-day, hands-on professional development workshop designed specifically for educators. This workshop is geared toward Life Science teachers (7th grade or above) and provides tools and activities to meet and exceed sate evolution standards.

Participants will explore engaging, classroom-ready activities focused on evolution, natural selection, phylogeny, human evolution, and scientific thinking through interactive labs, station rotations, online investigations, and collaborative discussions.

The workshop also includes a brief introduction to the ScienceSaves and Generation Skeptics programs, which equip educators with tools to teach critical thinking, identify misinformation, and promote public understanding of science.

Teachers will leave with dozens of free, standards-aligned resources, lesson plans, and digital activities that can be immediately implemented in classrooms and educational programs. Each participant will receive a copy of the TIES book On Teaching Evolution, as well as A Brief History of Four Billion Years of Evolution.

A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.