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Meet Katie Crews, a middle school science teacher, on how Integrate filled a need for her students in their Christian school environment.

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Faith Stults is Program Manager at BioLogos where she supports K12 educators through resource recommendations and training opportunities. She is also leading a team to adapt the <a href="http://biologos.org/integrate">Integrate curriculum</a> for use in churches and other settings. Faith's passion for science education and for healing the church’s relationship with science came out of her experience as a science-loving kid growing up at Christian schools. After double-majoring in Astronomy and Religion at Whitman College, she worked as the Project Coordinator for the AAAS’s program on the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion. She researched science education at Christian high schools as part of her MS in Science Education at Stanford University and then spent seven years teaching high school physics and astronomy at a Christian high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also recently completed an MS in Astronomy from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia in her "spare time".

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Integrate is a new faith and science curriculum from BioLogos designed for Christian educators, parents, and ministry leaders. It is a resource to help bridge the faith and science divide too often students encounter in the classroom. Conflict doesn't have to be a part of our kids' stories. 

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A New Faith and Science Curriculum: What if Our Kids' Stories Could be Different?

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Jim Stump is Vice President of Programs at BioLogos. He oversees the editorial team, participates in strategic planning, and hosts the podcast, <a href="https://biologos.org/podcast/language-of-god">Language of God</a>. Jim also writes and speaks on behalf of BioLogos. He has a PhD in philosophy and was formerly a professor and academic administrator. His books include, Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design; Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues; How I Changed My Mind about Evolution; and The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.

You can email Jim Stump at <a href="mailto:james.stump@biologos.org">james.stump@biologos.org</a> or follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/jimstump_">Twitter</a>.

Jim Stump

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Regina tells her story and then we talk about the importance of bringing empathy into the classroom and the role race and ethnicity plays in the science classroom.

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A podcast that shows the harmony between Christian faith and current scientific discoveries by sharing the stories of interesting people who have found a better way of understanding science and Christian faith.

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Regina McCurdy | Teaching Teachers to Teach Science

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Kathryn Applegate is a former Program Director at BioLogos. While working on her PhD in computational cell biology at  Scripps Research (La Jolla, CA), she became passionate about building bridges between the church and the scientific community. In 2010, she joined the BioLogos staff where she has the privilege of writing, speaking, and working with a wide variety of scholars and educators to develop new science and faith resources. Kathryn co-edited with Jim Stump <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Changed-Mind-About-Evolution/dp/0830852905" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.amazon.com/How-Changed-Mind-About-Evolution/dp/0830852905" data-sk="tooltip_parent">How I Changed My Mind About Evolution</a> (InterVarsity Press, 2016).

Among many other projects during her time at BioLogos, Kathryn most recently led the development of <a href="https://biologos.org/integrate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://biologos.org/integrate/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Integrate</a>, a new science and faith curriculum for home educators and teachers at Christian schools. Kathryn and her family enjoy exploring the beaches and state parks of Michigan and are helping to plant a new PCA church in Grand Rapids.

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Sara Brownell

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M. Elizabeth Barnes, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Biology Education at Middle Tennessee State University. Her lab studies social perceptions of science and how to communicate socioscientific topics more effectively to students and the public.

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Arizona State University science education researchers Sara Brownell and Elizabeth Barnes share best practices for biology instructors who are teaching evolution to religious students.

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Teaching Evolution to Students of Faith: An Interview with Sara Brownell and Elizabeth Barnes

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April Maskiewicz Cordero joins Jim Stump and Kathryn Applegate to discuss what it’s like to teach college biology at a Christian college.

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April Maskiewicz Cordero | Teaching in the Tension

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Christy Hemphill and her husband Aaron work as linguistic consultants on a minority language Scripture translation project in southern Mexico, where she homeschools her three children. Prior to her work in Mexico, she worked as an educator for eight years in various contexts including high school, museum education, college, and adult education. Christy has a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics/TESOL from Old Dominion University, and a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics/Bible Translation from the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics at Dallas International University.

Christy serves on the curriculum development team for <a href="https://biologos.org/integrate/">BioLogos Integrate</a> and on the BioLogos Advisory Council. She has also served as a moderator on the <a href="https://discourse.biologos.org/">BioLogos discussion forum</a> since 2015, and you can often find her there sharing her pursuit of good biblical exegesis and good science with anyone who wants to join in.

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All science instructors should implement some simple research-based practices that create a more culturally sensitive, inclusive classroom environment for students of faith.

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Five Essential Practices for “Culturally Competent” Biology Instructors

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Regina McCurdy, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Middle Grades and Secondary Education in Science Education at Georgia Southern University. She and her talented and supportive husband Michael have two bright beautiful children, Ellis and Elyse, and a people-loving yellow Labrador Retriever Sabra. Regina is very passionate about teaching and learning, drawing from her experiences as a science teacher, instructional coach, and teacher educator for almost 20 years. She has a desire to equip and empower teachers of science—across primary, secondary, post-secondary and graduate levels—in implementing effective culturally relevant pedagogy in their classrooms. In doing so, Regina hopes to develop teachers who actively advocate for all students, so that these learners receive the best possible science instruction. Central to her goal in science education is motivating students to not only enjoy science, but to view themselves as scientists, critical thinkers, and global citizens who desire to help solve real-world issues creatively and with empathy.

Regina has been following Christ since her childhood and is honored that God called her to the field of education. She does not take this calling for granted; she knows serving and being a light to others in this way is greatly needed in this space. When Regina is not lesson planning, grading, researching or writing for academic publications, she enjoys spending time with her family, listening to a variety of podcasts, playing Candy Crush, and baking, though she hopes to do more inspirational writing on her <a href="https://simplywrittenregina.wordpress.com/">blog</a>.

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Regina McCurdy reflects on Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well and what this story has to show us about teaching science in culturally responsive ways.

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General Science and Faith

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Lessons from Jesus and the Samaritan Woman: Teaching Science in Culturally Responsive Ways

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Deborah Haarsma is President of BioLogos. She is an astronomer and frequent speaker on modern science and Christian faith at research universities, churches, and public venues like the National Press Club. Her work appears in several recent books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creation-Evolution-Intelligent-Design-Counterpoints-ebook/dp/B06XFN3TW6/ref=sr_1_5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Creation-Evolution-Intelligent-Design-Counterpoints-ebook/dp/B06XFN3TW6/ref%3Dsr_1_5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547561515803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHiLRhboyYIpvHL1dswTaThwutQ7g">Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Design</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Created-Order-Perspectives-Philosophy-ebook/dp/B072TLQ1NX/ref=pd_sim_351_3/145-1145379-1292039" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Created-Order-Perspectives-Philosophy-ebook/dp/B072TLQ1NX/ref%3Dpd_sim_351_3/145-1145379-1292039&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547561515803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFGfW2uchYcRzCbsvuuMXj25k6hgA">Christ and the Created Order</a>.  She wrote the book <a href="http://www.faithaliveonline.org/origins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.faithaliveonline.org/origins/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547561515803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHrmogLeDSXX0_fZ8D6zAc2G7tJ4g">Origins</a> with her husband and fellow physicist, Loren Haarsma, presenting the agreements and disagreements among Christians regarding the history of life and the universe.  She edited the anthology <a href="http://store.calvin.edu/shop_product_detail.asp?catalog_group_id=LTQ&amp;catalog_group_name=U2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM&amp;catalog_id=0&amp;catalog_name=U2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM&amp;pf_id=30286&amp;product_name=RGVsaWdodCBJbiBDcmVhdGlvbg&amp;type=3&amp;search_text=delight+in+creation&amp;f=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://store.calvin.edu/shop_product_detail.asp?catalog_group_id%3DLTQ%26catalog_group_name%3DU2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM%26catalog_id%3D0%26catalog_name%3DU2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM%26pf_id%3D30286%26product_name%3DRGVsaWdodCBJbiBDcmVhdGlvbg%26type%3D3%26search_text%3Ddelight%2Bin%2Bcreation%26f%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547561515803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGU8ygTu9wHyLuzR0LQR1SJ91uiBA">Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church</a> with Rev. Scott Hoezee. Previously, Haarsma served as professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Calvin University.

She is an experienced research scientist, with several publications in the Astrophysical Journal and the Astronomical Journal on extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. She has studied large galaxies, galaxy clusters, the curvature of space, and the expansion of the universe using telescopes around the world and in orbit.  Haarsma completed her doctoral work in astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her undergraduate work in physics and music at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She and Loren enjoy science fiction and classical music, and live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Teacher Faith Tucker Stults discusses her career journey, and what teaching science in a Christian high school setting is like, and her approaches to important topics like the age of the universe.

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Anna Babarinde is the Curriculum Coordinator for Science at the Sonoma County Office of Education. Anna is involved in the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards at both the state and local level. She also works locally and nationally on integrating disciplines in the context of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STEAM_fields">STEAM</a> and how to pair <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_education">maker education</a> and other 21st century learning tools with content to make their use in the classroom sustainable. Prior to working at the county level, Anna taught high school earth science and biology for ten years. She has a degree in biology from the University of California, San Diego and a masters in education from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Teaching evolution in school is a polarizing topic that elicits strong feelings on both sides. Here we  examine these views and how we might reframe the issue to give students the freedom to make informed choices for themselves.

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D. Andrew ("Drew") Crain is Professor of Biology at Maryville College in East Tennessee. Passionate about his undergraduate students, Drew has won the “Teacher of the Year” award several times and can often be found teaching and leading hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Dr. Crain’s main area of research is focused on environmental health, but recently his scholarly activities have turned to the compatibility of science and Christianity. Drew is active in his local church, where he has served as elder, pastoral council member, and Bible study teacher for the past 20 years.

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Drew Crain discusses the five things he's learned from helping his university students appreciate the importance of both science and faith in modern society.

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5 Lessons Learned from Teaching College Students about Science and Christianity

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April Maskiewicz Cordero, PhD, is a professor of biology and Dean at Point Loma Nazarene University. Her research focuses on developing more effective approaches for teaching ecology and evolution that enable students to develop not only factual knowledge, but biological ways of thinking and reasoning about the living world. As a Christian biologist trained in science education research, she is in a unique position to investigate science students’ perceptions of the relationship between scientific issues that evoke controversy (i.e. origins, evolution, human origins) and Christian faith. Dr. Maskiewicz Cordero gave a TEDx talk on evolution and faith and she was featured in “From the Dust,” a BioLogos sponsored documentary. She is also active in several professional development projects with schoolteachers as well as university biology faculty, is one of the six authors of the <a href="http://biologos.org/integrate">BioLogos Integrate curriculum</a>, and was one of four professors coordinating the PLNU/BioLogos Biology by the Sea Christian school teacher program.

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Teaching evolution at Christian universities can be difficult. But there are many ways to do it well.

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The Joys and Challenges of Teaching Evolution to Christians—as a Christian

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Lee Meadows is a Professor of science education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). A teacher at heart, he has taught high school chemistry, physics, and physical science and college chemistry, general teaching methods, and science methods. He has written and spoken across his career on the teaching of evolution in the Deep South and is the author of The Missing Link: An Inquiry Based Approach for Teaching Evolution to All Students. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama, where he is a member of City Church Midtown, a Presbyterian church start-up.

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A public school teacher talks about the things that surprised him as an evolution educator in the American South, including how education has changed itself around this topic.

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4 Surprises about Teaching Evolution in Public School

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Mark Sprinkle

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Mark Sprinkle is an artist and cultural historian, and was formerly Senior Web Editor and Senior Fellow of Arts and Humanities for The BioLogos Foundation. A phi beta kappa graduate of Georgetown University, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William and Mary, where he studied how artworks embody complex relationships in different cultural contexts. Since 1996 he has been an independent artist and frame-maker, also regularly writing and speaking on the role of creative practices in cultural mediation and renewal, especially in the area of science and Christian faith. Mark and his wife Beth home-schooled their three boys, and are active in the local home-school community in Richmond, Virginia.

The Christian community can and must think deeply, but also broadly, if we want to do justice to the complexity of biological life, but also to the complexity of our lives of faith.

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Teaching the Whole Controversy

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In 2013, Francis Su was recognized as one of the best college math teachers in the country, receiving the Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics; read his award lecture here.

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The Lesson of Grace in Teaching

Three faculty members from Christian colleges share their thoughts on teaching evolutionary science to Christian undergraduate students.

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Teaching Evolutionary Science in a Christian College Context

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Mark Folta

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I taught biology, without an accurate understanding of the theory of evolution, for seven years. I resisted teaching the topic in fear of abandoning my belief in the literal interpretation of Genesis. 

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I Resisted Teaching Evolution in Fear of Abandoning My Faith

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Diane Sweeney is a veteran instructor and curricula developer with over 25 years experience in education. She is currently an AP biology instructor and department head at Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton, CA. She previously taught at the Punahou School in Honolulu, HI; Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, CA; and Prince of Peace Lutheran School in Fremont, CA. Her publications include writing for the biology textbook program Biology Exploring Life (lab manual and teacher’s instructions) by Campbell, Williamson, Heyden (Pearson 2009). Diane has a BS in biochemistry from UC Riverside and an MA in education from Stanford University.

Diane has been active with BioLogos for many years. Through a BioLogos grant, she co-created with Pastor Joshua Hayashi <a href="http://www.theauthoroflife.org">Author of Life</a>, a collection of 7 short documentary films and companion curricula for churches and schools. Diane is currently serving on the BioLogos Advisory Council and on the curriculum development team for <a href="https://biologos.org/integrate/">Integrate</a>.

Diane enjoys cultivating native Californian plants and growing fruits and vegetables in her garden when she is not hiking or biking in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Diane Sweeney

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A Teacher Shares Her Story

I became the first teacher in fifty years at my Christian school to teach about evolutionary creation.

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A Teacher Overcomes Differences While Teaching Evolutionary Creation

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The reassuring thing about having big questions is that these questions are never too big for God.

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There is No Fear in Love, Or Science

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Welcome, Christian school teachers and administrators!

Here you can find some curated education content just for you, on using Integrate, teaching science, and more!

April Maskiewicz Cordero | Teaching in the Tension

A New Faith and Science Curriculum: What if Our Kids' Stories Could be Different?

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Teaching Evolution to Students of Faith: An Interview with Sara Brownell and Elizabeth Barnes

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