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Ancient Ancestors
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Philosophy

We at AncientAncestors are protagonists of constructivist learning theory, which holds that learning is most profound when a student is, to the greatest extent possible, enabled to autonomously discover knowledge and create meaning. Constructivist learning theory is notably explained in Palincsar (1998) and Singer et al. (2000).

Mission

 We develop inquiry-based educational labs and then study their impact on student's knowledge acquisition. Young minds are presented with varied, and in many cases, competing ideas on the origins of our species. Our advocacy begins with fostering scientific inquiry in the classroom, and assisting teachers to deliver quality labs to their students. We believe that the coming generations depend on being well informed about our origins and human evolution not just to make sense of our world but also to shape it for the better. Facilitating students' interaction with the most compelling evidence for human evolution is our mission. 

Founders

Michael Luberda

Chris Bayer, PhD

Chris Bayer, PhD

Co-founder Michael is a graduate of Tulane University in Anthropology with a focus in Archeology.  Michael's academic focus was Human Prehistory and the rise of civilization, which led to his field work through UCLA at the Chalcolithic site, Areni Cave, Armenia.  In New Orleans he served as the Science Station Guy at the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum.

Chris Bayer, PhD

Chris Bayer, PhD

Chris Bayer, PhD

 Co-founder Dr. Chris Bayer spent the first decade of the new millenium working in Africa for Tulane University, which exposed him to many of the valuable sites and artifacts unearthed in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. 

Collaboration

Currently, our lab is being rolled out by various teachers across the US. In Germany, we collaborate with Dr. Dustin Eirdosh and Dr. Susan Hanisch at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

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Contact: cbayer@tulane.edu

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