Workshops
Workshops 
These weekend programs
provide in-depth information on specific wildlife topics.
The workshops are designed to complement and reinforce the
Department of Education Science Curriculum Standards and
involve participants in inquiry-based, hands-on science. All
workshops begin on Friday evenings and end Sunday at noon.
The registration fee is $45.00 which includes meals, lodging
for 2 nights, and take home educational materials and
supplies. Loggerhead
Legacy: July 14-16, 2000, USC Beaufort, Pritchards Isl.
To Register:
Contact Project Wild 803-734-3814 Third
Annual Teachers' Environmental Education Institute Seeks
Applicants for Graduate-Level Summer Program Charleston, SC:
Applications are available for the 2000 Teachers'
Environmental Education Institute (TEEI), July 9-21, 2000 in
Charleston, SC. Teachers interested in human health and
safety, environmental risk, public policy, economic
development, environmental justice and curriculum
development should apply. Applicants should
possess: a genuine interest in environmental topics; the
desire and ability to apply TEEI curriculum to classroom
settings; demonstrable leadership in curriculum design; and
a willingness to participate in long-term follow-up and
outreach activities. Presenters employ a range of techniques
and venues to deliver current, important and appropriate
information. TEEI sessions include field trips to
Charleston-area sites and facilities, where hands-on
learning serves as a model for educational opportunities in
communities nationwide. The Medical University
of South Carolina and South Carolina State University offer
the TEEI free of charge to participants. This includes
course application fees and tuition, housing, meals and
course-related transportation. Participants who attend
course sessions and complete course-related assignments
receive three graduate credit hours. Applicants may
register on-line at www.ebp.musc.edu. Deadline for
application is March 31, 2000. Maximum enrollment is 50
teacher participants. For more information, contact Jan
Koenig at 843-727-6450 ext. 6440, or by email at
koenigjs@musc.edu. Orientation is Sunday, July 9. Classes
begin Monday, July 10, and continue through Friday, July
21. March
28, 2000 The Aiken County
Council of Teachers of Mathematics invites you to an
exciting afternoon. Ms. Mary Lostetter, a math teacher who
is South Carolina's Teacher of the Year, will address
our group March 28, 2000 in the library of South
Aiken High School at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served
at 3:45 p.m. Ms. Lostetter will discuss
the future of staff development opportunities, the PACT, and
the state of math instruction and teacher recruitment in
South Carolina. The ACCTM invites all math teachers,
whether or not they are current members, to attend. Door
prizes will be awarded. Bring a colleague and find out how
you can improve mathematics instruction from the State
Teacher of the Year. For more information
about this meeting contact Linda Walker, president of the
Aiken County Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She can be
reached at East Aiken Elementary 641-2450 or e-mail
lwalker@aiken.k12.sc.us.. This is a 12 day
institute for K-12 teachers at Mount Holyoke College in MA
covering such topics as problem-solving, using computers and
calculators, student thinking, and examining newly published
curricula. Teachers will receive 4 hours of graduate credit.
Cost is $1,000 including room and board. Registration
priority is given to teams. Deadline is April 15th. For more
information contact Virginia Bastable or Jill Bodner Lester
at (413) 538-2063; fax (413) 538-2002; e-mail:
SMT-DMInfo@mtholyoke.edu.
Copyright © 2000 by the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina.
URL: http://rpsec.usca.sc.edu/ RPSEC/newsletter/Mar00/workshops.html
Ruth
Patrick Science Education Center
Center
of Excellence in Educational Technology
University
of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
803-648-6851