Fall Conference Keynote Speaker: 
Naturalist Rudy Mancke!

Make your plans to attend now.  Save the date.

We are pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for this year's conference will be South Carolina's own Naturalist Rudy Mancke.  Prof. Mancke has also agreed to lead a beach walk for us.  The theme for this year's conference is "Putting Learning Into Action", so having Prof. Mancke with us seems only natural.  The conference will be at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center again this year from November 4th through 6th.

Call for Presentations Begins Now!

For This Year's Conference

We now have the form online to submit presentation proposals.  We look forward to our conference this year and are counting on you to make it a good one.  Submit a presentation proposal to share your knowledge and experiences with others.  This conference is run by teachers for teachers.  Be a part of it. Here is the form:  Presenter Proposal Form 2009

New Valuable Resource for Teachers

National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Launches new Blog on the Universe

The newly launched Blog on the Universe is dedicated to helping teachers and parents make science an adventure. Every week you can use Dr. Jeff's new conceptual nuggets and challenges to foster deep and inspiring discussions in the classroom and at home. The idea is to help make the nature of the world understandable to students, and teachable by teachers, so we can take a ride to the frontiers of human exploration---together. Besides the compelling posts, the blog includes Resource Pages on the nature of our existence in a greater universe, the art of teaching, the power of models in learning environments , powerful quotes on human exploration, a look at climate change , and resource lists for teachers, parents, and community leaders.

This resource is presented by a past conference speaker, Dr. Jeff Goldstein.

Get emotional about science.  Visithttp://blogontheuniverse.org  

Presenter Certificates Available

From Last Year's Conference

We appreciate all the hard work of the presenters at last year's conference and look forward to the presentations to come this year. If you did not receive your certificate for presenting last year, please email the webmaster and it will be sent to you.

High School Biology Support Guide

Now on the web

The aligned resources (web sites, streamline, literature connections, and career info) for each standard are also available at the same site. The support guide for all of the indicators under EACH standard can be printed at one time.

Support Document

New revised version

The revised version of the Science Support Document is now available on the SDE website. The new document is available in 3 versions: by grade level (receive all the content indicators in one document), by standard (all indicators for a given standard), or by indicator. The content is the same in all versions!

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Online Photo Album

Enjoy some pictures from the 2008 and 2007 Conferences. Please consider sharing some of your pictures with us.

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