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SC Jr. Academy of Science Winter Workshop
The SCJAS will hold the Winter Workshop at Shaw Air Force Base on Friday, February 10, 2012
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 3-CREDIT GRADUATE COURSE FOR TEACHERS IN SPRING
GEOL 790 – Geology and Biogeography of South Carolina – 3 graduate credits - $300 materials fee (other tuition covered by grant)
Several teachers in Anderson District 5 have expressed an interest in taking this course. We need two or three more teachers to sign up to reach a critical mass to offer the class. The class will meet either in Anderson or Clemson, depending on the preference of those who sign up. Schedule options include late afternoons or several Saturdays (depending on wishes of participants). For further information, please contact Jackie Gourdin at Clemson 864-656-1560.
SC MAPS PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR $2 EACH
The Clemson University K-12 Outreach Office is being moved to smaller quarters and we must get rid of some of our SC MAPS inventory. For a limited time, we are offering all laminated SC MAPS cartographic products (except for State Base Maps) for $2 each [plus shipping costs]. For any order over $50, we will provide free shipping. For further information, please contact Jackie Gourdin at Clemson 864-656-1560.
Photographs, Poems, Pencils and Pluff Mud
An educator workshop designed to capture the science of the salt marsh through photography, literature and the visual arts March 16 - 18, 2012
NABT BioClub
Maybe you are not aware of the new adventure begun by the National Association of Biology Teachers called BioClub. This project just started with this school year, and it was designed by high school biology teachers. Carolina Biological Supply is helping to support the BioClub project and they are offering a $100.00 gift certificate to all BioClub faculty sponsors. Additionally they are sponsoring a $500.00 book scholarship to a graduating senior of a BioClub. Additionally, at the NABT annual conference in Memphis of this year they are helping to sponsor a BioClub reception to help introduce this exciting endeavor. You can either start a new biology (science) club at your school and be a member of the BioClub or, if you already have such a club in place, keep that club intact and become a BioClub chapter. Give some consideration to joining this absolutely wonderful project by becoming a BioClub faculty sponsor. It will help your students, and it will help add some excitement to your teaching. Check out the NABT BioClub website at http://www.nabt.org/sites/S1/index.php?p=653
National Environmental Education Week 2012
Recognizing the role of the environment as an impetus for STEM learning, EE Week's 2012 theme is Greening STEM: The Environment as Inspiration for 21st Century Learning. K-12 educators of all disciplines are invited to explore how the environment can motivate students to study STEM across subject areas by taking advantage of:
- Free EE Week planning toolkits with information and grade-appropriate activities that incorporate STEM learning into popular environmental topic areas.
- A free educator webinar on using the environment as a context for teaching STEM, with school-based project ideas and opportunities for Q&A with experts.
- Discounts, giveaways and special offers from our partners.
Register for EE Week 2012. Registration is free and easy and, in addition to the benefits above, connects you to a national network of educators dedicated to increasing the environmental literacy of K-12 students.