2nd Life Discovery-Doing Science Education Conference October 3-4, 2014 San José State University, San José CA
www.esa.org/ldc Discover the Science of Life in a Changing World We welcome you to join us at San José State University October 3-4 for this years Life Discovery Conference. This years focus is on Realizing Vision & Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology. Register by August 25, 2014 to receive the Early Bird Registration rates. Receive Academic Credit Up to 1.0 Academic credit will be available for teachers through SJSU for $50. HIGHLIGHTS: This years conference offers: More than 60 workshops and sessions exploring dynamic ways of teaching and learning about Ecology and Earth Systems Dynamics, Evolution, and Structure and Function in the life sciences. Multiple ideas for a tech savvy generation Plenty of opportunities to network and share ideas Visit http://www.esa.org/ldc/2014-ldc-conference/program/ for a complete list of presentations. NEWLY ADDED Check out our newly added preconference workshop on Teaching about Topics in Bioinformatics - Thursday Oct 2. Join in the conversation to expand innovative approaches to instruction and assessment that are suitable, scalable, and adaptable to secondary and post-secondary levels of education, aligning with the objectives of both the K12 Next Generation Science Standards and the Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education. Jointly organized by: - Ecological Society of America - Botanical Society of America - Society for the Study of Evolution - Society for Economic Botany Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
