3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference March 18-19, 2016 CCMIT, Linthicum (Baltimore), MD Creating Connections - Biology in Action!
DEADLINE October 2, 2015 www.esa.org/ldc The Life Discovery Partners are pleased to invite you to submit a proposal to present at our 3rd Life Discovery – Doing Science Education conference. We are looking for presentations on the following thematic tracks: • Connect learning to life science careers in research and practice: What is it like to be a Biologist? • Connect learning to current events: What is the relevance of Biology? • Connect learning across institutions and settings: How do we build bridges across education settings? High school through college instructors, informal science educators, curriculum developers, researchers, technology and data experts, department leaders, and local and national leaders are all vitally needed in this project and welcome! We especially encourage teams from your institutions and your collaborators to participate and share effective teaching and learning strategies. You can select to present a Hands-on workshop, a short presentation or lead a discussion at our signature Education Share Fair roundtables. The Education Share Fair roundtable format also welcomes those who are testing an idea and would like feedback. For detailed information about the session formats, session themes and tracks, please visit www.esa.org/ldc. Questions? Contact l...@esa.org Life Discovery Partners The Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference is a collaborative initiative among the Life Discovery Partners: Ecological Society of America, Botanical Society of America, Society for the Study of Evolution and Society for Economic Botany Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs