CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
2nd Life Discovery-Doing Science Education Conference
October 3-4, 2014
San José State University, San José CA
www.esa.org/ldc.
Realizing Vision and Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology
The theme for the 2nd Life Discovery Doing Science Conference (LDC)
focuses on 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.
Available Session Formats
You can choose to present one of three session formats:
Now Accepting proposals for Hands-On Workshops through 1/15/2014
This session format is designed to give participants hands-on experience to
implement a particular technique or activity or develop innovative
appropriate approaches to curriculum design. One and two hour sessions are
available.
Future Deadlines
2/15/14 Short presentations
3/15/14 Education Share Fair Roundtables
Find out more about other Session formats.
Conference Tracks
Dynamic Teaching/Active Learning: Content, curriculum, and lesson
plan resources.
Hands On/Minds Engaged: Field studies, lab investigations, and data
exploration.
Assess Learning/Adapt Teaching: Education research, formative
assessment, and proficiencies.
Cross Cutting Topics
Ecology and Earth Systems Dynamics: The complex interrelationships
among Earths living and physical systems and their responses to
environmental disturbances.
Evolution in Action: The drivers, mechanisms and outcomes of
biological change gradual or dramatic through genetic inheritance.
Structure and Function: The relationship between the structure of
biological components from the molecular level to the whole organism and
their function and behavior in living systems
The Life Discovery #8208; Doing Science Education Conference is a partnership
effort among Ecological Society of America, the Botanical Society of
America, the Society for the Study of Evolution and the Society for Economic
Botany.
Conference Collaborators
Animal Behavior Society (ABS)
American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)
Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability (DANS)
Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN)
GLOBE program
National Education Association (NEA)
The Nature Conservancys LEAF program
US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (USPESD)
Teresa Mourad
Directo, Education and Diversity Programs
Ecological Society of America
