2012 GREEN EGGS & SAND Workshop Savannah Georgia
May 4-6, 2012

Where: University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Georgia
When: Friday, May 4 (starting around 5:30 PM) through Sunday, May 6 (ending around 12 PM), 2012
Contact: Dodie Sanders (912) 598-2340; sandersd@uga.edu for registration form.
Fee: $75 per person
Logistics: meals (Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Sunday breakfast), education fees, lodging (if needed) on site (Fri./Sat.) and all workshop sessions and materials included.

More about the workshop: The Green Eggs & Sand workshop, co-sponsored by Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR), starts Friday evening, May 4 and ends around 12:00 PM on Sunday, May 6.  Interspersed with expert presenters on horseshoe crabs (HSCs), shorebirds, biomedical use of HSCs, and HSC management, are sessions that explore the NEW 2012 GE&S curriculum and provide demonstrations of the rich assortment of hands-on activities it offers.  A site visit to view spawning horseshoe crabs is a special highlight of the weekend.
More about the lodging: Dormitory style housing is provided by the University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium and space is very limited!  Please indicate if you require housing, along with any special dietary restrictions in the spaces below.

Other important information: Space for the workshop is limited and registrations are made first-come-first-serve.  No-shows or cancellations made without at least 2 weeks prior-to-workshop notice result in forfeiture of registration fees.  Full attendance at all workshop sessions is required for receipt of the NEW 2012 GEAS curriculum package.

July 8-13, 2012

The Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research Program (GCE-LTER) is an NSF-sponsored project that studies how long-term changes caused by climate change, sea level rise, and human alterations of the landscape affect coastal ecosystems.  The GCE Schoolyard Program provides critical in-service training for K-12 educators in field ecology, immersing science and math teachers in hands-on research activities in the field to enable them to bring lessons and actual research data back to the classroom. Since 2009 the Schoolyard Program has been run collaboratively with the UGA Marine Extension Service.

The 2012 summer workshop will run from July 8-13, 2012. This year's workshop will be based at the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo Island. The program immerses science and math teachers in hands-on research activities alongside GCE scientists and graduate students. Teachers split their time between doing research and discussing ways to implement the information into their classrooms. PLU credit can be facilitated for in-service teachers and graduate credit may be able to be earned as well.

Expenses for the actual program (room and board) are covered by a grant to the GCE LTER from the National Science Foundation. There is a $100 deposit required for registration, and a $100 stipend available upon successful completion of the workshop.

For more information, please visit the GCE Schoolyard Program website at http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/public/education/schoolyard/schoolyard.htm or contact the GCE-LTER Information Management Office at gcelter@uga.edu.