ISTS – TEACHERS WORKSHOP – Grades 5 to 8: Bringing the Ocean and Sea Turtle Science into the Classroom

4:00 pm  -  7:00 pm

The Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego

Note:  (3) Hours Professional Development Credit

The International Sea Turtle Society convenes a uniquely important four-day symposium each year that brings people together from all around the world (more than 800 people from over 75 countries), all dedicated to the research and conservation of sea turtles.  This year’s meeting is to be held at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego, CA, USA on 12-15 April 2011.  The 2011 Symposium marks the return of this meeting to the U.S. for the first time in four years, and it will be the first-ever Symposium hosted on the U.S. west coast. 

The theme of this year’s meeting is The Next Generation of Research and Conservation. Throughout the week, major efforts will be made to recognize and support student contributions to the Society and to advancing research and conservation of sea turtles around the world.  To support this effort, the Symposium is hosting a special Teachers Workshop on April 14, 2011.  This unique educational workshop will be provided free of charge and will focus on ocean conservation through the biology of sea turtles, while meeting state learning standards.  Special guest speaker Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences and world-renowned sea turtle biologist, will commence the ISTS-31 Teachers Workshop with a thought provoking and inspiring lecture on “Oceanophilia: The Neuroscience of Emotion and our relationship to the Ocean (and sea turtles)”.  Following the lecture, teachers will be introduced to on-line resources and classroom activities to inspire the next generation to protect, understand, study, and respect our oceans.  Participants will receive 3 hours professional development credit.

Register for this free workshop by e-mailing Frances Kinney at Frances@propeninsula.org.

Please provide the following information:

1. Full Name
2. Name of School, District, and Grade Level
3. E-mail and Phone Number

Registration Deadline: March 14, 2011

Enrollment confirmation and Workshop details will be sent via e-mail.

For more information regarding the ISTS-31 Teachers Workshop, please contact Frances Kinney at Frances@propeninsula.org or Barbara Andrews at BAndrews@calacademy.org.