"SC LIFE: Natural History of South Carolina” is a middle school life science curriculum that builds on the innovative teaching concepts developed in the SC MAPS program. Our courses and workshops provide hands-on learning experiences for science educators through detailed field, laboratory and classroom instruction on the life systems in each of the five regions of the state. During the field-based courses, teams of middle and high school teachers learn about the state’s natural history and assist the project faculty in developing curriculum materials targeted to South Carolina’s science standards. Current and historic course offerings are described below:

Courses

The 2010 spring, summer and fall sessions at Clemson University will feature a variety of graduate courses for in-service teachers!

Download a PDF of our full course catalog here.  To request a hard copy of the course catalog, email Ginger Foulk and be sure to include your name and home mailing address.

Download a PDF of our 2010 course flyer (one page, front and back, include application procedures).

ON-SITE SPRING COURSES

GEOL 790: Biogeography and Geology of South Carolina   Jan 25-Apr 23

BIOSC 730: Implementing Standards Using SC LIFE in Middle School   TBA

GEOL 790/BIOSC 730/GEOG 601: Biogeography and Geology of South Carolina - Greenville University Center - five Saturdays: 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6 (+ field trip 2/13 and exam)

DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES

BIOSC 730: Introductory Birding for Teachers  Jan 6-May 25 (field trips 3/28, 4/17 or 5/1)

FNR 730: Master Naturalist for Teachers  May 24-Aug 4 (field trips June 21, 22, 23)

SUMMER COURSES

BIOSC 730: Wildlife & Habitat Relationships: Designing and Conducting a Field Study on the Clemson University Experimental Forest  June 13-19

BIOSC 730: Inquiry Based Learning: A Companion Course for Biology June 14-18, 21-25 (contact Cora Allard for more information)

BIOSC 730: Upper Savannah River Basin Lakes   July 13-18, 21-25

BIOSC 730: Ecology and Impact of Coyotes on South Carolina’s Barrier Islands: A Natural History Investigation - Georgetown, SC  July 11-17

BIOSC 732: Forensic Science - “Crime Scene Investigation” July 12-16 at Clemson plus July 19-23 at Greenville Technical College

GEOL 790/BIOSC 730: Discover Carolina/SC LIFE Summer Field Course  July 12-16, 19-23

BIOSC 731: Welcome to the Gene Age   July 18-25     

ADDITIONAL SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES

HHMI-BRIDGES Research Experiences for Teachers - June 7-17, Furman University, www.furman.edu/hhmi/education_outreach.htm , vicky.turgeon@furman.edu

Biology 615: Special Topics for High School Biology Teachers - July 5-16, Francis Marion University, clane@fmarion.edu

GEN 730: Bioinformatics and the Biology Classroom - June 20-26, Clemson University, www.fagaceae.org/2010teacherworkshop , rhardwi@clemson.edu

Computational Thinking for High School Teachers - Clemson University, gemmill@clemson.edu

ON-SITE FALL COURSES

GEOL 790: Biogeography and Geology of South Carolina  Sept 13-Dec 3

BIOSC 730: Implementing Standards Using SC LIFE in Middle School  TBA

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