REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THIS YEAR’S COASTAL LEARNING SYMPOSIUM!

October 12-13, 2018 -- Newport Middle School

This year, the Coastal Learning Symposium – Oregon Coast Aquarium’s annual teachers conference – is teaming up with the Oregon Science Teachers Association (OSTA)’s annual conference to offer our first-ever joint educational event: the Making Waves Conference!

As always, Lincoln County School District teachers can register for the Coastal Learning Symposium on Friday, October 12 for free. This year, our theme is Learning Where you Live with Place-Based Education.

Some of our scheduled workshops include:

Place-based Education in the Primary Grades: Problem-solving and Play

Science and Ecotourism: Fostering unconventional partnership for authentic project based learning

Developing Place-Based Field Study Programs in Rural Schools

Education Through Stewardship, Art and Positive Action

Because this is a joint conference, LCSD teachers can also choose to register for the OSTA conference strands for only $40 – normally the cost is between $110-$175! The OSTA strands this year are Navigating Phenomena-Based Storylines and Buoying Math and Literacy with Science and Technology Integration.

A sample of sessions scheduled for the OSTA strands:

Exploring waves, energy, and community impacts

Language Development in Earth and Physical Science

Engineering the Oregon Trail

SUPERMOON! Building a Literacy-Infused STEAM Storyline

All sessions will be listed on the OSTA website at http://oregonscience.org/OSTA18 early next week, so be sure to check back when deciding whether to add on OSTA registration!

Registration for the full conference includes:

· Access to the Exhibitors’ Hall, with representatives from Girls Who Code, Vernier Software and Technology, STEMscopes, and more

· Lunch (or you may choose to add this onto your Coastal Learning Symposium registration for $15)

· Access to 40 additional presentation sessions

Additional special events this year include:

Thursday evening happy hour and networking at Rogue Brewery

Friday evening awards banquet and “Aquarium After Hours” event at Oregon Coast Aquarium

Saturday morning “Deep Dive” workshops

Saturday half-day field trips to local sites, open to families and guests

NOTE: Each of the above special events will require additional tickets; keep an eye on the OSTA website for registration for these events. We’ll also send out a reminder with more info about these events in August.

Registration instructions for LCSD educators:

· Go to http://www.oregonscience.org/event-2919548

· Click REGISTER

· Enter your email and the Captcha code – BE SURE TO USE YOUR @lincoln.k12.or.us email!

· On the next page, enter this LCSD-only registration code: OCACLS18

· On the next page, enter all your info. Select whether you would like to add on OSTA registration, lunch, and/or OSTA membership.

· Select which Saturday field trips you’d like to attend, if any

o PLEASE NOTE: the fees for these field trips are to cover overhead costs for the Aquarium, OSTA, and the field trip facilitators.

· Click NEXT and review the information you provided.

· Click CANCEL to start over or CONFIRM to register

Questions? Contact Sara at sara.roberts@aquarium.org

We hope to see you at this very special conference this year!