2009 conferences
Fifty in-service and pre-service teachers from the Western Cape ( including two from Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape) had fun and learnt a lot about Evolutionary Biology at the Teaching Biology Project conference run from 28 – 1 October at Bishops. Excellent presenters made the content far clearer, delegates had the opportunity to try out practicals, to learn more about practical investigations and to develop resources that they can use in their own schools. I hope that the teachers who attended find the resources on the dvd very useful - both those developed or sourced by TBP and those developed by the teachers at the conference. If you attended a conference and do not remember your login code and password to be able to access the resources on the TBP webpage (www.teachingbiologyproject.org.za please email Melody (melody@agei.co.za) and let her know WHICH conference you attended.
Thanks to Tommy Botha, senior curriculum planner, for attending the conference, taking part in all the activities and for promoting the TBP conferences in all the EMDCs, we really value his input and support.
The dates for 2010 conferences are:
- CONFERENCE 1 – Monday 29th March – Thursday, 1st April
- CONFERENCE 2 – Thursday, 10th June – Sunday, 13th June
- CONFERENCE 3 – Friday, 24th September – Monday, 27th September
Please contact Melody (melody@agei.co.za) if you would like further details. Accommodation will be provided at Bishops and the registration fee of R200 covers all activities at the conference, accommodation for four nights and meals at the conference.
what you said about the conference...
“There is no better way to learn than through interaction with ones peers and hearing from experts in the field of evolutionary biology. I will definitely recommend this conference to my peers.”
“What I most enjoyed about this conference was the interaction with others, the professional level of all presenters and the practical activities and ideas learnt that I can now take back to my school.”
“Yes! Yes! Easy access to evolutionary biology topic. Brilliant presentations and a phenomenal staff.”
“I would recommend this conference to my peers as it is a new addition to the syllabus and the workshop gives a better understanding of how to approach this new topic, introduce it and most importantly teach it to the learners.”
“What I enjoyed most about the workshop was the access to resources, organization, structure of events and the immense knowledge of the presenters.”
“Teachers will be exposed to many experts on this topic and will return to the classroom with more developed skills and a renewed confidence that will allow them to face the challenges in the classroom head on.”
“I will recommend this conference to my peers as many, if not the majority, of educators are not enlightened on this topic.”
“I really enjoyed the presentations as they were easy to follow, especially those on fossils. The enthusiasm of all staff and speakers involved was great and their sharing of knowledge most valuable.”