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TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership. Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation. Tennessee Department of Education. TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership. Spring 2003 Development of the Tennessee Total Science Safety System CD-ROM . TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership. Summer workshops 2003
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TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation • Tennessee Department of • Education
TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership Spring 2003 Development of the Tennessee Total Science Safety System CD-ROM
TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership • Summer workshops 2003 • K-12 teachers • 2 days in length • Standards and Safety (content emphasis) • CD-ROM (TTSSS and State Resources) • TDEC presentation (day two) • GREEN Schools • Hazardous Waste Remediation
TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership • Summer workshops 2004 • Inquiry, Standards and Safety: An Essential Partnership • K-8 teachers • 2 days in length • Inquiry, Standards and Safety (content emphasis) • CD-ROM (TTSSS and State Resources) • TDEC presentation (day two) • GREEN Schools • Hazardous Waste Remediation
TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership • Summer workshops 2005 • Inquiry, Standards and Safety: An Essential Partnership • 6-12 teachers • 2.5 days in length • Physical Science (content emphasis) • Numerous Inquiry and Safety Resources provided to participants • State resources CD • Teaching and Learning Resources CD
TDEC/TDOE Safety Partnership Summer 2005 cont’d. • Participants required to complete an (electronic) physical science standards-based curriculum unit • Inquiry • Standards • Safety • TDEC presentation (day two) • GREEN Schools • Hazardous Waste Remediation
Next Steps • Add Tennessee Academy of Science as a “resource” partner in professional development activities to schools • Utilize summer workshop presenters as resources in providing professional development for teachers • Commissioner endorsement • Explore avenues for potential $$$ for the continuation of the project