About Us
The Southern Association of Marine Educators (SAME) is made up
of colleagues from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and northwest
Florida. It brings together those interested in the study and
enjoyment of the world of water, both fresh and salt. SAME is
a valuable resource for marine and aquatic studies. This association
includes professionals in:
- Education
- Science
- Business
- Government
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- Museums
- Aquariums
- Marine research
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SAME President’s Message
Joan Turner, February 2008
Hello SAME Members!
First of all I want to congratulate Long Beach
High School Team A on winning the Hurricane Bowl. High schools
from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida participated
in this weekend event. We want to wish you luck at the National
competition in Seward, Alaska! Thanks to Sam Clardy and the J.L.
Scott Marine Education Center at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
for hosting the Regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences
Bowl. Great work!
The National Science Teachers Association meeting
is coming up March 27-30, 2008 in Boston. SAME will be participating
in the Share-a-thon. Look us up if you are planning to attend.
Scholarship applications for the National Marine
Educators Association (NMEA) conference on July 21-24, 2008 in
Savannah, GA are due to me by February 29, 2008. This offers one
K-12 classroom teacher a $400 scholarship. The scholarship will
pay for the conference registration and towards a field trip.
After the conference the recipient will submit an article about
her/his experiences at the conference for the fall newsletter.
The scholarship is provided by money raised during the silent
auction held at our annual meeting. So keep that in mind throughout
the year and collect items that other members might like to bid
on.
If you have any announcements of upcoming conferences
or events that you’re involved in, please send them to me
at jturner@disl.org and
I’ll get them posted on a calendar page. Check back often
to see what’s going on in your area.
If you are a classroom teacher and would like
to apply for the SAME scholarship to attend NMEA go to Scholarship_App_NMEA.pdf.
NMEA also has scholarships available. Go to www.marine-ed.org
and choose scholarships on their opening page. I hope to see several
of you there!
Have a good one!
Joan
