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

Summer 2004

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