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University of South Carolina - Beaufort Campus

For any South Carolinians....the University of South Carolina, Beaufort campus (USCB) is holding a local teacher share fair this weekend (January 24, 2009) in the Hargray Building from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. I will be presenting my notebooks and several other teachers from around the county will be presenting ideas from their classroom. Anyone in the area is welcome to attend.

This is the first of its kind and I think it will be a learning experience for the University and the teachers attending. I am hoping that there is a good response and the University considers more of these share fairs in the future.

Comments

Anonymous said…

I hope your presentation went well! Can't wait to read about it :)

January 24, 2009 at 2:10 PM

Lori Soergel said…

Hi Eve,
I attended the USCB Instructional Share Fair and it was WONDERFUL! You were WONDERFUL! Thank you for sharing your science notebooks with us. You have so much to be proud of... I am looking into Dinah Zike's foldables and can't wait to share this with my team back at Hilton Head IB Elementary!

Again, thank you!
Lori Soergel
3rd grade
HHIBE

January 25, 2009 at 9:09 AM

Eve Heaton said…

Lori -

Thank you for taking the time to post a response from yesterday's Share Fair. This was the first time that I have shown the notebooks so I was a little nervous. I am so happy they were so well received. I can not recommend the Dinah Zike's foldable books enough - I have about eight of her books! If you have any questions, please send me an email and I will be happy to answer if I can.

Eve

January 25, 2009 at 12:19 PM

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