20th Annual Teachers, Industry,
and Environment Conference
October 10-12, 2012 

Doubletree by Hilton

Worthington, Ohio

CONFERENCE INFORMATION PAGE

TIE is a 2 1/2 day professional development conference giving teachers the opportunity to experience first-hand real world environmental challenges, and to learn how they are being addressed by scientists and engineers in industry and government. Established in 1993, the conference is presented annually to a select group of elementary and middle school teachers from across Ohio. Since 1993, over 1000 teachers have become "TIE alumns". Each year, more than 60 teachers participate, with each sponsored by a member company of the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council. Engineers and scientists from the industry, educators, and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency technical experts present environmental issues in exciting sessions that feature understandable, entertaining, and action-packed experiments. Participating teachers work with the TIE faculty in interactive sessions-and are able to take these experiments back to their classrooms.

FOR TEACHERS:

IF YOU ARE A TEACHER INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE 2012 TIE CONFERENCE

1.  Please follow this link to view the full conference agenda and conference-related information

2012 TIE Agenda

 2.  If you wish to register to participate in the conference, please follow this link to an easy, on-line registration form

 Register Today!

 3,  If you have already been contacted by a company who will sponsor your participation, your registration will be confirmed shortly. 

4. If you do not have a sponsoring company, the OCTC Foundation staff will attempt to secure a sponsor for you.  You will be advised when we have secured a sponsor for you.

FOR CHEMICAL COMPANIES INTERESTED IN SPONSOR TEACHERS OR SPONSORING A MEAL FUNCTION DURING THE CONFERENCE:

Please see the conference sponsor brochure by clicking here: 2012 TIE Sponsor Commitment

If your company is ready to sign up as a sponsor, please click here for easy on-line sponsorship sign up:

Sponsor a Teacher Today!

 

Testimonials from teachers who have attended previous tie conferences

Testimonials from past conference attendees:

"...one of the best conferences I've ever attended. I appreciated our dialogue with environmentalists, as well as representatives from industry and education, about how to get more kids interested in careers in science."

"Thanks for the easy to read, understand and implement science experiment resources for teachers on low budgets."

"...by far one of the best "take it back and use it, and share it too!" workshops I have every attended."

The TIE Conference must be attended in its entirety.

As a participant, you will receive an activity "notebook" (provided on a USB memory stick), that will include the experiments from all workshops presented (as well as some not presented) that can be duplicated in the classroom; a TIE canvas tote bag; a stipend (at the conclusion of the conference, all sessions must be attended) to offset expenses related to travel, and a completion certificate for you to present to your Local Professional Development Committee to determine CEU credit. Through a partnership with Ashland University, Graduate Credit can be purchased at the completion of the conference. All workshops can be linked to Ohio's academic content standards.

Program Details:

• Date: October 10-12, 2012
• Eligibility: Ohio teachers of grades 3-8 who have not previously attended TIE
• LPDC Credit: Approximately 12 contact hours. Must attend ALL sessions. Stay tuned: Through a partnership with Ashland University, Graduate Credit can be purchased at the completion of the conference.
• Stipend: Participants will receive a stipend at the conclusion of the program for travel expenses.
• Hotel and Meals: Hotel accommodations and meals on provided--except for dinner on Thursday evening. approximately Dinner is provided on Wednesday; Breakfast and Lunch on Thursday; Breakfast on Friday.

Click to view the 2011 Teachers, Industry, and Environment Special Report

Click here for photos from the 2011 TIE Conference.

If you are an educator who is interested in attending the conference: Register Today!

If you are a member company of the OCTC, click here to: Sponsor a Teacher Today!