EVENTS/CLASSES

Upcoming Events for Professional Development in EE

Wilderness Investigations Teacher Workshops

The Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center is offering its Wilderness Investigations Teacher Workshops in several cities this Spring, led by Steve Archibald. During this 2-day workshop, participants will be introduced to wilderness topics; experience key components of Wilderness Investigations—a new set of information, learning activities, and resources for teachers who want to expose their students to wilderness topics; be exposed ways to expand classroom boundaries to include local places with wild elements, and experience an integrated approach to place-based teaching using wilderness as the organizing concept. Ten OPI credits are available for each workshop (graduate/undergraduate credits available in summer sessions). Wilderness Investigations is correlated with National and State Standards (for 5th – 8th grades) and Indian Education for All Essential Understandings, but is easily adaptable for most grades. Cost is determined by host organization, for a full schedule and registration information, click here.

Places and Dates: Bozeman 2/24-25, Big Timber 3/16-17, Billings 3/23-24 (dovetailed with our annual conference!), Flathead Reservation 3/30-31, Great Falls 4/20-21, Twin Bridges 5/4-5, Helena 6/11-12, Stevensville 7/11-12, Helena 10/18-19.

Green Teacher FREE Webinars

Green Teacher, a magazine for educators, presents a series of webinars on a variety of EE-related topics. Below are a few examples. Information and schedule here.

"Exploring Place-based Education--What, Why, and How" Thursday, February 9, 7:30-8:30pm EST, Clifford Knapp (also presenting a full-day workshop at the 2012 MEEA conference!).

"Deep Climate Change Education: Learning and Teaching for Personal and Social Transformation" Thursday, March 8, 7:30-8:30pm EST, David Selby and Fumiyo Kagawa.

"Schoolyards Re-Imagined: School Ground Innovation in the San Fransisco Bay Area and Beyond" Tuesday, March 27, 7:30-8:30pm EST, Sharon Danks.

FireWorks! Master Class

The Missoula Fire Sciences Lab will offer its annual 2-day workshop in the "FireWorks" curriculum on Fri-Sat, February 24-25 at the Fire Lab just west of Missoula. This curriculum uses 40 hands-on activities to teach K-12 students about physical science, plant and animal communities, processes and change in ecosystems, and plant/animal adaptations to fire. Teachers, outdoor educators, and outreach specialists are welcome! Class is FREE. OPI and University of Montana credit may be available. Class space is limited. To sign up, contact Nancy McMurray, nmcmurray@fs.fed.us or 406-329-4803.

Project Archaeology: Educator Field School

Each summer, Project Archaeology holds a summer field course in Virginia City, Montana. This year's class, EDCI 588, is August 13-16 (2012). The title is "Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter" and includs time in the field doing archaeology in Nevada City. 2 graduate credits available. Information and course description here

GIS Conference
The Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals (MAGIP) invites you to the 2012 Intermountain GIS Conference, April 16-20 in Kalispell, Montana. Conference includes a K-12 Track, among others. Click to view the flyer or conference brochure or view the MAGIP website here.

Online Courses

Project Archaeology Online Course
This eight-week online course allows teachers to use authentic archaeological data to practice the basics of scientific inquiry: observation, inference, evidence, and classification. Educators will learn first hand how to help students apply archaeological concepts as they investigate a shelter using primary data sources such as maps, artifact illustrations, historic photographs and oral histories. Learn more.