September 23-25, 2010 at First Environments Early Learning Center in Research Triangle Park, NC
A FREE Professional Development Workshop for North Carolina’s PreK-5th Grade Teachers
This workshop will provide educators with strategies to easily incorporate outdoor experiences, gardening, storytelling and art into their curriculum in an effort to improve student health and learning.
First Environments Early Learning Center provides the ideal site for educators to learn from a model facility that successfully incorporates outdoor learning into the curriculum. Hands-on, real world experiences will be emphasized! Content and activities are aligned with the NC Foundations for Early Learning and the NC Standard Course of Study for K-5 Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics and Healthy Living. Participants are expected commit to the entire institute and incorporate learned skills and experiences into their teaching in the classroom. In return, they will receive experiences with a variety of outstanding environmental educators and researchers, a wealth of new ideas and instructional resources to enhance classroom teaching, CEU and Environmental Education Certification Credits.
Eligibility
Open to North Carolina early childhood educators and administrators and public, private or charter school teachers or administrators of grades PreK-5. Multiple teachers from the same school or center are encouraged to apply. Note: While the workshop is open to educators state-wide, preference will be given to applications from the 36-county Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program region.
Cost: FREE
Note: Because a limited number of seats are available for this workshop, we require a $50 deposit to officially reserve your space when you receive notice that you have been accepted. Your check will not be deposited unless you cancel without a suitable replacement. It would then be considered a tax-deductible gift to the Environmental Education Fund. The check will be returned to you upon arrival at the workshop.
The workshop is made available by the Environmental Education Fund, with funding provided by the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program. Host site and facilitation provided by the First Environments Early Learning Center. The workshop is administered by the NC Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs.
Partners include the the NC Zoo, the Center for Education, Imagination and the Natural World, the UNC-CH School of Information and Library Sciences, the Natural Learning Initiative at NC State University, NC Cooperative Extension Forestry , the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources and others.
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Applications must be submitted by September 1, 2010. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status no later than September 8, 2010.
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