Professional Development and $1000 Educator Academy Scholarships

Even if you are unable to attend such an opportunity, there is a great list of current EE instruction tools for formal and informal educators:  Please see description below, thanks!

 

Hello,

We are celebrating 21 years in the Amazon and offering PD for teachers, complete with syllabus and scholarships available.  Here is a summary and at the end please find a colorful release to share through your social media outlets.

 

Apply for $1000 Professional Development Scholarships  (March 1, 2014 deadline)

http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators--naturalists.html  (case sensitive)

 

2014 Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest + Machu Picchu

The July 1-11, 2014 Educator Academy is a cross-curricular professional development workshop for K-12 formal and informal educators to learn and use:

• 21st Century Instruction:  5E Lesson Design, Inquiry-Based Exploration, STEM Problem-Based Learning
• Inquiry Protocols:  Project Learning Tree, GLOBE, Cornell Lab's BirdSleuth
• Global and Cultural Perspectives:  Service Learning, Sustainability, Global Education

 

Join Dr. Mo Walters, ASU; Al Stenstrup, Project Learning Tree (PLT); Jennifer Fee (BirdSleuth), and Christa Dillabaugh, Amazon Rainforest Workshops; and work side-by-side with scientists Dr. Steve Madigosky, Widener University; and Randy Morgan, Curator/Entomologist, Cincinnati Zoo.  The Amazon experience is a real world lens through which to view global issues as -- sustainable development, global health, energy, population, water, quality of life and the meaning of service. Experience:

• a 1/4-mile Rainforest Canopy Walkway and research on Weather and Climate
• interactions with Indigenous Yagua, Riberenos and a Village Service Project
• ReNuPeruEthnobotanical Garden and problem solving inspired by Biomimicry
• Monkey Island Conservation Project

 

PLT Certification, BirdSleuth and GLOBE training and PD Hours included. Academic Credit and Machu Picchu Extension optional.  Land cost is $2140, plus air.  $1000 scholarship deadline March 1, 2014.  Land cost is $1140 for scholarship recipients. Space is limited! Register early to secure your spot! See Syllabus on Webpage:  http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators--naturalists.html  (case sensitive).  Contact christa@amazonworkshops.com or 1-800-431-2624.

 

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We appreciate your camaraderie in making these opportunities available to educators.

 

Warmest regards, 

 

-- Frances
Frances Gatz, Ph.D., Director
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPEDITIONS, 9335 Fraser Ave, Silver Spring, Maryland  20910
Phone:  800-669-6806

Email: frances@ee-link.net

http://www.amazonworkshops.com

 

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Join a cadre of scientists and spirited teacher educators in Peru July 1 to 11, 2014 for the EDUCATOR ACADEMY IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST PD Hours, Graduate Credit, and Scholarships available!    Download the Syllabus and Get the Details     2014 Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest is a cross-curricular professional development workshop for educators to use and learn innovative instructional approaches and protocols, and work side by side with scientists while exploring one of the world's most important natural resources -  the Amazon Rainforest.   Small group field study includes:   21st Century Instruction: 5E Lesson Design ~ Inquiry-Based Exploration ~ STEM   Inquiry Protocols and Resources: Project Learning Tree ~ GLOBE ~ Project Noah  Cornell Lab of Ornithology: BirdSleuth K-12   Global and Cultural Perspectives: Service Learning ~ Sustainability ~ Global Education   Rainforest Topics: Rainforest Plants and Ecology ~ Medicinal Plants Biodiversity in the Tropics ~ Biomimicry Camouflage and Adaptation Field Research ~ Reptiles and Amphibians   Canopy Walkway ~ Forest Level Comparisons Amazon Watershed  ~ Sustainability   Rainforest Conservation and Climate Change    2013 Academy Educators at the base of the giant Ceiba Tree     Looking forward to seeing you in the Amazon!               Christa Dillabaugh         &       Dr. Molina Walters      Amazon Rainforest Workshops            Arizona State University   and the 2014 Educator Academy Team including Dr. Steve Madigosky, Widener University Randy Morgan, Cincinnati Zoo Al Stenstrup, Project Learning Tree Jennifer Fee, Cornell Lab's BirdSleuth "The instructor led activities were exceptional. The extensive knowledge of the guides and other members of the Amazon Workshop faculty was incredible. Linking those things with the wide range of backgrounds and experiences of the other participants in the program, made it the absolute best program with which I have ever been involved." - Ken Goree,  2013 Academy participant      Find Out More Click HERE for all the details, syllabus, scholarship, and registration instructions     Share     1/4 mile canopy walkway     Contact Us Christa Dillabaugh Academy Program Coordinator christa@amazonworkshops.com 1-800-431-3634   Academy sponsored by

 

 

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Connecticut Outdoor & Environmental Education Association