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Professional Development Services
Teacher's workshops are required for some of our junior high
programs. For a full program description see our list
of programs and to book the program
or workshop contact
us.
2007-2008 School Year
Grade 7—Nature of Science Workshops:
Fall: Tuesday, September 11th, 2007, from 4:30
p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Spring: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, from 4:30
p.m to 7:00 p.m.
Grades 8—Freshwater Systems: A Case Study
Workshops:
Fall: Wednesday, September 12th, 2007, from
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Spring: Thursday, April 24th, 2008, from 4:30
p.m to 7:00 p.m.
Grade 9—Biodiversity Workshops (Fish
Creek Provincial Park only):
Fall: September 13th, 2007, from 4:30 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Spring: April 10th, 2008, from 4:30 p.m to
7:00 p.m.
Professional development opportunities, consultations,
in-service and experiential workshops are all offered by our
staff. Presentations can be custom-built to suit the needs
of the participants, and may include any of the following
topics:
- How to easily bring environmental
topics and issues into your outdoor and environmental education
class.
- "Tips and tricks" to leading
successful outdoor field studies and environmental and outdoor
education field trips.
- Environmental education: "what
it is and how to achieve it".
- How to lead a curriculum-based winter
field study.
- How to integrate environmental education
into your studies and areas of interest.
- Threatened species and habitat preservation:
hands-on classroom resources and programs to make sense
of the issues.
- Action education: how to bring learners
from awareness, to understanding, to where they can confidently
take action.
- Resources and programs to help
make sense of the big issues; "climate change",
"water", "biodiversity",
"wildlife management", and "Parks
& Protected Areas".
- Discover environmental literacy and environmental education.
Global, Environmental and
Outdoor Education Council:
Additional professional development opportunites and annual
conferences are coordinated by the Global,
Environmental and Outdoor Education Council.
(G.E.O.E.C.), a special council of the Alberta Teachers Association.
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