Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula

Description

Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program. Join us for two- and three-day workshops as we investigate opportunities to collect field data, apply it to classroom lessons across the curricula, and connect it to real-world applications in America’s national parks. Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
4-8
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Two days
End Date

Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula

Description

Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program. Join us for two- and three-day workshops as we investigate opportunities to collect field data, apply it to classroom lessons across the curricula, and connect it to real-world applications in America’s national parks. Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
4-8
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Two days
End Date

Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula

Description

Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program. Join us for two- and three-day workshops as we investigate opportunities to collect field data, apply it to classroom lessons across the curricula, and connect it to real-world applications in America’s national parks. Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
4-8
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Two days
End Date

Social Studies, Science, and Careers In Conservation - Teaching with the Resources Behind the Scenery of America's National Park

Description

Explore the wide range of National Park Service resources available to teachers across the U.S. Visit an offshore island and learn how early artists, Native Americans, and coastal environments can intersect in your classroom. Develop activities in multiple subjects to take back to your classroom and interact with scientists studying Maine’s unique environment.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
K-9
Start Date
Cost
$450
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Three days
End Date

Project Archaeology Professional Development Workshop: Investigating a Plains Tipi

Description

Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology and heritage education program for everyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Project Archaeology includes publications, professional development for educators, networking opportunities, and continuing support for participants. Using an innovative hands-on approach to history, Project Archaeology teaches scientific inquiry, citizenship, personal ethics and character, and cultural understanding. Teacher Workshops are offered to educators who want to use Project Archaeology materials in their classroom.

Contact name
Crystal Alegria
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Project Archaeology
Phone number
1 406-994-6925
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Course Credit
2 graduate credits
Duration
Four days
End Date

Project Archaeology Professional Development Workshops: Investigating a Ute Rock Shelter

Description

Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology and heritage education program for everyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Project Archaeology includes publications, professional development for educators, networking opportunities, and continuing support for participants. Using an innovative hands-on approach to history, Project Archaeology teaches scientific inquiry, citizenship, personal ethics and character, and cultural understanding. Teacher Workshops are offered to educators who want to use Project Archaeology materials in their classroom.

Contact name
Mary Derbish
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Project Archaeology
Phone number
1 720-254-4493
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Duration
Two days
End Date

Project Archaeology Professional Development Workshops: Investigating a Pawnee Earthlodge

Description

Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology and heritage education program for everyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Project Archaeology includes publications, professional development for educators, networking opportunities, and continuing support for participants. Using an innovative hands-on approach to history, Project Archaeology teaches scientific inquiry, citizenship, personal ethics and character, and cultural understanding. Teacher Workshops are offered to educators who want to use Project Archaeology materials in their classroom.

Contact name
Tanya Kress
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Project Archaeology
Phone number
1 800-886-5261
Target Audience
Upper elementary through secondary
Start Date
Duration
Two days
End Date

Salvadori Center National Institute

Description

Immerse yourself in the buildings, bridges, monuments, parks, and historic districts of New York City. Through walking tours, visits to architectural and engineering firms and construction sites, and hands-on exploration of Salvadori lesson plans, you will be engaged in projects that address math, science, literacy, technology, social studies, and fine arts. Salvadori educators will help you develop project-based lesson plans specific to your curriculum and your "landscape."

Contact name
Ardizzone, Leonisa
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Salvadori Center
Phone number
1 212-650-5740
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$1000; discount for 2 or more teachers from the same school or district
Contact Title
Executive Director
Duration
One week
End Date

Salvadori Center Three-Day "Turbo" Professional Development Institute

Description

The “Turbo” Institute is a three-day exploration of the Salvadori Center's classroom-tested project-based pedagogy anchored in the built environment. Participants will develop hands-on/minds-on lesson plans specific to their curricula. Designed for educators in the metropolitan New York City area who can travel to the City College of New York campus.

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Salvadori Center
Phone number
1 212-650-5497
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$250.00; 10% discount for 2 or more teachers from the same school or district
Duration
Three days
End Date

Christa McAuliffe Reach for the Stars Award

Description

The purpose of the $2,500 grant is to help a social studies educator make his or her dream of innovative social studies a reality. Grants will be given to assist classroom teachers in: 1) developing and implementing imaginative, innovative, and illustrative social studies teaching strategies; and 2) supporting student implementation of innovative social studies, citizenship projects, field experiences, and community connections.

Sponsoring Organization
National Council for the Social Studies, Fund for the Advancement of Social Studies Education
Eligibility Requirements

* NCSS membership is required.
* Full-time social studies teacher or social studies teacher educators currently engaged with K-12 students.
* "Reach for the Stars" projects that represent excellence and innovation in social studies education and have the potential of serving as a model for other teachers.

Application Deadline
Award Amount
$2,500