Throughout the year, the education office offers a number of workshops designed to help educators bring the National Park Service into their classrooms. All scheduled events are listed below; check back periodically for updated listings. Stipends of up to $200 are available for workshops. To receive more information about any of these workshops or to register, contact Kate Petrie.

Teacher Workshop: Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula - Middle-Level Education Opportunities in Acadia National Park

June 25–26, July 8–9, August 11–12, or October 14–15
Schoodic Point, Winter Harbor, Maine

Open to all grade 4–8 teachers.

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.

Participants will:

• Create schoolyard investigation kits to take back to their classrooms.
• Be introduced to field-based activities that can be reproduced in a number of field settings.
• Learn classroom-based activities relating to science, social studies, technology, math, language arts, small group communication, public speaking, art, health, and citizenship.
• Use GPS units and computers to create digital maps of study sites.
• Qualify for student scholarships and transportation assistance to take your students to the Schoodic Education Adventure program (optional).

Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Workshop fee covers meals, lodging, and supplies. Cost is $225. Stipends and workshop scholarships available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Teacher Workshop: Integrating National Park Resources and Scientific Research Across the Classroom Curriculum

August 6–8, 2008
Schoodic Point, Winter Harbor, Maine

Explore the complex issues and impacts associated with exotic species, pollution, resource overuse, coastal geology, and the protection of archeological sites. Interact with scientists studying Maine’s unique environment. Develop multidisciplinary activities to take back to your classroom.

• Open to all grade K–12 teachers
• 3 days/2 nights 
• Limited to 20 participants
• See what's included

Cost is $450; stipends and workshop scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Teacher Workshop: Social Studies, Science, and Careers In Conservation - Teaching with the Resources Behind the Scenery of America’s National Parks

August 13–15, 2008
Schoodic Point, Winter Harbor, Maine

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.

• Open to all grade K–9 teachers
• 3 days/2 nights
• Limited to 20 participants
• See what's included

Cost is $450; stipends and workshop scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

What do multiple-day workshops include?

• Fully furnished accommodations at the Schoodic Education and Research Center, Winter Harbor, Maine
• Meals, on-site transportation, books, and materials provided
• CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
• Opportunities to develop language arts, math, science, and social studies activities to take back to your classroom
• Qualification to attend the Schoodic Education Adventure, Acadia’s 4th–8th grade residential program (optional)

To receive more information about these workshops or to register, contact Kate Petrie via e-mail.