Professional Development

Glacier National Park and Glacier Institute Climate Change Teacher Workshop

What: Glacier National Park Climate Change Teacher Workshop
Who: Glacier National Park Education, Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center, Glacier Institute staff, Park researchers, United States Geological Survey scientists, and other Resource Professionals to do presentations and to take teachers out in the field to learn about their research and how it relates to climate change.
When: June 24-27, 2013.
Where: Glacier Institute Field Camp, West Glacier, Montana
Cost: Free - includes lodging, meals, and travel during the workshop. (Transportation to and from the workshop and meals outside of workshop hours are not included.) Twenty teachers will be selected from all over the United States. Applications and more detailed information is available at www.glacierinstitute.org/workshop . SORRY! THE 2013 WORKSHOP HAS FILLED! Look for information here for the 2014 workshop next January 2014.

OPI Renewal Units = 32 University Credit = 2 Univeristy of MT creduts

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Waterton-Glacier Science and History Day

What: Researchers from Waterton-Glacier International Peace park present 20 minute summaries of their research.
Who: Various national park researchers. Presenters to be announced.
When: July 30, 2013.
Where: West Glacier Community Building, West Glacier, MT.
Cost: Free!
OPI Renewal Units: 7

Contact Glacier's the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center, 406-888-5827 for more information. Visit the Science and History Day webpage.

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Wilderness Investigations Teacher Workshop

What: This workshop will introduce a new set of information, learning activities, and resources for teachers who want to expose their students to wilderness topics. All of the materials are correlated to national and state content and performance standards. During this 10-hour workshop, participants will be exposed to ways to expand classroom boundaries to include local places with wild elements, and to experience an integrated approach to place-based teaching using "wilderness" as the organizing concept.

Who: The Arthur Carhart Wilderness Training Center, Glacier National Park, Glacier Institute, Flathead National Forest, and the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation
When: September 14-15, 2013.
Where: Glacier Institute Field Camp, West Glacier, MT.
Cost: Free! A Crown of the Continent Ecosystem Education Consortium (COCEEC) grant will cover the weekend's food and lodging at the Glacier Institute Field Camp for all the participants.

OPI Renewal Units: 10, University of Montana credit also available.

Contact Glacier's Education Specialist for more information.

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Flathead Community of Resource Educators (CORE) Educational Trunk Workshop

What: This hands-on workshop will give educators an opportunity to explore the many educational trunks available for loan in the Flathead region.
Who: Hosted by community organizations/participants in Flathead CORE. This workshop is open to teachers, youth group leaders, home schools, daycares, afterschool programs and any similar groups looking for hands-on materials about local natural/cultural resources.
When: Tentatively scheduled for October 17, 2013.
Where: Location to be anounced, generally somewhere in the Flathead Valley. Previous locations included Lone Pine State Park and the Flathead National Forest Supervisor's Office in Kalispell, MT.
Cost: Free!

Office of Public Instruction (OPI) Renewal Units: 6

 

2014 Montana Environmental Education Association Conference

What: This annual event is a chance to learn about resource issues and educational opportunities available throughout Montana.
Who: MEEA, Montana Environmental Education Association
When: March 20 and 21, 2014
Where: Butte, MT
Cost: See the MEEA Conference website for information in 2014, grants to cover conference fees are available
OPI Renewal Units: Dependent upon which sessions are attended.

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