• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

    Mississippi

    National River & Recreation Area Minnesota

Big River Teacher Workshops

Workshop attendance is required of all teachers unless they have completed the workshop in the past 10 years.The advanced workshop is recommended for experienced BRJ teachers.

Basic Workshop
At Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center
(enter park from Post Rd, southwest of airport)
  • Wednesday, August 28, 2013 (8:30 - 1:00)
At the basic workshop teachers will:
  • participate in demonstrations of supporting classroom activities
  • receive Teacher's Guide of thematic Mississippi River resource materials
  • get oriented to Big River Journey field trip logistics, and introduced to other river related learning opportunities
  • receive Continuing Education certificate
Advanced Workshop
At Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center
(enter park from Post Rd, southwest of airport)
  • February, 2014 (Date TBD)

At the advanced workshop teachers will:

  • explore historical & other river activities and hear from other teachers about their successful extensions of BRJ activities
  • learn to integrate and conduct meaningful service learning activities
  • share your experience with other teachers
  • receive continuing education certificate
Workshop Registration
Call the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area at 651-293-8414 (Brian Goodspeed).

Workshop cost (donation): $20/person or $30/school (nonrefundable) is requested to help defray workshop expenses. Make check payable to "Mississippi National River & Recreation Area"; write "BRJ workshop donation" on the memo line. Send to:

Attn: Brian Goodspeed
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area
Suite 105
111 E. Kellogg Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55101-1256

Did You Know?

The wide Mississippi River

At Lake Onalaska, near LaCrosse WI, the Mississippi River is about 4 miles wide. The combination of water held behind Lock and Dam #7 and water held by damming the Black River form this broad reach of the Mississippi River.