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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Big River Teacher Workshops

Workshop attendance is required of all teachers unless they have completed the workshop since 2001. A new advanced workshop option is recommended for experienced BRJ teachers.

Basic Workshop
At Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center
(enter park from Post Rd, southwest of airport)
  • Thursday, February 9, 2012 (9:00-3:30)
  • Saturday, February 11, 2012 (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)
  •  Thursday, Feburary 16, 2012 (9:00-3:30)

At the advanced workshop teachers will:

  • learn to integrate and conduct meaningful service learning activities
  • explore historical & other river activities and hear from other teachers about their successful extensions of BRJ 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

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Did You Know?
At the headwaters of the Mississippi, the average surface speed of the water is 1.2 miles per hour. People typically walk 3 miles per hour.
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Last Updated: September 16, 2011 at 09:33 MST