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TOPIC
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September 20th
4:00pm - 6:00pm |
Liz Soper - National Wildlife Federation
Creating Habitats for Wildlife in Backyards and
Schoolyards
After learning about wildlife, habitat, and endangered
species, participants will have guidance in using their knowledge and
skills to create a habitat on their school grounds or elsewhere in the
community. |
October 11th
4:00pm -
6:00pm |
Gib Brown - Educator and Meteorologist for WPTZ
Misconceptions of Science
Join us for a fun filled, activity packed workshop for Elementary and
Middle School teachers interested in increasing their personal science
skills. Participants will explore some of the most common
misconceptions in science using models that are easy to understand and
readily transferable to the classroom. |
November 1st
Full day at ECHO
(Time TBD) |
New Hampshire Audubon in partnership with Amoskeag
Fishways
Dive into Inquiry! Getting the Basics
Inquiry-based education is possible in your classroom and can be the
key to successful science education. Learn how teachers can facilitate
thoughtful questioning that encourages student curiosity and drives
skill development in forming a hypothesis, prediction, designing an
experiment and representing data. |
November
5th
Full day at ECHO
(Time TBD) |
Education & Interpretation Committee of the
Lake Champlain 2009
Quadricentennial
A broad overview of the history, geography, politics and economics of
Lake Champlain. Experts in each area will facilitate a combination of
lecture and hands-on activities that will provide a base of social
studies knowledge for subsequent Quad professional development.
Teachers will also have time to explore ECHO. |
January 10th
Full day at ECHO
(Time TBD) |
Staff from ECHO, New Hampshire Audubon and Amoskeag
Fishways
Inquiry-Learning at ECHO: Linking to Your Curriculum
Teaching science in a science center may seem to be all about inquiry,
but making the connections back to your classroom can be challenging
unless you plan your field trip to introduce, reinforce or provide
closure on a curriculum unit. ECHO is an ideal place to practice
inquiry. Learn how to use a science center to your benefit your lesson
plans while building skills in inquiry-based teaching. |
February 7th
(13th rain date)
4:00pm - 7:00pm |
Amy Picotte, Department of Environmental Conservation
Project WET, Water Education for Teachers
Special workshop for middle/high school teachers! Teachers will be
shown a variety of watershed activities, ranging from the water cycle,
watershed delineation, water quality monitoring to water quality
assessment. Project WET participants will receive Activity Guides,
Field Testing Kits and Watershed Models for K-12th graders.
Reservations are $25; scholarships available. Register today, as space
is limited: Toll-Fee at 1-877-ECHOFUN or email pgallagher@echovermont.org.
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March 13th
4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Bridget Butler, Vermont Audubon
Forest Bird Initiative
Audubon Vermont's Forest Bird Initiative is integrating science,
education and public policy to conserve forests within Vermont that are
important to birds, by identifying, monitoring and stewarding a network
of forest Important
Bird Areas (IBA) that support a significant number of
breeding forest birds to maintain viable populations of responsibility
bird species. |
April 10th
4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Gib Brown - Educator and Meteorologist for WPTZ
Thunderstorms: The Science & Tracking
Thunderstorms are nature's most majestic and terrifying phenomenon.
From the earliest myths and legends concerning thunderstorms to the
newest techniques designed to better understand nature's summer
tantrums, watch and feel actual lightning as you learn how it is
created. This program is designed for teachers of all levels as well as
any weather enthusiast. |
