Teacher Institute Winter Weekend: Invigorating Outdoor Learning
Join us in January for our third annual "Teacher Institute Winter Weekend: Invigorating Outdoor Learning". Participants will spend time outdoors learning year-round place-based teaching techniques from our Ecology Educators, meet with community partners who offer and support place-based learning and hear from teacher ambassadors currently engaged in outdoor and place-based learning with their students. This Teacher Institute is free to attend and includes a $250 stipend and up to a $175 travel award.
Friday, January 24th - Sunday, January 26th
Snow date: January 31st - February 2nd
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Friday January 24th, 2025
2:00pm-4:00pm - Arrival
4:30pm - Welcome & Orientation
5:30pm - Dinner
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Intros & Weekend Overview
7:45pm - Evening Activities: game night, snowshoe hikes, etc.
Saturday January 25th, 2025
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - 11:15am - Outdoor Session - Winter Ecology & Place-Based Activities
11:30am - 12:15pm - ABCs of Outdoor Learning: Seeds & Needs
12:30pm - 1:15pm - Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm - Teacher Ambassadors Panel: Outdoor Learning with Students
2:30pm - 3:00pm - Curriculum Design Prep: Organizing Focus, Interests & Resources
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Free Time [get outside!]
3:30pm - 5:00/5:30pm - Curriculum & Project Design Time
5:00pm - Social Hour (light snacks & BYO adult beverages)
5:30pm - Dinner
6:45pm - 7:45pm - Community Partner Extended Presentation
Sunday January 26th, 2024
8:00am - Breakfast
8:45am - 9:00am - Final Poster Prep
9:00 am - 11:00 am - Gallery Walk and Open Space Network Time
11:00am - 11:30am - Resource Share: Ongoing Support & Opportunities
11:30sm - Closing
12:00pm - Lunch
12:30pm - Departure