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Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts and
Michigan Technological University. Serving schools
and communities in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon
and Keweenaw Counties The Western UP Center is a member
of the Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers Network. |
Teacher Workshops
June 14 Conducting Oral Histories Workshop w/ Phil Mason, historian & retired Wayne St. Univ. archivist
To register for Workshops, contact: Loret at 482-0331 or loret@copperisd.org;
Community Events
Family Science Nights 2011-2012 Schedule
May 17: Green FilmSeries Jan-Jun 2012 Full Schedule
Food - Food is a local issue, a global issue, a development, health, political and economic issue. How can we design a food system that ensures health, accessibility and affordability for everyone? (49 min.) http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/fd.html
Date/Time: 7:00-8:30 pm, Thursday, May 17; Location: 135 Fisher Hall, MTU; Cost: FREE; $3 suggested donation. Coffee, dessert, and facilitated discussion
May 22 Dinner & Dialogue: Design A Rain Garden w/ Chuck Palosaari, Bridge School, and Dr. Jennifer Becker, MTU Dept of Civil & Environmental. Engineering. 5:30-7:30 pm at Bridge School.RSVP to loret@copperisd.org
August. 3-4, 2012 Grand Opening of the Great Lakes Research Center
ConferencesOct. 12-14, 2012 Michigan Alliance for Environmental & Outdoor Education annual conference in Tustin, MI
News
Michigan Tech - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers SHPE Students
Head to Grand Rapids to Reach Out to Middle/High School Hispanic Students
Family Engineering Featured at AISES Region V Conference at Michigan Tech
Western UP Science Fair and link to Festival Events
March 22 World Water Day Guest Presenter: Lana Pollack, International Joint Commission Link to Video of Speech
Michigan Tech Students Head to Detroit for Alternative Spring Break
Members of Michigan Tech's chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) were in Detroit to participate in an alternative spring break 2012 week.
Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative Funds Local Schools
Aim is to connect schools and communities in stewardship of Lake Superior and its watershed
Plugged In but Tuned Out:
The Need to Reconnect with Nature: Presented by Dr. Herb Broda, Author &
Professor of Education, Ashland University Flash Video
Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative Funded for Two More Years
The Western UP Center for Science, Math and Environmental Education has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the Wege Foundation and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust to continue and expand the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative (LSSI) through the 2012-13 school year.
Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative Wins Award
The Lake Superior Binational Forum, meeting in Superior, Wis., on Sunday, July 17, recognized the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative (LSSI) with an honorable mention for environmental stewardship in the youth division. Michigan Tech is a partner in LSSI.
"We are honored and encouraged by this award, which bolsters our belief that educating the youth of our area about issues related to the Lake Superior watershed is a necessary responsibility of us all," said Mike Benda, a member of the LSSI Advisory Council and the K-12 assistant principal for Adams Township Schools. "LSSI promotes direct experience in the natural environment in an effort to establish a sense of place, enhance environmental appreciation and build a foundation for environmental stewardship for both youth and adults."
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 Walking Paths
& Protected Areas of the Keweenaw
The Michigan Nature Association announces the publication of a new guidebook titled Walking Paths & Protected Areas of the Keweenaw which describes twenty-two sanctuaries & preserves in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. MORE . . . . |
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Teacher Institutes Summer 2012 |
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This 5-day Institute will prepare you to engage your middle and high school students in a real-world study of the effects of global change on ecosystems, including the impacts of climatic change, elevated carbon dioxide and ozone levels, nitrogen saturation, acid rain, and invasive species. The Institute will be taught by internationally-recognized faculty and researchers from Michigan Technological University.
Cost: $425 off campus and includes five lunches, 3 graduate credits from MTU and instructional materials; $675 with 5 nights lodging and all meals.
Click for Brochure and Application
Submit applications to:
Joan Chadde, Institute Coordinator
Center for Science & Environmental Outreach
105 Dillman Hall—Michigan Tech University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: 906-487-3341 FAX: 906-487-1620 EMAIL: jchadde@mtu.edu
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June 18- 22, 2012 Urban Forest Stewardship Teacher Institute on Belle Isle in Detroit.
As part of this 5-day institute, participants will gain new knowledge and skills through lecture, hands-on data collection, classroom activities, and field trips, that can be integrated into their science, social studies, and math curricula. Topics include tree identification, forest measurements, forest health & insect pests, wildlife, water quality monitoring, and carbon sequestration. Explore ways to engage students in forest stewardship and innovative school-community service-learning partnerships. Funded by the U.S. Forest Service for 20 teachers participating in the ‘Developing Middle and High SchoolStudents to Become Urban Forest Stewards’ year-long program in Detroit schools. Co-sponsored by MAEOE and the Belle Isle Nature Zoo.
Submit applications to:
Joan Chadde, Institute Coordinator
Center for Science & Environmental Outreach
105 Dillman Hall—Michigan Tech University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: 906-487-3341 FAX: 906-487-1620 EMAIL: jchadde@mtu.edu |
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This institute is designed to teach educators about the physical, chemical, and biological components of the Great Lakes ecosystem, using the Lake Superior watershed as the classroom. Teachers will spend ½ day on the Agassiz research vessel, a full day at Gratiot Lake, visit streams, wetlands, and several stewardship projects. Teachers will receive the new Michigan Water Quality unit (easily adapted to other states).
Cost: $295 includes five lunches, 3 graduate credits from MTU, and instructional materials; $595 with 5 nights lodging and all meals.
Click for Brochure and Application
Submit applications to:
Joan Chadde, Institute Coordinator
Center for Science & Environmental Outreach
105 Dillman Hall—Michigan Tech University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: 906-487-3341 FAX: 906-487-1620 EMAIL: jchadde@mtu.edu
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Through lecture, hands-on data collection, classroom activities, and field trips, participants will gain new knowledge and skills that can be integrated into their science, social studies, and math curricula. Topics will include tree identification, forest measurements, forest health & insect pests, wildlife, water quality monitoring, and carbon sequestration. Explore ways to engage students in forest stewardship and innovative school-community service-learning partnerships.
Cost : $485 off campus includes five lunches, 3 graduate credits from MTU and instructional materials; $725 with 4 nights lodging and all meals.
Click for Brochure and Application
Submit applications to:
Joan Chadde, Institute Coordinator
Center for Science & Environmental Outreach
105 Dillman Hall—Michigan Tech University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: 906-487-3341 FAX: 906-487-1620 EMAIL: jchadde@mtu.edu
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Great Lakes Maritime Teacher Institute will take place in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This is a traveling course with overnights in Munising, Sault Ste. Marie, and Marquette. Explore the historical, economical and environmental aspects of Great Lakes shipping. Participants will tour an iron ore mine, visit the Marquette Harbor, enjoy the Pictured Rocks National Park Boat Tour, visit Whitefish Point Shipwreck Museum, Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Service, Soo Locks and Valley Freighter Museum in Sault Ste Marie, a limestone quarry, Seul Choix lighthouse and Fayette State Park’s historic iron smelting site. The institute will explore the many facets of the shipping industry: intermodal transportation, port safety, shipping routes and global destinations.
Cost: $495, includes 2 graduate credits, 4 nights lodging, and most meals.
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Submit applications to: Joan Chadde, Institute Coordinator, Michigan Technological University, jchadde@mtu.edu Phone: 906-487-3341 FAX: 906-487-1620 |
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Participants will visit geologic features at Presque Isle Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Tahquamenon Falls, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, and the Keweenaw Peninsula. This institute will engage teachers in learning Earth Science via hands-on geology field trips in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan described in a new publication Exploring the Geology of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: A Field Trip Guide for Grades 4-12 Educators (all participants will receive). Expert geologists and well-seasoned educators will introduce teachers to major geologic features and processes, including glaciology, sedimentary, metamorphic, and volcanic rocks, fossils, faulting, folding and erosion, and a history of copper and iron ore mining.
Cost: $495, includes 2 credits, 4 nights lodging, and most meals.
Click for Brochure and Application
Submit applications to:
Joan Chadde, Institute Coordinator
Center for Science & Environmental Outreach
105 Dillman Hall—Michigan Tech University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: 906-487-3341 FAX: 906-487-1620 EMAIL: jchadde@mtu.edu
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Contacts
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Shawn
Oppliger, shawn@copperisd.org
Director,
Loret Roberts, loret@copperisd.org
Secretary
Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics
and Environmental Education
809 Hecla St.
Hancock, MI 49930
Tel: (906) 482-0331
Fax: (906) 482-1931 |
Joan Chadde, jchadde@mtu.edu K-12 Education & Outreach Program Coordinator,
Lloyd Wescoat, lwescoat@mtu.edu
Education Program Assistant
Michelle Miller, michellem@mtu.edu
Outdoor Science Investigations Field Trip Coordinator
Michigan Technological University
105 Dillman Hall
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Tel: (906) 487-3341
Fax: (906) 487-1620 |
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to improve K-12 science and mathematics education throughout
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