Educators’ Professional Development Institute Series
June 20-26, 2004:
Interdisciplinary Watershed Investigations
Michigan Technological University
Watershed Investigations Teacher Institute ~ June 20-26, 2004 ~ MTU Ford Forestry Center, Alberta
Teachers will learn methods used in watershed assessment such as how to use hand-held scientific probes, GPS and GIS, collect and digitize stream monitoring data, and create watershed maps. Teachers will also use Excel to analyze and communicate their stream data.
Teachers will use their stream monitoring data to work with their students to create and implement a community project that addresses a watershed concern in their community. Connections to social studies and language arts will be integrated into the project as teachers and students communicate their findings to the community, and work with local businesses, organizations and government to foster a sense of stewardship toward their local watershed.
Teachers will plan a teaching unit that includes a community project to implement in their classroom during the 2004-2005 school year.
For more information, contact: Shawn Oppliger (sopplige@ccisd.k12.mi.us) or 906-482-0331