Teacher Professional Development

Benefits for Teachers

• Opportunities to attend workshops and summer institutes at reduced or no cost.
  
  
• Classroom materials
  
  
• Financial support for special projects

Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative Teacher Professional Development Opportunities

To register, contact loret@copperisd.org SB-CEUs and/or Michigan Tech or NMU credit provided.

Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative Teacher Professional Development Opportunities PDF

Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative Teacher Professional Development Opportunities

I. Pedagogy & Project Development Workshops (NO CHARGE TO LSSI TEACHERS)

1. Thursday, Feb. 7 from 6:30-8:30pm Kick Off Meeting of LSSI. (2 hours)
School administrator and at least one team member attends.

2. Tues., Feb. 12, from 8:30am- 3:30pm, Service Learning 101 & LSSI Project Planning #1. (6 hours)
At least two team members attend.
Will provide teachers with the basic information on developing and implementing school-community service
projects. Portions of the workshop will be customized for teachers participating in the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative. Sub fees provided. Eligible for $500 grant and LSSI project funding.

3. Wed., Feb. 20, 5:30-8:00 pm, Dinner and Dialogue: Uncovering Place-Based Education. (2 hours)
School administrator and at least one team member attend.
First in a series focused on sharing ideas and building community partnerships throughout the initiative. Dinner
provided. School and community partners invited.

4. Friday, Feb. 15, 8:30am-3:30pm, Advanced Service Learning & LSSI Project Planning (6 hours)
Optional but recommended.

5. Thurs., Feb. 21, 9:00am–3:00 pm, Service Learning 101 & LSSI Project-Planning #2 Workshop (6 hrs).
Optional but recommended.
This day allows teachers to work in teams with community partners to plan their school-community stewardship project. This workshop is at the CCISD in the morning; teams can work at the CCISD throughout the day, or meet wherever in the afternoon. Sub fees provided. Eligible for $500 service learning grant and LSSI funding.

6. Feb-May ‘08 ~ Dinner & Dialogue Monthly Meetings (times, dates, locations, and topics TBA) (2 hours each) One or more team members should attend 75% of Dinner & Dialogue meetings.
All school and community partners invited.

II. Content Workshops for Feb. 1 – August 1, 2008 (NO CHARGE TO LSSI TEACHERS for workshops)

Additional content workshops will be added next fall and winter, or by request.

1. Project WET (K-12 Water Education for Teachers) (6 hours)
Wed., Feb. 13, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., CCISD
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is a K-12 interdisciplinary guide with activities for teaching about the physical and chemical characteristics of water, its role in sustaining life on Earth, water cycle, water quality, and the social and cultural aspects of water use. The activity guide is an outstanding resource that contains 100 activities for classroom and outdoors.

2. Winter Ecology Institute (15 hours)
5 pm, Friday – 3 pm, Sunday, Feb. 15-17, Michigan Tech Ford Forestry Center, Alberta, MI
Explore the unique issues of survival in winter, including challenging environmental conditions, plant and animal adaptations to winter, and how organisms interact with their winter environment. Special attention will be given to outdoor activities in a variety of winter habitats. For more information, contact the Isle Royale Institute at 906-487-4335 or ammayo@mtu.edu or http://iri.mtu.edu/ Registration deadline: Feb. 1st .

3. Project WILD (K-8) (6 hours)
Wed., Feb 27, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., MTU School of Forestry (Room G-020)
Project WILD is a K-12 interdisciplinary guide with activities for teaching about terrestrial/aquatic wildlife-habitat, adaptations, diversity, ecology, inter-relationships, management, conservation, and data collection. Guest presenters include Dr. Leah Vucetich, wildlife biologist, and Dr. David Flaspohler, ornithologist.

4. Great Lakes Maritime Transportation: Dinner with Ship Captains! (Gr. 2-8) (3 hours)
Monday, March 10, 4:30-8:30 p.m., CCISD
Become familiar with the new Great Lakes Maritime Transportation teaching “chest” of educational resources now available to teachers. Learn about modern Great Lakes shipping, as well as Great Lakes history, movement of consumer goods, global supply chain, geography, careers and more. Visit with special guest Capt. Bill Hanrahan about his experience aboard the “lakers.” Presentations by teachers Janet Larson and Jean Dunstan on their classroom units on Great Lakes shipping.
$10/person includes dinner.

5. Lake Effects Workshop (Gr. 3-8) (3 hours)
Wed., March 12, 4:30-8:30 p.m., CCISD
A Gr. 3--8 curriculum guide with user-friendly, engaging activities specific to the physical, historical, and ecological aspects and geography of Lake Superior, including current environmental concerns.

6. Project Learning Tree (K-8) (6 hours)
Fri., March 14, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., MTU School of Forestry (Room G-020)
Explore Michigan’s forest resources which are vital to Michigan’s economy, environmental quality, sense of place, and the way we live using the K-8 Project Learning Tree Curriculum & Activity Guide full of great classroom and outdoor activities.

7. Dinner with Wildlife Biologist – Dr. John Vucetich (2 hours)
Wed., March 19, 5:00-8:00 p.m., CCISD
Through lecture, stories and photos, educators will have a special opportunity to discuss the hidden world of Isle Royale ecology and 50 years of wolf and moose research with Dr. Vucetich, a research scientist, philosopher, and ethicist who is deeply committed to making science accessible to the public. For educators of all ages. $10/person.

8. Great Lakes Water Wars - Peter Annin (2 hours)
Mon, March 24, 7-9 pm,Rozsa Center, MTU
Author Peter Annin, a former Newsweek correspondent, delves into the long history of political maneuvers and water diversion schemes that have proposed sending Great Lakes water everywhere from Akron to Arizona. “This is the definitive book about the fight over Great Lakes water,” said Noah Hall, law professor at Wayne State University. “The book …shows the world what a precious and irreplaceable resource the Great Lakes are, and why it is so important that they be protected.”

9. Teaching With the Outdoors Workshop (12 hours)
10 am, Friday to 3:30 pm Sat, May 2-3, (may attend one or both days) at Clear Lake Education Center near Shingleton, 15 miles SE of Munising. Request a flyer listing the workshops offered for early elementary, upper elementary, and middle/high school educators on sense of wonder, Wisconsin LEAF forest education program, global change, schoolyard ecology, MEECS ecosystems & biodiversity and water quality, and guided visits of Seney National Wildlife Refuge and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Cost: $100 (activity guide costs additional).

Summer 2008 Teacher Institutes at Michigan Tech University (Partial stipend available for LSSI teachers) Course Registration and Information:

Lori Witting, Professional Development Coordinator, lori@mtu.edu or 906-487-2263 http://www.ed.mtu.edu/

10. Great Lakes Watershed Investigations - June 23-27 (40 hours)
Explore the interactions of land use and water quality in a watershed and potential impacts to the Great Lakes with scientists and resource managers. Engage in data collection and field trips to assess the health of streams and the Great Lakes. Address common student misconceptions, develop stewardship projects, and receive a MEECS water quality unit and other classroom materials. To learn more, contact Joan Chadde (jchadde@mtu.edu). 3 cr. ED5640

12. Ecology of Isle Royale - July 19-27 (40 hours)
Explore the ecology and history of Isle Royale through wilderness backpacking, conversations with researchers, and examination of research data. 3 cr. ED5560
13. 50 Years of Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Research: July 24-Aug 1 (40 hours)
Work with scientists from the world’s longest running predator-prey study to translate their data and field methods into classroom lessons. Involves wilderness backpacking and paddling. 3 cr. ED5630

14. Global Change - July 14-18 (40 hours)
Investigate effects of global change on ecosystems, including impacts of changing climate, elevated carbon dioxide and ozone levels, nitrogen saturation, acid rain, and invasive species. Addresses social studies and science standards. Partial funding from the National Science Foundation. To learn more, contact Joan Chadde (jchadde@mtu.edu). Gr. 5-12. 3 cr.
ED5641 / FW 5641

15. Great Lakes Maritime Transportation - July 20-25 (40 hours)
Based in Duluth, MN, the largest port on the Great Lakes, participants will explore the historical, economical and environmental aspects of Great Lakes shipping; with visits to iron ore docks, coal docks, specialized cargo facilities, historic lighthouse and an iron ore mine; meet with industry and educators. Addresses social studies and science standards.
Supported with a grant from the Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute. To learn more, contact Joan Chadde
(jchadde@mtu.edu). Gr. 3-12. 2 cr. ED568

Other relevant professional development workshops may be available from other sources, and could be an excellent resource for an LSSI project. Feel free to identify workshops offered by other organizations that could be helpful. These would also count towards your professional development requirement.