Past Programs

PAST PROGRAMS

2004-2005 Programs

January -March 2005: The School Improvement Workshop Series (Click for PDF File)

MAY 2005 Gateway to Success: Better Development by Design for Copper Country Communities, Tuesdays, May 10 and 17, Memorial Union Bldg at Michigan Technological University, Houghton     Press Release     Flyer Lake Superior Youth Symposium 6th Biannual Thursday, May 12, 2005 to Sunday, May 15 in Thunder Bay, Ontario hosted by Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate and Vocational Institute.

JUNE- JULY 2005 PAID Summer Research Internship Opportunity in Dr. Will Cantrell's Physics/Meteorology Laboratory at MTU OPEN to Secondary Science/Math Teachers Spring - Summer 2005 Professional Development Programs (PDF File) Global Change Index page Global Change July 11-16, 2005 Brochure (PDF File) Global Change July 11-16, 2005 Application (PDF File) Forestry Institute Index page Forestry Institute June 27-July 2, 2005 Brochure (PDF File) Forestry Institute June 27 - July 2, 2005 Application (PDF File) Teachers Earth Science Institute

Recent Past Programs (Click for Previous Programs Listings)

JULY 2004 Ecology of the Great Lakes Aboard the EPA's Research Vessel Lake Guardian ~ July 5-10: 2004 Photo Gallery Flyer (pdf) Web Site (html)   2004 Higgins Lake Environmental School: Session I. Environmental Education and Outdoor Science: Methods and Concepts ~ July 11-16 Dr. Mark Jenness (Western Michigan University) Session II. Exploring Michigan's Natural Resources ~ July 18-23 Dr. Claudia Douglass (Central Michigan University) Session III. Understanding Our Environment ~ July 25-30 Dr. Maria Ferreira (Wayne State University)

Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences Institute July 12-17, 2004 Brochure (609 kb PDF file)

SEPTEMBER 2004 A Face In The Rock----Teacher Workshop on Grand Island  Flyer PDF     Agenda PDF

OCTOBER 2004 Seaborg Math & Science Teachers Conference, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI ; Call for Presenters due September 15. Web Site

AUGUST 2004 August 2-3 Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Field Testers' Training Workshop at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. August 4-5 Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Field Testers' Training Workshop in greater Detroit area.

 

2003- 2004 Academic Year Programs

FEBRUARY Educators' Professional Development Institute Series (EPDIS) Using Stream Tables & Biological Indicators of Stream Health - Feb 25, 2004 Western UP Teacher Professional Development Conference ~ Feb. 27, 2004 CCISD, Hancock Flyer (pdf) Flyer web version (html) Science & Social Studies Teacher Professional Development Conference ~ February 27, 2004 ~ CCISD & MTU

APRIL Stream Monitoring Workshop for Gr. 4-12 Teachers ~ April 28, 2004 ~ MTU Ford Forestry Center, Alberta Community Geography Workshop for Gr. 3-12 Teachers ~ April 30, 2004 ~ CCISD, Hancock (PDF File)

MAY Teaching With the Outdoors ~ May 7-8, MTU Ford Forestry Center, Alberta Flyer (pdf)       Graduate Credit (PDF)

JUNE EPDIS Summer Institute 2004 3 credits June 20-26, 2004: Interdisciplinary Watershed Investigations Michigan Technological University Agenda (PDF) Brochure (PDF)     EPDIS Summer Institute 2004 3 credits June 20-26, 2004: Community Land Use Michigan Technological University Agenda (PDF) Brochure (PDF)     July 27-28 Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Field Testers' Training Workshop at Michigan Tech's Ford Forestry Center in Alberta, MI. Sponsored by the Clean Michigan Initiative/Michigan Dept of Environmental Quality and the Western UP Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education.

JULY Ecology of the Great Lakes Aboard the EPA's Research Vessel Lake Guardian ~ July 5-10: Flyer (pdf) Web Site (html)

Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences Institute July 12-17, 2004 Brochure (609 kb PDF file) Deadline is April 2, 2004

Educators' Professional Development Institute Series (EPDIS) See workshop & institute dates on Calendar for Community Geography for Social Studies Teachers Flyer (pdf) Flyer web version (html)

Educators' Professional Development Institute Series (EPDIS) - See dates on Calendar for Interdisciplinary Watershed Investigations Spring 2004 workshops & June 2004 institute

2004 Higgins Lake Environmental School: Session I. Environmental Education and Outdoor Science: Methods and Concepts ~ July 11-16 Dr. Mark Jenness (Western Michigan University) Session II. Exploring Michigan's Natural Resources ~ July 18-23 Dr. Claudia Douglass (Central Michigan University) Session III. Understanding Our Environment ~ July 25-30 Dr. Maria Ferreira (Wayne State University)

AUGUST August 2-3 Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Field Testers' Training Workshop at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. August 4-5 Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Field Testers' Training Workshop in greater Detroit area.

Past Programs listed below (2002, 2003):

July 2003 Ecology of the Great Lakes Teacher Institute Aboard the MTU's Research Vessel Agassiz Jul 11-16       Course description       Course syllabus

August 2003 Monitoring Ecological Recovery of the Torch Lake Superfund Sites Workshop Aug 19-20

September 2003 A Face In The Rock----Teacher Workshop on Grand Island     2003 Program     2002 Program

October 2003 NASA Space Science Workshop - Oct 7, 2003 Michigan Earth Science Annual Conference - Oct. 10, 2003 Seaborg Center Math & Science Conference - Oct. 10, 2003 Michigan Forests Forever & Project Learning Tree Workshop - Oct. 24, 2003

November and December 2003 Winter Outdoor Play in Math & Science (for pre-school teachers) Nov. 17 & Dec. 15

Past 2002-03 Workshops Bring Winter into the Classroom Workshop - Feb. 28, 2003 Physical Science Professional Development Initiative Elementary flyer & workshop offerings Secondary flyer & workshop offerings MICLiMB Training        MICLiMB Training Flyer        MI CLiMB Training Schedule Teaching With the Outdoors - UP Environmental and Field Science

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