NOVEMBER 14, 2011 – 6 CPE Credits/6 TEEAC Credits
Estuaries in the Classrom
9:30am - 4pm Nueces Delta Preserve
Everyone loves the ocean, and most people know the ocean through their experiences at the shore. These are often in or near an estuary, yet few can even define the word if asked. Human activities such as filling wetlands, armoring the shoreline, and discharging wastewater have seriously impacted the integrity of coastal ecosystems. This workshop will help you teach what estuaries are, how they are related to terrestrial and ocean systems, what important services they provide for humans, and how to restore and protect them. TEKS-aligned curriculum and support materials will be received. To register online click here.
JANUARY 13, 2012 – 6 CPE Credits/6 TEEAC Credits
Project Learning Tree’s Energy and Society
9am-4pm Nueces Delta Preserve
Our Energy & Society program kit provides formal and non-formal educators with tools and activities to help students in grades PreK-8 learn about their relationship with energy and investigate the environmental issues related to energy’s role in society.
Energy & Society helps students develop critical thinking skills to make decisions about their personal energy use. In addition to hands-on activities, Energy & Society integrates music and dance to enhance the study of energy issues. To register online click here.
FEBRUARY 22 - 6 CPE Credits/6 TEEAC Credits
Interdisciplinary Field Sketching
Place and Time To Be Determined
This TEKS-aligned curriculum links science, history, math, language arts, and art. Look for more information to come. To register online click here.
Coastal Bend Environmental Science - Learning on the Edge
JUNE 11-15 - Elementary
JUNE 18-22 - Secondary
JUNE 25-29 - Learning on the Edge II
30 CPE Credits/ 30 TEEAC Credits
The Coastal Bend Environmental Science: Learning on the Edge Project provides all the tools necessary for teachers to engage in successful science instruction in their classrooms: the experiences, the curriculum, the pedagogy for teaching field-based science, and the equipment necessary for student field experiences.
Educators participating in the Summer Academy exit the program obtaining added insight into the issues affecting the bays and estuaries, a sound knowledge base of the local ecology, and curriculum that translates into successful science experiences for their students. To register online click here.
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Download the Workshop Flyer for LOTE Alumni.