The Mountain Institute is pleased to offer Professional Development Workshops to teachers and interested citizens. Room, board, and materials are provided to participating public school teachers and, in some cases, others.
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Appalachian Watershed & Stream Monitors
Two Sessions to Choose From:
June 16th-18th, 2013
June 19th-21st, 2013
Open to teachers, watershed organizers, and concerned citizens. Immerse yourself in water quality monitoring techniques, stream restoration options with youth, and the wonders of headwaters streams while covering multiple science and social studies education standards!
Program Highlights:
- Citizen Science: all data is uploaded to the DEP Save Our Streams Database and TMI's public online interactive map
- Learn DEP Save our Streams Monitoring protocols
- Investigate water quality and watershed systems in a multi-tiered program
- Bring your students on an overnight class field training to the Spruce Knob Mountain Center to sample water quality in a model stream and learn about watersheds
- Have TMI instructors visit your community to help students collect local stream data
- Compare and analyze results
- Hypothesize connections between local land use and water quality
For more information, or to sign up for the workshop as a stand alone activity, or to participate in the full multi-tier program with your students please visit our AWSM page.
If you have additional questions please contact Kevin Stitzinger at kstitzinger@mountain.org or (304) 567-2632.
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Reading the Landscape Professional Development Workshop ** Will Not be Offered in 2013 **
If you are interested in the summer 2014 program please contact Kevin Stitzinger at kstitzinger@mountain.org or (304) 567-2632.
RTL provides a project based learning approach to field-based science. Open to teachers of students in grades 5-12. Also open to other interested parties.
Program Highlights:
- Comprehensive overview of Appalachian Geology, Forest Ecology, and Habitat Comparisons
- Field-based, hands-on, investigative activities
- Project based instructional methods and material to complement field based content & skills
- Half and full day sampling of our RTL program options
Full participation includes a pre-trip classroom visit and an overnight field trip to TMI’s Spruce Knob Mountain Center. Programs are designed to fit classroom needs, with teachers selecting from half day activity options including: plant kingdom investigation, karst topography study, insect or amphibian investigation; habitat comparison, stream analysis, soil study, orienteering, riparian zone restoration, or 1-2 day Spruce Mountain geology and extreme environment exploration.
TMI requests schools contribute $5-$25 per student and the cost of transportation. Funding for the workshop and field trips is provided by the Toyota USA Foundation.Grant funding is available for public school teachers and indiciduals wishing to participate in full programs or PD Workshops.
