COMING UP!
WHAT: CBEI ONE-DAY WORKSHOP: State of the Lake: Explore Basin Issues with Experts. Practice using new technology and data.
FOR WHOM: Vermont, New York, and Quebec Educators
WHEN: Saturday, March 18, 2017, 8:30am-3:30pm
WHERE: Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington Waterfront
COST: $20.00
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/pd_cbei.html
WHAT: 4th Annual World Water Day: Presentation and Celebration of Student Work
FOR WHOM: K-12 Teachers, students and community in the Lake Champlain Basin
WHEN: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 4:30-6:30PM
WHERE: ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, Vermont
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/
WHAT: PROGRESSIVE Education Network 2017 National Conference: Access, Equity and Activism: Teaching the Possible.
FOR WHOM: Progressive Educators and those who wish to learn more about progressive education.
WHEN: October 5-8, 2017
WHERE: Boston, Massachusetts
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://progressiveeducationnetwork.org/event/pen-2017-national-conference/
Looks like a great gathering. Amy is planning to attend and hopes to offer a workshop.
WHAT: COURSE: Watershed For Every Classroom-2016-2017 (Five Graduate Credits optional through St Michaels College)
FOR WHOM: K-12 Educators in the Lake Champlain Basin
WHEN: Summer Session/5 days: July 11- 15, 2016; Fall Session/2 days, Winter Session/2 days and Spring Session/2 days: Dates TBA. (11 days total)
WHERE: Different locations around the Lake Champlain Basin.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/.
Amy is a CBEI partner and team-teaches this course and runs the curriculum strand.
Past Events
WHAT: World Water Day: Presentation and Celebration of Student Work
FOR WHOM: K-12 Teachers, students and community in the Lake Champlain Basin
WHEN: Tuesday, March 22, 2016
WHERE: Burlington, Vermont
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/
WHAT: One-day conference on Teaching “The Stories of the Saranac River"
FOR WHOM: Teachers (K-8) in the Lake Champlain Basin.
WHEN: Friday, October 23, 2015
WHERE: SUNY – Plattsburgh/in collaboration with SUNY Department of Education
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Colleen Hickey (chickey@lcbp.org); Event PDF
WHAT: American Association for Teaching and Curriculum Annual Conference
FOR WHOM: AATC is a “national learned society for the scholarly field of curriculum and teaching.” Most attendees are Higher Education providers of pre- and in-service education for teachers.
WHEN: October 8-10, 2015
WHERE: Portland, Maine
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://aatchome.org/conference/2015-conference/
Amy is presenting at the conference with CREST (Summer 2015) colleagues and her book is receiving this society’s annual O. J. Davis, Jr. Outstanding Book Award!
WHAT: PROGRESSIVE Education Network 2015 National Conference: Access, Equity and Activism: Teaching the Possible.
FOR WHOM: Progressive Educators and those who wish to learn more about progressive education.
WHEN: October 8-10, 2015
WHERE: New York City
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.progressiveeducationnetwork.org/new-page
Looks like an awesome gathering! Wish it didn’t conflict with the AATC meetings!
WHAT: Champlain Research Experience for Students and Teachers (CREST)
FOR WHOM: Vermont Middle and High School Teachers
WHEN: June 22-26, 2015
WHERE: ECHO, Burlington Waterfront and nearby waterways
WHAT: World Water Day - Local Celebration and Contest
FOR WHOM: Teachers, Students, and Community
WHEN: March 19, 2015 (late afternoon/early evening)
WHERE: ECHO
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/pd_cbei.html
WHAT: CBEI ONE-DAY WORKSHOP: Nimble+Active: Using Technology (and Teaching Wisdom) to Respond to Real-World Events in a Changing Climate (Keynote by Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, VT State Climatologist)
FOR WHOM: Vermont, New York, and Quebec Educators
WHEN: Saturday January 24, 2015
WHERE: Main Street Landing, Burlington Waterfront
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/pd_cbei.html
WHAT: School Reform Initiative (SRI) Winter Meeting
FOR WHOM: Educators from around the country and the world.
WHEN: January 15-17, 2015; January 14: Pre-conference.
WHERE: Tucson, Arizona
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.schoolreforminitiative.org/winter-meeting/.
Amy is presenting a workshop with City High School colleague Eve Rifkin titled: Place-Based Education: The Power of Collaboration as a Planning Tool to Design Student-led Community Investigations
WHAT: COURSE: Watershed for Every Classroom (Five Graduate Credits optional through St. Michael's College)
FOR WHOM: K-12 Educators interested in learning and teaching about their watershed (VT, NY and Quebec)
WHEN: July 21-25, 2014, October 17-18, 2014, January 24, 2015, March 6, 2015, May 1-2, 2015
WHERE: At different locations around the basin!
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Colleen Hickey; This course is now in session until May. See website WatershED MATTERS at http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/ for updates on their activities. Amy team-teaches this course with CBEI partners and leads the curriculum strand for WEC teachers.
WHAT: Champlain Research Experience for Students and Teachers (CREST)
FOR WHOM: Vermont Middle and High School Teachers
WHEN: June 23-27, 2014
WHERE: ECHO, Burlington Waterfront and nearby waterways
WHAT: CBEI ONE-DAY WORKSHOP EXPLORING THE BURLINGTON WATERFRONT
FOR WHOM: Vermont, New York and Quebec Educators
WHEN: Friday, February 8, 2013
WHERE: Burlington Waterfront; Meeting Room TBA
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Our Curriculum Matters or http://www.lcbp.org/watershedmatters/ Co-Sponsored with Burlington Geographic
WHAT: Burlington Phenology Guild
FOR WHOM: Educators and Community Members - All Ages
WHEN: January 2012-January 2013
WHERE: Rock Point School, Burlington, VT
FOR MORE INFORMATION: "Burlington Phenology Guild gathers for first meeting", Amy's Place Blogpost, January 23, 2013.
WHAT: A Dialogue about the future and promise of progressive education
FOR WHOM: Vermont Teachers and interested community members
WHEN: 5:30-7:30; Wednesday, November 14, 2012
WHERE: Farrell Room, St Michaels College
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Our Curriculum Matters Co-Sponsored with St Michaels College Graduate Education FLYER WITH DETAILS
WHAT: Workshop: Places as Complex Texts: Exploring the Natural and Built Environments of our local communities.
FOR WHOM: Vermont Teachers
WHEN: 8:30-4:30; Thursday, October 4, and Friday, October 5, 2012
WHERE: Winooski, Vermont
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Our Curriculum Matters or Turningpointsinamericanhistory.org or contact wendy@turningpointsinamericanhistory.org . Flyer PDF
WHAT: COURSE: Watershed for Every Classroom (Five Graduate Credits optional through St Michaels College)
FOR WHOM: K-12 Educators interested in learning and teaching about their watershed
WHEN: July 19th-23rd, 2012, October 19-20, 2012 February 8-9, 2013, May 3-4, 2013
WHERE: Throughout the Lake Champlain Basin
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Champlain Basin Education Initiative at http://www.lcbp.org/watershedmatters
OCM CONNECTION: OCM is a partner of CBEI; Amy team-teaches this course with CBEI partners and leads the curriculum development strand.
WHAT: WORKSHOP: Climate Change Conference for Teachers
FOR WHOM: Any K-12 teacher and community partners
WHEN: Saturday, March 10, 2012
WHERE: St Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont
Following this conference we posted a lot of useful information on the blog at WatershED Matters: http://watershedmatters.edublogs.org/
