Environmental Education Programs
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LBL Summer Institute
This workshop/course will be held at Land Between the Lakes (LBL), during June 18-24, 2011. Participants will include P-12 classroom teachers from both the Western Kentucky University region and the Murray State University region. Nonformal educators are also invited to participate. this popular residential experience has been offered annually for over 30 years. The workshop will use much of the 170,000 acres at LBL as an outdoor learning laboratory. Daily and evening activities will focus on increasing teachers' understanding of both the natural and cultural world, with an emphasis on how to translate that knowledge and appreciation to PreK-12 students and other learners. This experience will emphasize instructional strategies appropriate for all facets of the school curriculum, ranging from science, social studies, math, languages arts, fine arts, health, physical education, business education, and family consumer science.
To apply for this wonderful opportunity to learn and share, please fill out the attached application. Your application should be submitted by May 1, 2011. You will need be notified no later than May 10th of your acceptance. Please notice that there is a registration fee of $100 this year to help offset the costs of lodging, food, and materials. If you are accepted into the workshop/course, you will be required to have your $100 submitted by May 20th.
Graduate credit is available for this program under ENVE 580, Instructional Strategies in Environmental Education. When you receive the acceptance letter you will be given information on how to register for ENVE 580. this course is required for teachers pursuing the environmental eduation endorsement. However, it also will fit into other students' graduate programs, both at the Master's and Rank I level.
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Save the dates! The WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability will be hosting the first Education for Sustainability Summer Institute for Kentucky and its region on July 21-22, 2011.
EFSSI 2011 is designed for preK-12 teachers, university faculty and staff, non-formal educators, and administrators. Come to learn about successful program models and practical strategies for integrating sustainability into classes, schools, and districts.
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