Upcoming NHPLT Events

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(4th grade teacher, 2003)

WORKSHOPS

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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WORKSHOPS

PreK-8 Workshops

Focus on NH Forests: A Project Learning Tree Workshop

This workshop will introduce formal and non-formal educators to PLT’s award-winning curriculum materials.  Project Learning Tree uses trees and the local environment to introduce key environmental concepts to students.  PLT activities are designed to help students learn to think critically and creatively about their relationship to the natural world.  They are noted for teaching students how to think about the environment, not what to think.  PLT activities are interdisciplinary and meet state standards in the four curriculum frameworks.

 

 

PreK-8 Guide Refresher

Project Learning Tree has recently released a revised version of the PreK-8 Activity Guide. In addition to two new activities (Invasive Species and The Global Climate), changes made include the addition of children's literature, differentiated instruction techniques, technology integration, enhanced assessments and more. Anyone trained in the PreK-8 guide since January 1, 2003 is eligible to receive the new guide by attending a short refresher training.

 

Environmental Pathways in the Classroom: PLT, WET, and WILD

This workshop will introduce pre-service and in-service, formal and nonformal educators to the award-winning curriculum materials of Project Learning Tree (PLT), Project WET, and Project WILD.  These programs are designed to take forests, wildlife, and water and make them real for preK-12 students.  Activities are easily infused into everyday school subjects and busy classrooms.  Each is aligned with national and state curriculum frameworks. Workshop fees are $50 pre-service teachers and $75 in-service teachers.    

            Click Here for Registration form for October 25th Workshop                         

                        

Secondary Workshops (for educators of grades 9-12)

Use Risk to Study Physical and General Science

The Project Learning Tree Focus on Risk module provides educators with a series of activities to help students learn the rationale for and the mechanics of risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication. The module focuses on developing skills in problem solving, decision-making, and the methods of inquiry and tools used by risk assessors. This training is designed for educators of youth in grades 9-12. Disciplines addressed include chemistry, civics, ecology, environmental science, geography, health, language arts, math, physics and social studies. More information coming soon.

 

Exploring Environmental Issues in the Places We Live

Come investigate Exploring Environmental Issues in the Places We Live, the newest Project Learning Tree secondary module. How your community chooses to grow can greatly impact environmental quality, public health, social capital, community character, economic resources, and your quality of life.

The purpose of this curriculum is to provide opportunities for students and other community members to conduct educational investigations focused on how local environmental issues are linked to social and economic changes. This module is designed for formal and non-formal educators working with students in grades 9-12 and can also easily be adapted for an adult or middle-school audience. The activities address social studies, geography, civics, language arts, health, math, and science concepts.

 

Exploring Forest Ecology and Forest Issues

This session will introduce secondary educators to two of PLT's secondary modules. In The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology module, students examine ecological systems of a forest, analyze interdependencies within a forest ecosystem, and explore factors that shape the development of forests. Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests module uses forest related examples to help students better understand the complexity of environmental issues. Students examine issues objectively, collect and analyze data, and become involved in decision making experiences. They learn how to present arguments clearly and how citizens can play a role in forest management decisions. Combined with NH specific information, this workshop is a great opportunity for educators of students in grades 9-12!

 

 

Multi-Day Workshops

A Forest for Every Classroom

The Forest for Every Classroom program will educate middle and high school teachers working in New Hampshire communities about forest stewardship issues and provide them with tools to develop curricula that meet the state’s educational standards and can be implemented using their local landscape, resources and community for real world teaching. *** Graduate credits are available from PSU. ***

The 2007-08 workshop series will be held on the following dates:

The 2008-09 workshop series will be held on the following dates:

Please click here for additional information about FFEC.

 

 

Earth as a System for Educators    (located at UNH, Natural Resources 780/880)

         Explore the concept of Earth as a System.  This course will include study of ecosystems, habitats, biomes, biodiversity, water and air      

        (environmental) quality, weather, climate, watersheds, remote sensing, the flow of matter and energy through the universe, water and      

        nutrient cycles, wildlife identification and monitoring, interdependence, and changes over time. 

 

        This content is taught through activities from Projects Learning Tree, WET, WILD and HOME. The GLOBE protocols will be an integral

        part of all lab exercises.  Together, these will provide opportunities to learn science methods and content through the use of classroom

        friendly techniques, which can then be used to integrate units for students. Learners will use the scientific method to answer questions

        they have generated about their study site and use specific measurements and data analysis to help answer their questions. Assignments

        will focus on products useful to educators (e.g. lesson plans, laboratory investigations and reflective journaling).

    Please click here for additional information

 

NHDOE Math-Science Partnership Program

Building Science Literacy in Grades K-12, Using a Vertically-Integrated Scope and Sequence  with NHEET

NHEET has developed a comprehensive scope and sequence to achieve science literacy as envisioned in the NH Frameworks for Science Literacy.  This scope and sequence goes well beyond simple trainings in the Projects and is a learning process that promotes inquiry science through questioning, field experiences, culminating activities and utilizes formative and summative assessments.  The concentration of the sequence is around three common environmental topics: Water and Watersheds; Atmosphere, Weather and Climate; and Habitats/Ecosystem Studies. The sequence was designed to focus on science discovery and process skills in the early grades while introducing more content, skill reinforcement and mastery each succeeding year.  The vertical integration process within the sequence seeks to ensure that the teaching of these topics truly spirals student learning towards greater depth and complexity, without repetition from year to year.  Concerns-Based Adoption Model training will also be provided and used.  Consultants will work with the science leadership teams to implement the scope and sequence in a way that is appropriate for their school or district

Click here for a summary of this program and time expectations

April       Ongoing Book Discussion

June 5     MSP Meeting, Conservation Center, Concord NH

June 23-27    MSP Summer Institute, New Hampton School, New Hampton, NH

July 21-25, 28-August 1    Watershed Ecology Institute

August 6-8 and 12-13        A Forest For Every Classroom (FFEC), Woodstock, NH

 

Forest Field Days

The goal of a Forest Field Day program is to provide teachers and their students an opportunity to learn about trees, forests, the environment, and how professionals and Tree Farmers care for New Hampshire’s forests and natural resources. This  event will provide teachers with the information and resources they need for taking students outdoors to explore local forests, helping to develop their appreciation and respect for nature.

For information about the Forest Field Day program, please click here.

September 28, 2007    Forest Field Day Event at The Whitefield School, in Whitefield, NH

November 16, 2007      Forest Field Day Event at Cornerstone Christian Academy, in Ossipee, NH

 

 

 

CONFERENCE SESSIONS

 

March 27-30, 2008        NSTA Conference, Boston, MA

 

April 5, 2008                 Saving Special Places Conference, Sutton, NH

May 13-16, 2008            Project Learning Tree National Conference, Jackson, MS

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

April 22, 2008          Earth Day!!

April 22, 2008          Yudicky Park Project, Nashua NH

April 26, 2008          Discover WILD NH Day, Department of Fish and Game, Concord, NH

May 2008                NH Outdoor Learning Month

May 20, 2008          Envirothon

May 31, 2008           Great Park Pursuit (GPP) Kick Off! Bear Brook State Park

June 13, 2008          Outdoor Classroom Kick-Off, Bicentennial School, Nashua

 

 

 

   

For more information about any of these events, please contact NHPLT at 603-226-0160 or email info@nhplt.org.

 

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