EDU 6710-C21
Integrating Nature Journals Across the Curriculum – Educator Institute
Course Overview and Objectives:
The main goals of this summer institute are:
To provide a foundation in what nature journals are and the benefits of using them in a classroom setting.
- Have a lesson plan of how to integrate nature journals into their academic applications.
- To learn how to use nature journaling to bring hands-on science into classrooms.
- To provide practical applications on how to integrate nature journals across the curriculum.
- To engage educators in first hand natural history opportunities.
Upon the completion of this institute, participants will be able to:
- Have a lesson plan of how to integrate nature journals into their academic applications.
- Have a foundation based on first hand experience in creating and using nature journals to touch on different aspects of the academic disciplines.
- Draw upon a wide variety of resources to assist with the development or implementation of nature journaling activities.
- Creatively use nature journals and nature journaling activities as a tool for meeting state and local curriculum guidelines.
- Have a better understanding of the diversity and complexity of aquatic ecosystems.
- Draw upon a community of educators who are using nature journals as a curriculum tool.
Cost: $435 for room/meals, double occupancy; $535 room/meals, single occupancy; $218.00 for two (2) Castleton State College graduate credits. Please make checks made payable to the Grafton Nature Institute. Registration for credit will take place at the first class session on August 11, 2008. You can download and complete a Castleton registration form in advance by using the following link –
Download a registration form here.
For Questions, Information and Registration Assistance:
Please contact Margo Ghia at margo@nature-museum.org, 802-843-2111, www.nature-museum |
