Observing Locally
Connecting Globally
2003 Summer Institute for Educators
10-25 June, 2003
Fairbanks
In communities around Alaska you hear comments
like: "The weather is strange and unpredictable"; or "Sea ice
patterns are changing." These comments reflect Alaskans’
observations and concerns about the effects of global change on their
communities and lives. Join educators from around the state as they:
·
learn to integrate local/traditional knowledge with environmental
studies
·
use the GLOBE curriculum to enhance student science
skills and understanding
·
learn
some of the latest teaching techniques and
current best practices in science education
·
address
science, math and cultural standards
·
share
ideas, strategies and perspectives
Who: Anyone working with students is
welcome. We are especially encouraging teams consisting of teachers, resource
specialists and local experts in science or Native knowledge.
Cost: $100 credit registration fee. Partial to full grant support for
travel and per diem on an application basis
Credit: 4 credits, UAF - NRM 595 or ED 595
Instructors:
Elena Sparrow,
Leslie Gordon, and Sidney Stephens, Guest Elders and Experts
Information: http://www.uaf.edu/olcg Contact: Martha
Kopplin
474-2601 phone
474-6184 fax
“The
most beneficial part of the institute was learning via human interaction –
demonstrating, practicing, using the senses, bouncing ideas off each other,
sharing ideas and information, observing, discussing, gaining perspectives on
other places and other ways. ”TH