Greetings!
What a beautiful spring! We hope you have had time to enjoy the outdoors both personally as well as with your students. This special edition of our newsletter is to make you aware of some of the great professional development opportunities coming up this summer as well as a few new exciting programs we will be able to provide for next school year. Our 2009-2010 calendars are here, so feel free to book any of our presentations before you leave for summer break! As always, if you think someone else may enjoy this publication, feel free to forward this to them.
Thanks,
The Parks & Land Use Educational Team
|
 Sally Ride Academy
Waukesha County will be presenting a week-long look at how to better cover natural resources in the classroom. Limited tuition scholarships are available to Waukesha County teachers. For more information, see Sally Ride Academy's website.
Resources Inside and Outside the Classroom: Differentiation with Environmental Education and Natural
Resources in the Science Classroom (Grades 3 - 8)
Natural resources offer a wealth of learning
opportunities beyond traditional teaching methods. In this fun, fast-paced
overview of natural resources including recycling, compost, soil,
and water, we will explore interesting new ways to delve into these
topics using Gardner's multiple intelligences. Interest your
students who both traditionally excel or struggle with this type of
content through action packed classroom lessons that keep kids coming
back for more.
Additionally, we will travel around the community to
utilize a wide variety of "other" classrooms such as a local river for water
monitoring, a compost education exhibit, and a Materials Recycling Facility
to introduce participants to the wide variety of environmental
educational resources available. All participants will receive a copy of
the Project Wet Curriculum and Activity Guide with over 90 hands on
activities.
Date: July 13 - 17th, 2009
|
 Project WET Training
Project WET is a national hands-on curriculum supplement designed by teachers. It covers all aspects of water from physical properties to pollution to ethical issues debates. Project WET training will held at Retzer Nature Center on August 20th. The $30 fee includes the curriculum guide with over 90 hands on activities and the background and know-how to effectively engage students in memorable activities, lunch, and snacks at breaks. Local resources are highlighted in the training with a special session on recycling. Call 262-896-8305 to register.
Date: August 20, 2009
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
|
How are we doing?
 We would love to hear from you! We have been working on a wide variety of changes and would appreciate knowing what we could do to better serve your needs. This short, 10 question survey will be available for you to take until the end of June. We would greatly appreciate your feedback!
|
Help!
 Waukesha County is in need of your old globes for a project we will be completing this summer. Do you have old globes sitting around, unused, collecting dust? We will gladly come take them off your hands! Please contact Analiese Smith via e-mail or on the phone at 896.8309.
|
Weekend Courses This Fall
Through Waukesha County's growing partnership with the Sally Ride Academy, we are pleased to offer 3 sessions this fall on integrating engineering and environmental science into your classroom curriculum. Sessions will be a Friday night and a Saturday. Contact us to be put on a special mailing list for updates on these courses.
Date: Selected Dates
This Fall
|
Looking Ahead to 2009-2010
|
Paper Traveling Trunk
Online Traveling Trunk
For this fall we have a new traveling trunk that is completely electronic! Students learn about the importance of recycling paper through three fun lesson sets. This trunk was specifically made for 4th grade teachers and would make a great stand alone unit or an excellent supplement to the LEAF curriculum or studies about the state of Wisconsin. Learn more. |
|
New Elementary Presentations
Kindergarten - 6th Grade
Is your school looking to quickly cover recycling to better meet the state standards and make your school recycling program function better? Our new set of programming options for elementary schools will help you meet these goals. We have designed a set of programs for Kindergarten through 6th grade that will show students new and exciting things about recycling, waste reduction, natural resources, compost, and more. Each presentation builds on the previous years content to bring students age appropriate information that can be customized for your school to dovetail with your current curriculum. Stay tuned for more information!
|
New Field Trip Opportunity
A.P. Day
Do you teach Advanced Placement Environmental Science? We are currently seeing if there is interest in a one day introduction to Environmental Science provided by Waukesha County staff at Retzer Nature Center. Topics could include an introduction to local habitats, water quality, ground water, natural resources, waste management, recycling, compost, soil, and hazardous waste. If you are possibly interested in such an event, please contact Analiese Smith via e-mail or by telephone (262.896.8309) with your contact information and the anticipated number of students you will have this fall. | |
|
|
|
 |
Visit Our Website
for a complete listing of programs, field trip opportunities, and more!
|
Waukesha County's new website includes topical searches for all of our county programs. Many of the field trip opportunities and presentations are free, so be sure to check out the website.
|
|
Sand Creek
Conservation Camp
3 Day Overnight Camp
Middle School
June 25 - 27, 2009
Camp Bird Youth Camp
near Crivitz, WI
Do you have students that love the outdoors? Would they be interested in learning about how to tell if a stream is healthy by looking for bugs, meet live birds of prey, or shadow a wide variety of conservation careers? Then Sand Creek Conservation Camp may be for them! Students
that will enter grades 6-8 in fall 2009 are eligible to attend this 3 day camp. If registration is completed by June 6th, the cost is $50. |
|
Sally Ride Academy
for Kids
Week Long Day Camps
Elementary - Middle School
June 22-26th, 2009
Pershing Elementary, West Allis
July 13-17th, 2009
Butler Middle School, Waukesha
Do you have students that love the outdoors?
| |
|
