Stormwater Education Training for Teachers

Greetings!

A stormwater education workshop for teachers and volunteers is being held on November 3rd, 2010. The training will make use of the EnviroScape Nonpoint Pollution model and provide participants with lesson plans associated with the model as well as non-model lessons that integrate stormwater concepts into the required educational standards of Rhode Island schools.

We encourage you to contact your local superintendent of schools and actively promote the attendance of teachers to this training as well as the use of the model and lesson plans. Attendance alone will not give MS4s credit towards outreach and education, but the implementation and use of the resources in classrooms or other events will, especially if youth education becomes a permit requirement in the future. For assistance introducing stormwater education to your municipal's school district contact Shannon McManus: shannon_mcmanus@mail.uri.edu (401) 874-5687.

Stormwater Education Training: Using the Enviroscape Model

The RI Stormwater Solutions team at the University of Rhode Island invites Rhode Island Educators to attend a free training session for those interested in gaining content knowledge and techniques for teaching stormwater education.

When: Wednesday, November 3^rd, 4:00 pm - 5:30 p.m

Where: Roger Williams Park Botanical Center Education Classroom,

Providence, RI (Directions provided upon registration).

Register with Shannon McManus at shannon_mcmanus@mail.uri.edu (401) 874 -

5687,or Vanessa Venturini at VVenturini@mail.uri.edu (401) 874-7142 to

reserve a place in the workshop, for more details and directions.

Details: Approved by the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary

Education Approval Code 1001643 (1.5 Contact Hours)

We will discuss and model lesson plans designed to target Grade Span Expectations in Earth and Space Science related to the water cycle, watersheds and how water interacts with the Earth as well as GSEs in Civics and Government. The workshop will present and demonstrate the EnviroScape� Watershed/Nonpoint Source Pollution model, available for loan, to be used with elementary through high school students in classroom and outdoor settings. A variety of other non-model based lessons, projects and activities will also be available.

Sincerely,

Shannon McManus

RI NEMO

tel: 401.874.5687

e-mail: shannon_mcmanus@mail.uri.edu