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BOCES Offers Six Sustainability Workshops for Teachers
The Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Center for Environmental Education and The Hudson River Teacher Center will co-sponsor six Sustainability Education Professional Development workshops. The workshops are on the topics of using school gardens, eco-literacy fables, Hudson River geography, realworld math, meteorology and the Internet, and making instruments from recycled trash.
The Using Eco-Literacy Fables to Inspire Learning workshop will be led by fables author Gunter Pauli, a sustainability educator who will speak on teaching students through storytelling with tales that inspire curiosity, engage emotions, and make learning fun. The focus will be on ecoliteracy fables, and participants will learn the science behind these tales and how to weave the fables and concepts into their curriculum. This workshop will be presented on June 20 from 4pm to 7:30pm and on June 21 and 22 from 9am to 4:30pm. at the Madden Outdoor Education Center in Kent Cliffs. The fee is $150 plus the purchase of the fables as desired.
Beyond the Shaker: Using Trash as an Educational Resource will instruct teachers in constructing musical instruments from re-used materials that go way beyond the traditional shaker made out of the paper-towel roll. These instruments can be a springboard for students to learn about a web of curricular connections, which include environmental issues, science, math, literacy, social studies, and music. Presenter John Bertles, instrument builder, composer, and educator, will facilitate the workshop, which will be held on July 1 and 2, from 8am to 4pm at the P/NW BOCES School Service Building, front conference room. The fee is $165.
The Using School Gardens to Motivate Student Learning workshop will provide teachers with an understanding of how to develop and maintain a school garden, engage students and community members in growing food, and integrate the garden into the classroom curriculum. This workshop will be presented by health, wellness, and sustainability coach and Katonah Elementary School teacher Denise Martabano on July 14-18 from 8:30am to 3pm at the Meadow Pond Elementary School in South Salem. The fee is $195.
The Making Math Relevant: Improving Mathematical Skill & Understanding Through Real World Problems workshop applies a problem-based approach to create relevance, meaning, and motivation for learning mathematics. Problem contexts include the sustainability of natural resource consumption, "ecological foot printing," population issues, and issues in music composition and art, among others. Presenter Scott Beall, math educator and author of the book Functional Melodies- Finding Mathematical Relationships in Music will facilitate the workshop on July 23 and 24 from 8am to 4pm at the P/NW BOCES School Services Building, front conference room. The fee is $165.
Also on the horizon is the Hudson River Geography and Landscape workshop, which will provide activities that will help students learn about the Hudson River from its source and how it changes as it makes its way to the sea. The focus will also be on how conservation is helping protect and preserve our river. Presenter Steve Ruff, the Hudson River Program specialist for the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, will present the program on July 28, 29 from 8am to 4pm at the P/ NW BOCES School Services Building, front conference room. The fee is $165.
The Internet has revolutionized meteorology and made information accessible to everyone. Teaching Meteorology Through the Use of the Internet is a workshop that can be taken for the first time or as a follow up to last summer's Practical Meteorology. Teachers will learn how to use the Internet as an instructional tool for teaching meteorology while learning meteorological principles, radar interpretation, and weather forecasting. Presenter Jim Witt, a TV weatherman, will present this workshop on August 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 from 8am to 3:30pm at the P/NW BOCES Amphitheater and computer lab in Tech South. The fee is $210.
In-service credit for all workshops is based on district policy. To register, go to http:/ /pnwboces.org/catalog and select Center for Environmental Education on the Programs tab, then click on the Search Catalog button and then on the workshop name. Print the registration form, and send it with a check payable to BOCES, to Patti Pfister, P/NW BOCES CEE, 200 BOCES Dr., Yorktown heights, NY 10598. For more information, contact Dorna Schroeter at dschroeter@pnwboces.org or (914) 248-2335.
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