Teaching the Hudson Valley’s annual summer institute
July 27-29, 2010
Thursday 7/29, 1-3pm Environmental Literacy Panel
PAUL HAI, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
YUSUF WASI BURGESS, environmental educator, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
SUSAN HERETH, education coordinator, Scenic Hudson
TYRELL HUGHES, Natural Leaders Network
JEN KRETSER, The Wild Center
SEAN MAHAR, Audubon NY
Learn about the national movement to leave no child inside, creation of an Environmental Literacy Plan for NYS, strategies for reconnecting children to nature – especially in underserved communities, the role of informal settings in reconnecting children and families with nature, and efforts to convince
federal and state leaders to pay more attention and expend more resources on this issue.
http://www.TeachingtheHudsonValley.org/
And, that’s just one workshop. Check out our keynote, PLACE-BASED EDUCATION: MAKING SCHOOL MORE LIKE A FARMER’S MARKET –DAVID SOBEL, co-director, Center for Place-Based Education, and director, Teacher Certification Programs, Antioch University, New England, and workshops like. . .
Hudson River Inquiry Learning in the Elementary Grades – LINDA KAMINSKI, teacher, and JILL LEINUNG, librarian and media specialist
What have you got to share? Creating an Interpretive Piece for “Your Place” – SUSAN HERETH and REED SPARLING, Scenic Hudson
Nature Journals and Poetry – TOM LAKE, archaeologist, naturalist, anthropologist, and editor of the Hudson River Almanac
Science, Surfing, & Salamanders – ED SHARRON, NE Temperate Network, National Park Service
Artful Exploration in the Land of the Hudson – LAURIE SEEMAN and JOANNA DICKEY, artists and outdoor educators, Strawtown Studio
Student Scientists Aboard the Half Moon – SAMUEL BOWSER, research scientist, Wadsworth Center; STEPHEN LINEHAN, teacher,& CHIP REYNOLDS, captain, Half Moon/New Netherland Museum
Restoring the Hudson: What does it mean? – DAN MILLER, habitat restoration specialist, Hudson River Research Reserve
Using Your Schoolyard for Reading and Writing – GWEN KOPEINIG, teacher, & DIANE MOLLER, librarian and media specialist
Exploring the Real Scientific Method with Ecosystems and Evidence –KIM NOTIN, MEGAN MCLEAN, & CORNELIA HARRIS, Cary Institute
Explore Your Community on Foot and Write about It – WILL NIXON and MICHAEL PERKINS, co-authors of Walking Woodstock