Carol Sylvester Training in a variety of instructional materials and strategies for implementing the elementary school science SOL related to living systems and life processes. Dress comfortably and be prepared for several outdoor activities. Teachers will also learn of curriculum resources for teaching physics. Lisa Deaton Training in the use of the award-winning environmental education program. Teachers will learn how to use multiple resources in an interdisciplinary approach to help students gain awareness, knowledge, and responsibility for the natural and built environment.
Emphasis is on forestry and forest ecology.
Come prepared to do outdoor data collection in the woods. Billie Reid Classroom-ready activities involving circuits, simple machines, chemistry, energy, light and sound are the focus of this workshop. Carol Sylvester Teachers will participate in a variety of hands-on activities relating to 5th grade oceanography SOL that incorporate technology skills. Carol Sylvester Teachers will set up accounts and access existing assessments using FunBrain and Quia. Teachers will also learn to create their own assessments using these free online services.