Thursday, September 22, 2011

Great Lakes Project WET Educator Workshop October 29, 2011 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland WI Cost: $20.00 Contact: Amalia Baldwin (608) 264-8930 or amalia.baldwin@wi.gov Project WET is an interdisciplinary K-12 conservation and environmental education program focused on water. This workshop will offer exciting new Great Lakes-based teaching ideas for use in science, math, social studies, language arts, and environmental education classes.

Each participant in the workshop will receive the Project WET K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide with over 90 hands-on, ready-to-use activities and a packet of Great Lakes-related resource materials for use in an indoor or outdoor classroom. Participants will also learn from a National Park Service ranger about aquatic invasive species living in Lake Superior and how they can teach about invasive species in the classroom.

Join us for a fun-filled professional development opportunity and walk away with a bucket full of educational materials and a mind swimming with ideas!