Honeywell Institute for Ecosystems Education FIELD STUDIES IN THE HACKENSACK WATERSHED For Middle and High School Educators in the Hackensack Watershed  (Bergen and Hudson Counties) Monday, August 18 – Friday, August 22, 2008 Click here for the week's agenda.

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM
Deadline for Registration is June 6, 2008

...This was the best, intense, comprehensive and fun workshop I have ever attended.  Thank you...Workshops like this should be sold to school districts like mine to have them see the professionalism, usefulness and quality of environmental education for our students every day.

	Experience the watershed, firsthand. Support your curricula with lessons & activities correlated with the NJ CCCS. Meet with professionals in the environmental field. Earn 30 PD hours. Receive a weekly stipend for attending. Receive NJ-specific materials and other resources

This week of professional development is designed to provide teachers with:

• New Jersey-specific content information that focuses on the natural systems that unite urban,
  suburban and rural communities. 

• In-depth experiences that use inquiry as a basis for building effective field studies.

• Practice using the same skills and tools that they will use with their students so that content
  information can be effectively integrated into existing curricula.
  CCCS Science: 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 5.10; Social Studies: 6.2, 6.6

• Access to printed, technological, and organizational resources to enhance classroom investigations
  and field trips.

• Chances to model lessons and field trip techniques used in outdoor experiential learning situations.

For additional information, call, write or email
 NJAS Department of Education
 Center for Research and Education
 600 Route 47 North
 Cape May Court House, NJ  08210
  (609) 861-0700  

New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is a statewide, not-for-profit, membership organization committed to preserving New Jersey’s habitats and species biodiversity.  We invite your support through membership and participation in our programs.