Professional
Development Workshops
for Educators
NJAS is a partner with the NJ Department of
Environmental Protection for Project WET. Click
here
to learn more about Project WET workshops.
NJAS is a NJ Department of Education
Professional Development Provider.
Educator Benefits:
Use the outdoors as a learning
laboratory.
Model lessons that come from real-life
experiences.
Utilize systems learning and
cooperative learning strategies.
Integrate critical and creative
thinking skills using natural history interpretation.
Address the NJ Core Curriculum Content
Standards through environmental education.
Applicable to special needs students.
Develop cross-curricular and
multidisciplinary units.
All listed workshops are from 9:00 to
2:30
Cost is $35/person/day (unless otherwise noted).
Handouts from NJAS’s
supplemental curriculum guides will be included
in workshop materials, as appropriate:
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Bridges
to the Natural World
(focusing on local habitats and habitat exploration)
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Fishing
for Answers in an Urban Estuary (focusing on urban wetlands in the
Newark Bay Complex)
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New
Jersey WATERS: Watershed Approach to Teaching the Ecology of
Regional Systems
(focusing on regional watershed systems)
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Songbirds
at the Crossroads of Migration
(focusing on hemispheric migratory systems and patterns)
NJAS WORKSHOPS &
IN-SERVICE OFFERINGS - 2005
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Focus: Ecological
foundations and building conceptual awareness
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Focus: Investigation
methods, skill building and community involvement
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ELEMENTARY / LOWER
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Focus: Ecological foundations and building
conceptual awareness
Teaching through the Seasons
Introduce students to the changing
seasons. The workshops will provide you with different seasonal
topics and cross-curricular activities that enable you to engage
your students with their natural surroundings.
New Jersey's Geology
Focus your students’ attention on the
surrounding areas to learn about New Jersey’s geologic history.
Look at rocks and minerals, become familiar with NJ’s
physiographic regions and discuss the impacts geology has had on
New Jersey’s cultural and political history.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 6, 2005
NJAS Weis Ecology Center, Passaic County
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005
NJAS Plainsboro Preserve, Middlesex County
Habitat Journaling and Nature Literature
Poetry, prose and methods to share the
natural world will be explored. We will read and interpret
existing natural history literature and work towards creating
our own literature based upon outdoor experience and
observations. By incorporating experiences into a variety of
writing techniques, students are able to fully express
themselves and enhance their memories and lessons learned in the
outdoors.
Classroom Critters
Live animals can provide a great hands-on,
interactive learning experience. Learn how to make the most of
your indoor habitat by incorporating some ‘classroom critters’
into your science curricula. This program will focus on which
animals are best for your classroom—from insects to reptiles,
and how to use them as teaching tools.
UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL
/ HIGH SCHOOL
Focus: Investigation methods, skill building and community
involvement
NJ at the
Crossroads of Migration
Migration is a global system that can be
easily studied right in your schoolyard. Learn about
connections between New Jersey habitats and those in Central and
South America. We will explore the biodiversity of birds, the
geography of migration and the ways humans interact with this
fascinating system.
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SONGBIRDS – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005
NJAS Sandy Hook Bird Observatory, Monmouth County
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HAWKS/RAPTORS – FRIDAY & SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 14 & 15, 2005
NJAS Weis Ecology Center, Passaic County
Backyard
Habitats
A world of discovery awaits just outside
the classroom door. Learn how to utilize and incorporate the
schoolyard into your existing science, math, social studies, and
other curricula. Sample lessons from a variety of distinguished
curriculum supplements.
Sense
of Place Series
These full-day field experiences will help
build a solid foundation of knowledge about New Jersey’s
ecological systems and how people are part of those systems.
Learn more about habitat diversity, species interrelationships
and ways to develop a sense of place in your students.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Contact the
following for more information:
NJAS Department of Education at Plainsboro
Preserve
80 Scotts Corner Road
Cranbury, NJ 08512
609-897-9400 (phone)
609-897-0287 (fax)
Attn:
Tara Miller
To register, click here for a registration
form to fill out and fax or mail to the above address with your
payment.
Confirmation, directions and other
pertinent information will be mailed to you at least one month
prior to the workshop date.
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