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Introduction to Forestry Education for the K-12 Classroom

Event Date

Friday, January 18, 2019 -
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Event Description

Teach students the importance of Wisconsin’s forests to our ecological, economic, and social well-being. This introductory workshop will present principles, activities and techniques to integrate hands-on forestry education into the K-12 science, social studies, agriculture, mathematics, technology education, ELA, and general elementary classroom. The workshop will demonstrate how to Standards alignment, STEM connections, literacy, and a brief introduction to outdoor teaching will be discussed. The workshop will include time to begin the process of infusing forestry activities into each teacher’s existing curriculum, and a variety of ready-to-use activities will be supplied so teachers can integrate relevant lessons right away.

This workshop fulfills the DPI Environmental Education Stipulation.

Substitute stipends available, up to $125 payable to the school or district.

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Location

CESA 6, Oshkosh

Contact

Jamie Mollica – Outreach Support Coordinator
Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE)
College of Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 346-4818