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17 September 2011

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What: Wilderness Classroom Teacher Training
Where: Shedd Aquarium Education Center
When: Tuesday, November 15th, 2011; 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Credits: 2 CPDUs
Who should attend: This training is geared towards teachers, media specialists, technology coordinators, curriculum specialists, librarians, and other educators working with 3rd through 8th grade students.

Join Wilderness Classroom and Shedd Aquarium for a workshop that will help you and your students study aquatic and terrestrial environments throughout North America. Learn exciting new ways to study the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes, mangroves, salt marshes, coral reefs, and more.

Plus, you will learn how your class can use the Internet to interact with workshop hosts, Dave Freeman and Amy Voytilla on their 12,000-mile journey across North America by canoe, kayak and dogsled. Specifically, the next leg of their journey will allow you and your students to interact with the explorers as they dogsled through the boreal forest and kayak through the Great Lakes, studying the plants, animals, and people of a vast, but threatened wilderness.

The workshop includes a variety of teaching materials for you to take home courtesy of Wilderness Classroom and you will receive 2 CPDUs.

Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information and to register for the workshop.

We can also come to your school to train teachers on-site. Please contact us to set up training at your school or district.