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KIDS for the BAY offers exciting professional development
opportunities for teachers and educators in Environmental
Education. Our workshops and trainings focus on curriculum
content and teaching strategies while modeling best practices
for teaching the latest State Science Standards. Participants
learn activities that provide access to content for diverse
types of learners. Content is scaffolded and modeled at
developmentally appropriate grade levels.
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Join KIDS for the
BAY’s ground-breaking Summer
Academy for Educators! In this exciting environmental
action course, educators will participate in
five days of experiential learning. The Academy
combines fieldtrips and indoor hands-on learning
that you can directly apply to any educational
setting. Each day consists of six hours of activities,
discussions, and curriculum integration planning.
Strategies for teaching students with diverse
cultural backgrounds and language needs will
be modeled. KIDS for the BAY lessons and activities
meet many California Science, Social Science
and Math Standards |
| Dates: |
Monday, June 23, 2008 – Friday,
June 27, 2008 |
| Time: |
9:30am - 3:30pm
*Friday, June 27, late end time for Boat Trip
on the Bay – 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Location: |
River of Words Office
2525 Eighth Street @ Dwight,
Suite #13C
Berkeley, California |
| Price: |
$25 |
| Stipend: |
Participants will receive a $300 stipend
for
the purchase of environmental education equipment
and resources after completing the Summer Academy
Course.
Optional: 4 graduate level units through Cal
State University, East Bay. Included in cost. |
| Participants: |
Formal and non-formal educators who
work with elementary and middle school aged
youth. |
| Content: |
Bay Area geography, watershed ecology,
natural resource conservation, waste reduction,
water issues and conservation, environmental
justice and action, Bay health, scientific inquiry
process, and Bay organism studies. |
| Download: |
Summer
Academy For Educators flyer (PDF) |
| Deadline: |
May 9, 2008 |
"The KIDS
for the BAY curriculum is the one I use year
after year. Their training and modeling of
lessons was excellent and left me confident
and excited to teach the activities myself.”
— Laura Prival,
5th Grade Teacher
Allendale Elementary School
Oakland
For additional information and to receive
an application and registration form in the
mail, please e-mail your mailing address to
shefali@kidsforthebay.org
and include your questions about the program. |
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Environmental Education Services
- Grade level and whole faculty workshops
- One-on-one support
- Lesson modeling in teachers’ classrooms
- Curricula, resources, and equipment
- Week-Long Summer Institute for Educators
- Lesson planning consultations in the following areas:
- Implementing a community-based student-led action
project
- Thematic integration
- Developing and implementing critical thinking
questioning strategies
- Addressing the diverse learning needs of students
- Teaching State Standards
- Addressing the needs of English language learners
Content Options
- Local Watershed Studies
- Developing Action Projects
- Waste Reduction and Sustainable Practices
- Safe Bay Fish Consumption
- Studying and Learning in the Outdoors
- Point Source & Non-Point Source Pollution Reduction
- Environmental Justice
- Water Conservation
- Scientific Process Skill Development
Instructional Stategies
Participants learn how to apply and incorporate a variety
of instructional strategies including:
- Hands-on experiments
- Using visuals and realia
- Role-plays
- Learning through movement
- Collaborative student group activities
- Engaging students’ prior knowledge and cultural backgrounds
- Interdisciplinary teaching strategies to teach key
environmental concepts
Participants are inspired and supported to implement
an environmental action based curriculum. Workshops enable
teachers and educators to understand and address environmental
issues impacting diverse communities
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