EPI Baja Educator Workshop
https://www.ecologyproject.org/baja-educator-workshop
Organization: Ecology Project International (EPI)
Grade-level Audience: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
When Offered: January to May
Cost: Cost to enroll
Format: In-Person only
Application Deadline: Please stay tuned for 2024 fellowship dates, which will be posted on the link above.
For More Information: lisa@ecologyproject.org
Description
Join your fellow educators for an incredible professional development experience in Baja, Mexico. On the 5-day Baja Educator Workshop, you'll explore one of the world's richest marine environments. With EPI instructors and research partners you'll study and snorkel with migratory whale sharks in the Gulf of California, and you'll examine microplastics effects and prevalence in marine ecosystems. By diving into the NGSS framework, you'll learn how to use these kinds of real-world phenomenon to take your students' learning to new depths.
Interested participants can receive graduate credits through the University of Montana for participating in this course. Separate registration and tuition fee are required.
What will you gain?
On all of EPI's Professional Development programs, we teach progressive, inquiry-based methods that will allow you to introduce more exploration into your classroom while still meeting those testing requirements. Best of all, we model the methods we teach. Our programs take you into the field. You'll work with scientists and wildlife. This is your chance to explore. You'll return to the classroom with a new set of tools, ideas, and lessons that will inspire your students. All trainings are aligned with the NGSS.
Who should apply?
This course is open to all levels of informal or formal educators.