Learn About One of the Best-Kept Secrets of American History: The I&M Canal
Five-day teacher workshops exploring the themes of immigration, transportation, western expansion and city building through study of the U.S. Canal Era, using the Illinois & Michigan Canal as a case study for the canal experience. Made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the workshops are for K-12 teachers across the U.S.
Workshop highlights include • $500 stipend for each participant • Discounted graduate credit available • Presentations by noted canal historians, scholars and authors • Field visits to sites throughout the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor • Access to I&M Canal Archives at Lewis University Library • A wealth of resources, including unpublished primary source documents • Development of a curriculum project for classroom use
The workshops will be held at the Gaylord Building Historic Site, 25 miles from downtown Chicago and on the I&M Canal.
Choose from one of three sessions: June 27-July 1, July 12- 16 or July 25-29, 2005.
Application deadline: March 15, 2005. Go to [link removed].
Sponsored by Canal Corridor Association and Lewis University. Made possible by a grant through the Landmarks of American History program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
I am wanting to get in touch with a former teacher of mine. Russ Price taught Vocal Music at Ballard Comm. in the mid to late 1960s'. As a teacher, he had a profound inpact on my life and I want to find him so that I might express my thanks and appreciation. Can you help me? Thanks, Jim DeHoet
I'm writing a story for Working Mother magazine and am looking to interview teachers who are also moms of school-age kids. The subject is classroom discipline tips that also can be applied at home. If you fit the bill and would like to talk, please email me at [email removed]
Environmental Education at Campanario Eco Lodge and Biological Reserve
Environmental education for students of all ages !! !!
Proyecto Campanario's second mission is to promote environmental education to all who spend time at Campanario, both local and international visitors. Campanario offers 4 basic programs to accommodate different age levels, interests, and different lengths of stay. Please select the program best suited for you:
Ecological Tourism Expeditions for the adult or family group. Rainforest Conservation Camps for families and/or middle and high school students. Tropical Ecology Student Courses for university, high school, and middle school students. Tropical Ecology Teachers' Programs.
"Give the gift of a nature trek to your family." Ecological Tourism Expeditions for the adult or family group. Rainforest Conservation Camps for families and/or middle and high school students. Tropical Ecology Student Courses for university, high school, and middle school students. Tropical Ecology Teachers? Programs.
"Get away for retreats and your own personal adventure." Enviromentally minded individuals, families, groups of friends, and corporate executives who want to plan their vacations, annual get-togethers and retreats are welcome at Campanario. You can spend your days hiking with our naturalists, or you might also choose to go fishing, kayaking, swimming, and snorkeling. Be sure to plan time for just relaxing on the beach or in a hammock. Our goal is to have you absorb as many of the sights, sounds, and smells of the rainforest as possible. A minimum of a 4-day, 3-night trip is necessary, but a 6-day, 5-night trip is recommended to more fully absorb the wonders of the area.
"Become involved in environmental education." Conservation Camps are special programs we've designed for families and middle and high school students. The camps are usually scheduled during school vacations and last 6 days and 5 nights. They are limited in size to ensure adequate instruction and supervision. Students of all ages participate in extensive hikes and workshops in the rainforest to appreciate all its wealth. Evening sessions look into the history of the area and discuss deforestation and other social pressures affecting the tropics.
Tropical Ecology Teachers' Programs are designed to give hands-on experience to the active instructor who wants personal knowledge of the tropics to complement the area which he or she teaches. This rigorous program, which runs two weeks, includes most course materials, requires a small amount of pre-program reading, and assumes a basic understanding of biology on the part of the participant.
The program spends one week on site at the Proyecto Campanario facilities in the rainforest and another week traveling to different areas of Costa Rica for experience in other life zones. It is hoped that you, as a teacher, will take back to your students the understanding of the urgency to work together to conserve what is left of the tropical eco-systems.
Course Format
Two course formats are offered: a two week course and a 3 week course. Credit is offered at two levels (see below): (1) Professional Development and (2) Degree Applicable. Academic credit is given through Lewis and Clark College in Oregon.
New Schedule 2005 offer in June, July and August, Programs for Teachers Professional Development: Habitats and Culture of Costa Rica and Rainforest Conservation Camp.
Devereux is working on a research project that will directly impact the lives of many children around the country - we could really use your help!
We are asking parents and teachers of children in grades K- 8 to complete a short survey on positive behaviors exhibited by their child or student. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. In addition to helping contribute to this valuable research, Devereux is offering to donate $2.50 for each completed form to your choice of: the child's school, a Devereux treatment center, or to be reinvested into our research efforts.
You can help by doing any and all of the following things:
1. If you are a parent of a child/children currently in grades K-8, you can complete a survey online... use the link below.
2. If you are a teacher of grades K-8, you can fill out a form on 4 children in your class and/or you and we can talk about putting together a fundraiser for your school by getting other teachers to participate as well... use the link below.
3. You can forward this message along to your friends, family, and coworkers who are teachers or parents themselves, or who may be able to forward this message to parents and teachers all around the country.
4. If you have any connections to schools in your area, you can pass this along to them and send me their contact information so that we can talk about putting together a fundraiser for that school by getting teachers and parents to participate. (The fundraisers can be for other groups, too... such as scouts, teams, band, PTA, the possibilities are endless!)
To fill out a form (or up to 4 if you're able), you can either ask my research team to mail you paper versions of the survey OR you can simply fill it out electronically at: [link removed].
Please direct any requests or questions to Marisa at [email removed].
Thank you again so much for your contribution to this important cause!!
Sincerely, The Institute of Clinical Training and Research Team Devereux Foundation
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Hello..... I've been trying to find a map that shows the present day route of the Dragoon Trail from Fort Dodge, IA to the Knoxville,Iowa area. I understand it is marked along the route which covers state, county and gravel roads. I have searched the net and my local library with no luck. I would appreciate and help obtaining a map.
On 2/05/08, Matt Angerer wrote: > On 6/08/05, K. Curtis wrote: >> Hello..... I've been trying to find a map that shows the >> present day route of the Dragoon Trail from Fort Dodge, IA >> to the Knoxville,Iowa area. I understand it is marked >> along the route which covers state, county and gravel >> roads. I have searched the net and my local library with >> no luck. I would appreciate and help obtaining a map. >> >> Regards, >> KC > IS THIS HOW i REPLY?? I FEEL LOST. VERY VERY NEW TO > THE "ONLINE" I ALSO AM LOOKING FOR INFO ON THE DRAGOON > TRAIL. I LIVE IN CARLISLE IA. & THERE IS SIGNAGE DENOTING > WHERE IT RAN. BOTH A NORTH & SOUTH ROUTE, BUT I'M CURIOUS > TO KNOW WHERE THESE SIGNS LEED. MATT > PS JUST NOTICED YER QUERY IS MORE THAN 2 YEARS OLD
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