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FEATURED EVENTS
Community Works Institute (CWI) is pleased to announce, in collaboration with our partners,
the following professional development events for 2012.
All events are appropriate for K-16 school and community educators and organizations.
Principles and Promising Practices of
Place-Based Education June 2012 Thursday-Saturday
LOCATION: Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont
FEE: $389. One graduate credit available for additional $150
PRESENTED BY: Shelburne Farms
INSTRUCTORS: Delia Clark, Center for Place-based Learning and Community Engagement (a project of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
and Shelburne Farms), & Erica Curry, Shelburne Farms
INFORMATION: Erica Curry, 802-985-0325, ecurry@shelburnefarms.org.
Use your local community and environment as an integrating context for your teaching. Discover the fundamentals of service-learning and place-based education methods to take your students’ learning to a new level and enhance your community’s understanding of place. You’ll have work time to synthesize your learning as well as one-on-one consultation with resource specialists.
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CWI Summer WEST Institute on Service-Learning
July 30-August 3, 2012
Los Angeles, California at Loyola Marymount University Register Early, Limited Openings • more information
TUITION: $1,289. Three graduate credits available for additional $550
INFO: 909-480-3966 • email
CWI's acclaimed Summer Institute comes to Los Angeles. Experience curriculum and programs drawn from one of the world's most vibrant urban settings. Veteran practitioners, model programs, guided support and planning, and more.
more on Summer WEST
"CWI’s Institute has helped me refine and strengthen my teaching skills. A wonderful experience!" Margot Glenos, East Park Elementary Teacher
Moss Point, Mississippi
CWI Summer EAST Institute on Service-Learning
July 16-20, 2012
Shelburne, Vermont –12th annual
at Shelburne Farms, Vermont Register Early, Limited Openings • more information FEE: $1,289. Three graduate credits available for additional $550
INFO: 909-480-3966 • email
Set amid a breathtaking landscape this is a premier international event. Join with colleagues from across North America and beyond, working to embrace service-learning and sustainability within their teaching practice. more on Summer EAST
“This was the best Institute or conference that I have ever attended! I am newly inspired! Terry Yamamoto-Edwards, Science Teacher
Punahou School—Honolulu, Hawaii
Education for Sustainability (EFS) Institute
EFS Strategies, Stories, & Successes
August 2011, Tuesday- Thursday
PRESENTED BY: Shelburne Farms' Sustainable Schools Project
INFORMATION: Jen Cirillo, 802-985-0331, jcirillo@shelburnefarms.org or www.sustainableschoolsproject.org
Formal and non-formal educators across the country are using the idea of sustainability to connect students’ learning experiences across the grades and disciplines, while preparing them to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Join fellow PreK-12 educators to build strategies and skills for using sustainability as a theme to connect curriculum, campus practices, and community engagement.
Project Seasons Summer Workshop
July 2011• Monday-Friday
Enrich your science curriculum with exciting, interdisciplinary, and hands-on, easy-to-use activities on environmental and agricultural topics. This workshop is designed to increase science literacy and cultivate connections by tracing the food we eat and the clothes we wear back to the farm.
PRESENTED BY: Shelburne Farms
INFORMATION: Linda Wellings lwellings@shelburnefarms.org 802-985-0308
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