Conference Theme:
Engaging Students
in Science & Stewardship
at University of Michigan Biological Station
20 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge
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Registration Open for Michigan Alliance for Environmental & Outdoor Education Conference ~ Oct. 8‐10
The 22nd annual Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) conference will be
Friday‐Sunday, October 8‐10, 2010, at the University of Michigan Biological Station, twenty miles south of
the Mackinac Bridge.
The conference theme is "Engaging Students in Science & Stewardship," with topics ranging from
schoolyard‐enhanced learning, amphibian surveys, ROVs, and ethnobotany, to Adopt‐a‐Beach programs,
and much more.
Educator Workshops & Conference Sessions
A wide variety of half‐ and full‐day workshops will be held Friday, October 8. The thirteen workshops include
new early learner (pre‐K) curricula by Project WILD and Project Learning Tree, Schoolyard ‐ Enhanced
Learning, Michigan Forests, Fungus Amongus, Limnology & Fish Ecology, Flying Wild, Beaver Island
Exploration, Farm‐to‐Table, Nature, Art & Writing, Your Great Lakes National Forest, Team‐Building, and
Great Lakes Stewardship. See the attached registration form for short descriptions of each.
Choose from over 50 presentations (indoors and outdoors) and field trips on Saturday and Sunday, October
9‐10. Saturday will also feature the 2nd annual Share‐A‐Thon with ready‐to‐go outdoor and classroom
activities. Kayaking, star‐gazing, nature walks, yoga, and an pportunity to meet new friends from all over
Michigan will round out the weekend.
Four Featured Speakers include:
(i) Herb Broda, Professor of Education at Ashland University (Ohio) and author of Schoolyard Enhanced
Learning: Using the Outdoors as an Instructional Tool , will present Saturday evening’s (Oct. 9)
keynote presentation, "Plugged In, But Tuned Out: The Need to Reconnect with Nature."
(ii) Dave Dempsey, author and activist, will present “On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century”
on Saturday morning (Oct. 9) that will provide an overview of the Great Lakes and a call to
stewardship by citizens and K‐12 teachers and students.
(iii) Tim Grant, co‐editor of Green Teacher Magazine and several curricula, will conduct two Saturday
sessions on Teaching the Greatest Challenge of Them All‐ Climate Change, and Teaching Green in
the Middle Years.
(iv) Wendy Halperin, renown Michigan children’s book author & illustrator, will present two Saturday
sessions that will focus on enhancing one’s outdoor observations through drawing to monitor
environmental changes.
Registration, Accommodations & Conference Details
Lodging and meals are available at the University of Michigan Biological Station near Pellston or in the local
area. The full 3‐day registration fee is $75 for MAEOE members and $150 for non‐MAEOE members, with
reduced rates for fewer days and for university students. Three meals and one night lodging at the
University of Michigan Biological Station is $75 per day. For driving directions and hotels/motels in the area:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umbs/contact/travel A biodiesel bus will bring teachers from Detroit and
Pontiac at no cost (contact Mike Reed mreed@dzs.org to sign up) with funding provided by the U.S. Forest
Service Eastern Region Urban Connections Program. SB‐CEUs and college credit will be offered with
registration at the conference.
For More Information
Registration form
Questions may be directed to: Joan Chadde, Conference Chair, jchadde@mtu.edu or phone 906‐487‐3341,
and Michele Arquette‐Palermo, Conference Registrar,
Michele@crwc.org or phone 248‐601‐0606. |
