New Teacher Orientation Required for NEW Teachers!

Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm  
Location: Environmental Interpretive Center, University of Michigan-Dearborn,
4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128
Registration: FREE for New and Sponsored Teachers! All others are $10.00 per person.  

This workshop is required for teachers new to the Rouge Education Project and recommended for veteran teachers who would like to share their experience.  Come and learn about the resources available through the project and network with other teachers.  This is a great opportunity for teachers to have questions answered by project staff and others.  Featured speakers will include Joe Rathbun, an environmental quality analyst with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, who will speak about what schools monitor and what the data mean, and Dave Bydlowski, a consultant with the Wayne County Math and Science Center, who will speak about how to meet the new Grade Level Content Expectations through the Rouge Education Project.

How to start a Schoolyard Habitat- NEW Workshop for 2011!

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm
Location: To Be Determined.
Registration: Free for New Teachers and Sponsored Schools. All Others: $10.00.

If your school is interested in constructing a Schoolyard Habitat to utilize as an outdoor classroom but doesn't know where to start, then this is the workshop for you. Join us and hear from local experts, experienced teachers and others as they share their knowledge of outdoor classroom construction with you. Learn tips and tricks to success while working on a tight budget. Teachers, administrators, parents or other interested parties are welcome to attend this workshop.

Teacher & CSA LaMotte Water Quality Monitoring Workshop Required for New Teachers!

Saturday, March 19th, 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Registration and light breakfast 8:00-8:30 a.m.,
Lunch also provided
Location: Tentative- Dunckel Middle School, 32800 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Registration: New and Sponsored Teachers FREE! All Others: $40.00.
Teachers may bring 2 students!

This hands-on workshop covers all the water quality monitoring tests that schools will conduct on their field trip to the Rouge River on Monitoring Day.  Participants will learn how to conduct chemical tests using LaMotte test kits, conduct a physical stream survey, and complete a biological assessment of the river using benthic macroinvertebrates. You must attend this workshop to have your data certified in the annual data report. Please be sure to dress for working outdoors! This workshop is for schools that use LaMotte brand chemical testing equipment.

Teacher & CSA Hach Water Quality Monitoring Workshop –Required for New Teachers!

Saturday, March 19th, 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Registration and light breakfast 8:00-8:30 a.m.,
Lunch also provided
Location: Tentative- Dunckel Middle School, 32800 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Registration: New and Sponsored Teachers FREE! All Others: $40.00.
Teachers may bring 2 students!

This hands-on workshop covers all the water quality monitoring tests that schools will conduct on their field trip to the Rouge River on Monitoring Day.  Participants will learn how to conduct chemical tests using LaMotte test kits, conduct a physical stream survey, and complete a biological assessment of the river using benthic macroinvertebrates. You must attend this workshop to have your data certified in the annual data report. Please be sure to dress for working outdoors! This workshop is for schools that use LaMotte brand chemical testing equipment.