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Oakwood Environmental Education Charter School
Environment Focused Teachers Academy
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August 18-19, 2008 (Grades K-2)
August 20-23, 2008 (Grades 3-6)
Dissemination Project
Oakwood Environmental Education Charter School received a Dissemination Renewal Grant in 2008 to provide the charter school the opportunity to share developed practices and programs. The goals of the dissemination project is to help with the replication of new Green Charter Schools and to provide existing public schools with the opportunity to incorporate significant aspects of the charter school program. The teacher training academy was designed to give teachers hands-on field experience in the four ecosystems of Sheldon Nature Area. Oakwood teachers will share their standards based environment focus field study curriculum activities.
Breakout Sessions Offered
- Implementing Green Practices and Sustainability
- Development of Nature Areas and Native Ecosystems
- Development of an Integrated Environment Focused Curriculum
- Environment Focused Guided Reading
- Technology Integration
- Green Charter School Partners and Networking
Academy Attendees will receive the following “Free” as Dissemination Partners
- Academy Registration
- Housing & Meals
- Teacher Training Manual for Grades 3-6
- Set of 25 Sheldon Nature Area Field Study Guides
- DVD’s & CD’s and Online Resources
- Start-Up Consulting Services
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Charter Partner Schools
Dissemination Phase green
charter schools provided resources in this website, beginning with Oakwood Environmental
Education Charter School. Please visit our website(s)! We hope this will be
a terrific resource for charter schools throughout the country.
Oakwood
Environmental Education Charter School, Oshkosh, WI | Wisconsin
River Academy-Stevens Point, WI | River
Crossing Charter School, Portage, WI
Goals:
- Promote development of green / environmental focused charter schools
- Provide forums to share innovative and effective practices
- Facilitate professional development, cooperative initiatives and shared technical assistance
- Quantify and disseminate the results and successes of of green / environmental practices in improving student achievement and sustaining charter schools.
- Be a centralized resource for charter schools in the Dissemination Phase of growth to provide information to other charter schools whether starting or growing.
Charter School Events
Green Charter Schools Network Officially Begins!
It’s not surprising that Wisconsin, home of Aldo Leopold, John Muir and Gaylord Nelson, is the headquarters of a new national organization of environment-focused public charter schools. Earth Day Founder Gaylord Nelson emphasized repeatedly the importance of educating youth about conservation and protection of natural resources. Read MoreVisit the News page for details on the below . . .
River Crossing Charter School has a new web address.
Public charter schools with environment-focused educational programs are operating in several states.
Doug Thomas, Director of EdVisions Schools, Victoria Rydberg, teacher, and three students from River Crossing spoke recently at a public meeting at the Wisconsin Heights High School.
Victoria Rydberg is the author of “Hands On, Feet Wet,” a wonderful story about River Crossing and its students.
An enthusiastic group of educators and community people met this past week at Watertown High School (WI) to continue planning an environment-focused charter school.
Learn about “Green Charter Schools in Wisconsin”
Check out the NEWS page for additional articles!
Charter Schools! Please answer this Survey! (PDF Format)
Contact: Jim McGrath or Senn Brown for additional information