Adventure Workshops with TLC - Field Trips for Teachers
Exciting opportunities for earning professional development contact hours, HQT Certification or graduate credit while networking and exploring exotic (and some not so exotic) locations.
| One of the ways we have been able to maintain our levels of energy and expertise has been through pursuit of field experience opportunities. We have now begun a program where we can combine fun with networking and learning. Through association with state and local science professional organizations and with university support, we are arranging full immersion, inquiry based, content rich field trips. We are currently planning the following adventures. |
| Lake Erie Islands Cruise - May 2009 Networking, geo-nerding and socializing aboard the Goodtime I.This cruise leaves from downtown Sandusky stopping at Kelly’s Island where we will ride a golf-cart caravan to the Glacial Grooves State Park and visit a fossil rich Devonian limestone quarry. Back aboard the Goodtime, we will enjoy lunch on the way to South Bass Island and the Village. Here we can rent bikes, explore the caves and enjoy the Perry’s Monument view of the archipelago. We are also attempting to make arrangements for a tour of Ohio State ’s Stone Laboratory. contact_us@TLCLearningConsultants.org Rainforest Ecology - Summer 2009 (limited availability) or Summer 2010 Established in 1993, La Suerte (Costa Rica) and Ometepe (Nicaragua) Biological Field Stations providing a safe place for scientists and future scientists to train by offering boarding, research facilities, and a variety college level field and research courses. The classes bring students into direct contact with the environment they are studying. Courses are available in various disciplines including Primate Behavior and Ecology, Rain Forest Ecology, Ornithology, Entomology, Herpetology, Inventorying Biodiversity, Tropical Ethnobotany, and Art and Photography. Tropical forests remain in danger of extinction due to economic pressures. We remain dedicated to protecting their existence by promoting conservation and education. We welcome you to join us in our efforts. Click on La Suerte (Costa Rica) or Ometepe (Nicaragua) to learn more about each location and opportunities offered. Graduate credit from The Ohio State University is available at an additional cost. Email Tracy@TLCLearningConsultants.org with questions. Marine Ecology of South Florida (MESF) June 2009 Using Key Largo as a hub, we will investigate Everglades ecology, cypress and mangrove swamps, Florida Bay, John Pennecamp Underwater State Park, present day coral reefs, fossilized Pleistocene reefs, exotic and native species, GPS orienteering, water drainage management and more. Fees include lodging, admission fees, some meals (community style), and course materials. You are responsible for travel to and from Florida. Graduate credit from The Ohio State University is available at an additional cost. Email MESF@TLCLearningConsultants.org for more information.
San Salvador Island, Bahamas - June 2009 Participants will meet in either Ft. Lauderdale or Nassau and travel by charter aircraft to the Gerace Research Center (previously Bahamian Field Station) on San Salvador (formerly Watlings) Island , accepted site of the first landfall of Christopher Columbus in 1492. This trip will focus on astronomical observation, sea level changes due to intercontinental glaciation, the health of coral reefs, Karst landforms, the Atlantic gyre, and man’s impact on ecosystems. Airfare from Ft. Lauderdale , lodging, all meals, and an afternoon experience at a Club Med Resort will be included in the cost. Please contact_us@TLCLearningConsultants.org for more information.
Overnight Trips - Dates dependant on interest Overnight luxury motor coach field trips to destinations like Mammoth Cave , Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic seaboard, Niagara Gorge and Washington DC. These will include professional development lecture and activity while traveling, be in alignment with Ohio Science, Math or Social Studies Standards and allow field immersion experience upon arrival. Dates and destinations are dependant on interest. Please share where and when you would be interested in exploring. contact_us@TLCLearningConsultants.org
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