The Professional Development Page highlights GCEE meetings, GCEE
Professional Development Days, and Teacher/Educator Workshops. These events
are also listed in the Events Calandar. This page is intended for use by
GCEE Member Organizations, K-12 Formal Educators, and Non-formal Educators.
If you are aware of a teacher workshop opportunity that would be of interest
to educators in the Greater Cincinnati Region, please visit the Events
Calandar page on this website and submit your event for consideration in the
GCEE Events Calandar.
Opportunities For
Teachers and Educators
Title: Rain Garden Lesson Guide Workshops
Description: Are you interested in planting a rain garden on your school site? Then this single-day workshop is for you! A New Rain Garden Lesson Guide was developed in 2009 as part of the Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District “Partnering to Protect Water Resources: A Rain Garden Demonstration and Education Project” and contains six project-based science and math lessons that take you and your students through the process of designing, installing, maintaining, and monitoring a Rain Garden on or near your school campus. The Lessons are divided into three grade bands (3-5, 6-8,and 9-12). All Lessons have been correlated with Ohio Academic Standards and use an inquiry-based approach to learning.
Date: Tuesday June 15 (Grades 3-8) and June 22, 2010 (Grades 6-12)
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Grades 3-8 at the Academy of World Languages, 2030 Fairfax Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 and Grades 6-12 at the Hamilton County Education Service Center, 11083 Hamilton Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
Target Audience: 3-12 and non-formal Educators
Cost: Free (There are also thirty $100 stipends for teachers who meet the stipend criteria).
Contact Person: Anne Lyon
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227 ext. 1110
Contact E-mail: alyon@green-acres.org
Other: Workshop Flyer and Registration Form
Title: Project WET Workshop
Description: Greenacres Water Quality Project and Hamilton County Solid Waste District will be co-sponsoring a Project WET K-12 Teacher Training Workshop at the Greenacres Foundation Education Building. Teachers need to provide their own lunch. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Teachers will receive a copy of the Project Wet curricula and other education resources. Discounted graduate credit through the University of Cincinnati Center for Economic Development is available.
Date: Thursday August 5, 2010
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location:Greenacres Foundation Education Building at 8221 Spooky Hollow Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Target Audience: K-12 and non-formal Educators
Cost: Cost per teacher is $10.00.
Contact Person:Keebler Holley, Hamilton County Environmental Services, Solid Waste Distric
Contact Phone:(513) 946-7736
Contact E-mail: Keebler.Holley@Hamilton-co.org
Other Information: Project WET Flyer and Registration Form
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2010 GCEE Quarterly Mmebership Meetings:
August 3 , 2010: 10 am - 12 Noon (location - To Be Announced or TBA)
November 2 , 2010: 10 am - 12 Noon (location TBA)
March 1, 2011: 10 am - 12 (location - To Be Announced or TBA)
2010 GCEE Committee Meetings:
To Be Announced (TBA)
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