Wisconsin Program

Other upcoming GET programs in South Africa (2012) and Puerto Rico (2012)

GET strives to provide complete teacher exchanges by offering a follow-up program in Wisconsin a year after an international exchange. During the program, participants from previous GET programs in Puerto Rico, South Africa, or China get the opportunity to travel to Wisconsin to explore the state's natural resources and learn new techniques for how to use environmental education in their classrooms. Multinational participation helps teachers relate their experience of Wisconsin ecology to ecosystems around the world. The program challenges teachers from four distinctly different countries to work together through language and cultural barriers to reach a shared understanding of Wisconsin’s natural resource landscape and environmental challenges. Teachers work to translate this knowledge into lesson plans they can use with their students upon completion of the program. In addition, teachers are encouraged to forge international teacher-to-teacher partnerships that will enrich their students’ environmental education experience for years to come. 

Dates: This program is currently not being offering. Please check back.

Requirements:
Priority is given to those teachers who have participated in a past GET program but invitation is extended to other educators (formal and non-formal) if space is available. The travel course will be delivered in English, but GET will work to have as many program activities translated into participants’ native language as possible. English language skills are strongly recommended. 

Components:
Participants will travel throughout Wisconsin for the duration of the two-week program. Course theme is on Energy Resources in Wisconsin.