Professional Development
LEAF offers a variety of professional development opportunities for educators to expand their forestry expertise. Both workshops without credit and courses for university credit are available.
LEAF Professional Development
Non-credit
workshops
These workshops are offered to K-12 teachers who are looking for
inspiration and resources for their teaching in a shortened format.
- Art in the Forest Workshop
- UWSP Treehaven - Tomahawk, WI(pdf)
- Registration Form(pdf)
- Saturday, March 3
- Instructor: TBA
- Registration Deadline: February 17, 2012
- Maple Syrup Workshop
- Maple Syrup Workshop Neva, WI(pdf)
- Registration Form(pdf)
- Saturday, March 31
- Instructor: Jeremy Solin
- Registration Deadline: March 28, 2012
NEW FORMAT!
Forestry Education for the Wisconsin K-12 Classroom
Highlights principles, activities, and techniques for teaching K-12
students about Wisconsin's forests. Receive the LEAF Wisconsin K-12
Forestry Lesson Guide and additional forestry-related education
materials. Designed for K-12 classroom teachers.
- Ashland, WI(pdf)
- Registration Form(pdf)
- April 2 - May 11, 2012 (see flyer for details)
- Instructor:Mary Pardee
- Registration Deadline: March 29, 2012
- Appleton, WI(pdf)
- Registration Form(pdf)
- April 9 - May 18, 2012 (see flyer for details)
- Instructor:Pat Arndt
- Registration Deadline: April 5, 2012
- Janesville, WI(pdf)
- Registration Form(pdf)
- April 9 - May 18, 2012 (see flyer for details)
- Instructor:TBD
- Registration Deadline: April 5, 2012
- Chippewa Falls, WI(pdf)
- Registration Form(pdf)
- April 16 - May 18, 2012 (se flyer for details)
- Instructor:Mike Johnson
- Registration Deadline: April 12, 2012
Teaching Selected Forestry Topics in the K-12 Classroom
Complements Forestry Education for the Wisconsin K-12 Classroom.
Explores materials and methodologies to teach K-12 students about
current forestry topics, concepts, and issues. May be repeated for
credit with different subtitles.
- Greening Your Math Program: Mathematics in the Forest
- UWSP Treehaven - Tomahawk, WI(pdf)
- Registration Form(pdf)
- Program Agenda(pdf)
- Saturday, May 12 - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
- Sunday, May 13 - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
- Instructor: Dr. Roger Jones
- Registration Deadline: April 27, 2012
- Lodging and breakfast are available for participants wishing to arrive at Treehaven Friday evening (too make sure you don’t miss any of Saturday’s workshop activities). Contact Treehaven at 715-453-4106 for price and arrangements.
School Forest
Programs and Administration
Provides an overview of the Wisconsin School Forest Program.
Emphasis on planning and administration of school forests including:
committees, property management, educational plans, resources, and
financial support. Includes classroom and web components.
Human Influence
on Wisconsin's Forests
This on-line course examines Wisconsin's forest resources and the
role they play in our past, current, and future ecological,
economic, and social well-being. Designed for K-12 classroom
teachers who want to acquire additional background in forestry.
Links to More Opportunities:
-
EEK for Teachers!
WDNR Offerings for Educators and Students. This site lists oodles of opportunities for educators and others interested in environmental education.- Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
- Masters in Environmental Education for K-12 Teachers
- The Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education and the UWSP Continuing Education Department have a program for teachers that allows them to work toward their master's degree with flexible on-line and summer course offerings.
- GET(Global Environmental Teachings Program)
- Would you like to use experiences abroad to enhance your teaching? See what the GET Program in the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education has to offer.
- Environmental Education Online Courses: EETAP
- The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point offers a number of environmental education courses on-line.
- College of Professional Studies: Professional Development Network
- CPS-Continuing Education
(CPS-CE) serves non-traditional students. Students can enroll in
a degree seeking program, add-on certification program, or take
a single course.
UWSP Continuing Education
UWSP Continuing Education promotes life-long learning by providing a variety of innovative, educational programs and activities that focus on professional development and personal enrichment of all ages.