ENED6028-COM.Rivers Institute: Mississippi.Su15.Rieckenberg,Cara

Explore the Mississippi or the St. Croix River and discover strategies for science and literacy that engage and inspire students. (Section CS1 will be on the St. Croix River; Section CS2 on the Mississippi River.) The Rivers Institute addresses the natural overlap between science processes and content and literacy skills. Our natural affinity to water makes rivers and watersheds an exciting and familiar context for teaching and learning. Explore how using rivers as a context can help your students meet specific Minnesota education standards in science and literacy. NOTE: Online registration is NOT available for this course. See below. Scholarships are available for qualified teachers. Teams of teachers are encouraged to apply. For application, scholarship, and registration information, go to www.hamline.edu/cgee and click on Rivers Institute . Target audience: classroom teachers and science specialists 3-8, middle school science and social studies teachers