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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Big River Teacher Workshops
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Workshop attendance is required of all teachers unless they have completed the workshop since 2000. A new advanced workshop option is available for experienced BRJ teachers.
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Basic Workshop
At Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center
(enter park from Post Rd west of airport)
- Thursday, January 29, 2009 (9:00-3:00), or
- Saturday, January 31, 2009 (8:30-1:00)
At the basic workshop teachers will:
- participate in demonstrations of supporting classroom activities
- receive Teacher’s Guide of thematic Mississippi River resource materials
- get oriented to Big River Journey field trip logistics, and introduced to other river related learning opportunities
- receive Continuing Education certificate
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Advanced Workshop
At Historic Fort Snelling chapel (access from Highway 55 or Hwy 5 east of airport)
- Thursday, February 19, 2009 (9:00-3:00)
At the advanced workshop teachers will:
- learn to integrate and conduct meaningful service learning activities
- explore historical & other river activities hear from other teachers about their successful extensions of BRJ activities
- share your experience with other teachers
- receive Continuing Education certificate
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Workshop Registration
Call Mississippi National River and Recreation Area at 651-290-3030, ext. 303 (Kathy Swenson).
Workshop cost (donation): $15/person or $25/school (nonrefundable) is requested to help defray workshop expenses. Make check out to “Mississippi National River & Recreation Area”; write “BRJ workshop donation” on the memo line. Send to:
Attn: Kathy Swenson, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, 111 E. Kellogg Blvd. Suite 105, St. Paul, MN 55101-1256
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Did You Know?
The Mississippi River is approximately three feet deep at its headwaters at Lake Itasca and has an average surface speed of 1.2 miles per hour.
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Last Updated: April 24, 2009 at 10:53 EST |
