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2010: Reading, Writing & Thinking the Hudson Valley |
July 27-29
FDR Home & Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY
Register and pay by check.
Register and pay by credit card.
Register with My Learning Plan to receive a certificate from Mid-Hudson Teacher Center.
Learn and practice new ways to use the Valley's special places to teach reading, writing, and thinking across all disciplines and grade levels.
Place-Based Education: Making School More Like a Farmer's Market, with David Sobel, co-director, Center for Place-Based Education, Antioch New England, will open the institute.
The three-day program includes workshops with teachers, staff from historic sites and museums, environmental educators, writers, naturalists, artists, scientists, historians, and others. Read or download a complete list workshop descriptions.
Choose an in-depth field experience on day two.
Registration fee: $90 for all three days or $35 per day. Fee includes most field experiences, 2 or 3 lunches, and 2 light breakfasts. Fees increase after July 15.
THV institutes are opportunities to learn more about the Hudson Valley and place-based education. Participants choose from a variety of sessions including hands-on workshops, panel discussions, field trips, and more formal talks. Facilitators and speakers span all disciplines and include scholars, teachers, activists, library/media specialists, scientists, and more.
THV institutes are open to the public with special emphases for K-12 educators and site staff working with children and teens. Watch this page for details on the program and registration. Attendance certificates will be available through the Mid-Hudson Teachers Center.
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