MSC will be hosting a free day-long coastal ecology workshop and focus group for teachers on Saturday, Dec. 4th from 8:00AM-4:30PM. Spend the morning learning about barrier islands ecology first-hand as you explore Wallops Island. Create nature journals, learn how to identify common shells and invertebrates of the area and, in the process, make your own classroom shell collection. During the afternoon, create hands-on sand and shells activities that you can bring back to your classrooms. The day will end with a short round-table discussion about how MSC can better serve schools. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided. Registration is first-come, first-serve and is limited to 25. To register, please call Anne Schlesinger at (757) 824-5636 or e-mail her at progmanager@msconsortium.org.
We are also excited to begin offering a Shore to You outreach program for elementary, middle and high-school teachers and students beginning Dec. 1st, 2010. MSC educators will travel to schools across the Delmarva Peninsula to explore coastal ecology with students using hands-on activities and interactive lessons. Teachers can choose from eight focus areas within Coastal Ecology: Waves and Tides, Plants and Sand Dunes, Sand and Shells, Maritime Forest, Watersheds, Fish, Invertebrates, and Human Impacts.
