Workshops

Many of the workshops are sponsored through the Syracuse City Schools Teacher's Center. For the rest of the 2008 school year there will be 2 hour workshops at the Teachers Center to introduce teachers to this project. The dates for the workshops are 2/6, 3/26 and 5/7.
Contact Anna Endreny if you are interested in workshops or other professional development information aendreny@twcny.rr.com

  • Using urban schoolyards and parks to teach earth science

Place: NSTA conference in April. See www.nsta.org for more information

STANYS Conference see http://www.stanys.org/aboutconf.htm for more details!

Date: Monday November 5, 2007, 8-9am.

  • Urban Schoolyards Project

Place: STANYS workshop at Lemoyne college

Date: April 5, 2007 from 5:15-6:15pm

  • Journey North workshops

Place: Dr. King Elementary School

Dates: January 25, February 8, 15 at 3:30pm-5:00pm

  • Schoolyard Gardening Workshop

Learn how to set up an schoolyard garden and how you can use gardening to teach science, math and literacy.

Place: Solace Elementary

Time: March 14, 3:30-5:00pm

  •  Rock Stories Workshop

learn how to identify rocks in your schoolyard and local parks. Identifying rocks tells you about the geologic history of the rock and the area. We'll show you ways to integrate math and literacy into these "rock stories".

Place: Ed Smith School with walks to local green spaces

Time: April 4 at 3:30-5pm