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GAI Summer Workshops 2018

Posted on March 20, 2018

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We have an outstanding team of lead educators who will be teaching/co-teaching these workshops and we offer the workshops to you at a very reduced rate of $75 per UNI credit hour (graduate or undergraduate GEOG credit).


--Geo-Inquiry: Biodiversity -- 

2 Credit Hour (Additional online work is required to achieve 2 credit hours.)
June 6 - June 7
Location: Omaha, NE + Council Bluffs, IA
Grade Level: 6-8
Instructor(s): Dr. Alex Oberle (Department of Geography; UNI)
What is this class about? This workshop for middle school educators prepares participants to integrate the National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Process in their classrooms, addressing key new Iowa Core standards. The workshop is in cooperation with the Omaha Zoo and will have a focus on biodiversity, yet other social studies and science topics will also be included.
How to register: https://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2119721198-geog-41335133-61

--Geo-Inquiry: Mississippi River -- 

2 Credit Hour (Additional online work is required to achieve 2 credit hours.)
June 14 - June 15
Location: Rock Island, IL + East Moline, IL (Quad Cities)
Grade Level: 6-8
Instructor(s): Dr. Alex Oberle (Department of Geography; UNI)
What is this Class about? This workshop for middle school educators prepares participants to integrate the National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Process in their classrooms, addressing key new Iowa Core standards. The workshop is in cooperation with Living Lands and Waters and will have a focus on all aspects of the Mississippi River, yet other social studies and science topics will also be included.
How to register: https://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2119921200-geog-41335133-62

What is Geo-Inquiry? 

The Geo-Inquiry Process is a five step project-based movement that simultaneously allows students to explore the interconnectedness of their world while also developing their research and collaboration skills. As a class or in small groups, students will brainstorm about local issues in their community that they would like to address. Once an area of concern has been identified, the teacher will guide his/her students through the rest of the Geo-Inquiry Process. Students will collect information about their target concern, organize the information they have collected, create an action plan, and then share what they have found and what they would like to do. Each of these steps is made easier with an accompanying student resource packet with worksheets.

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--Ecotour: Loess Hills and Lewis & Clark-- 

1 Credit Hour
June 18 - June 19
Location: TBD
Grade Level: K-12
Instructor(s): Stacey Snyder (Orange ES), Dr. Alex Oberle (Department of Geography; UNI)
What is this class about? This workshop for K-12 educators integrates geography, history, and science and is aligned with the new Iowa Core standards. Focusing on the Loess Hills region and Lewis & Clark, the workshop is field-based an includes travel to northwest Iowa.
How to register: https://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2119521201-geog-41335133-60

--Teaching Early US History and Geography--

1 credit hour
July 11 - July 12
Cedar Falls, IA (UNI)
Grade level: 7-12
Instructors: Janet Willis (Social Studies; Southeast Valley Schools); Monte DeArmoun (Social Studies; Northwood-Kensett CSD)
Who should enroll: 7-12 educators who teach social studies 
**Co-funded and Co-led with Iowa Council for the Social Studies
How to register: https://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2123721238-geog-41335133-64

--Integrating Geography and Technology for the New Iowa Core Social Studies--

1 credit hour
July 16 - 17
Cedar Falls, IA (UNI) 
Grade level: K-12
Instructors: Rachel Hansen (Social Studies; Muscatine S.D.); Steve Oaks (Social Studies; Waterloo S.D.); Dr. Lisa Millsaps (Social Studies Education/Geography; UNI)
Who should enroll: Any K-12 educator with an interest in teaching geography and integrating technology-related 21st Century Skills. This workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies; STEM; TAG; Special Education (but all disciplines are welcome)
How to register: https://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2124121242-geog-41335133-66

--Gerrymandering and Political Geography--

1 credit hour
July 18 - July 19
Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa State Bar Association)
Grade Level: 7-12
Instructors: John Wheeler (Iowa State Bar Association); Rachel Hansen (Muscatine CSD)
Who should enroll: Grade 7-12 educators who teach social studies
**Co-funded and Co-led with the Iowa State Bar Association
How to register: https://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2125221253-geog-41335133-6b

--Integrating Geography and Economics-- 

1 credit hour
July 24 - July 25
Cedar Falls, IA (UNI)
Grade level: 7-12
Instructors: Bob Mantell (Iowa Council for Economic Education); US Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis, TBA co-instructor.
Who should enroll: Grade 7-12 educators who teach social studies
**Co-funded and Co-led with the Iowa Council for Economics Education and the US Federal Reserve Bank, St Louis
How to register: https://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2123921240-geog-41335133-65

--Contemporary Global Studies and Institute-- 

1 credit hour
July 25 - July 26
Cedar Falls, IA (UNI)
Grade Level: 6-12
Instructors: various
Who should enroll: Grade 6-12 educators who are interested in resources related to teaching about human rights, climate change, food insecurity, and immigration/refugees. Ideal workshop for 7th grade teachers.
**Co-led with the World Food Prize, UNI Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education; UI Center for Human Rights, Iowa Council for the Social Studies
How to registerhttps://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2123521236-geog-41335133-63

--Integrating Contemporary US History and Historical Geography-- 

1 credit hour
July 30 - July 31
Central Iowa (Specific location TBA)
Grade Level: K-12
Instructors: Catherine Mein (Ballard CSD) and TBA instructor
Who should enroll: 7-12 educators who teach social studies
**Co-funded and Co-led with Iowa Council for the Social Studies
How to register: https://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2124821249-geog-41335133-69

--Digital Earth: Story Mapping for All Grade Levels and Subject Areas-- 

1 credit hour
August 1 - August 2
Cedar Falls, IA (UNI)
Grade level: K-12
Instructors: Debbie Stevens (Indian Hills CC); Dr. Curt Nielson (UNI College of Education); Dr. Lisa Millsaps (Social Studies Education/Geography; UNI)
Who should enroll: Any K-12 educator with an interest in teaching with visually rish story maps, to include both teacher and student created story maps. This workshop is especially useful for those who teach any of the following: geography, history, and other social studies and STEM; (but all disciplines are welcome). Participants receive access to free cloud-based software. 
How to registerhttps://continuinged.uni.edu/distance/courses/summer-2018/2125021251-geog-41335133-6a