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2010 Continuing Education Study Tours

Australia, New Zealand, or Scotland: Comparative Education & Overseas Fieldwork
Dates: June 12 - July 9, 2010

This graduate course is designed for experienced K-12 teachers who are interested in exploring classroom practices through direct observation and hands-on activities in one of three English-speaking countries. Individual teachers will be placed for approximately two weeks with a host teacher in the country of their choice. This school/home placement will be followed by one week of independent study/travel following by a week of educational seminars in Australia or Scotland. Participants will also be required to attend two Saturday pre-fieldwork seminars on the UW-Whitewater campus during spring semester and one post-fieldwork seminar in the fall. (6 graduate credits; Department of Educational Foundations).

Natural History of Yellowstone National Park – Winter

Dates: January 2-10, 2010

Slide Show of January 2009 Program

This nine-day field experience and travel study course to Montana and Wyoming will allow students exposure to the conservation and natural history of Yellowstone National Park. Students will study the diverse biomes/life zones and ecology of the region, the geology of the region’s geothermal features, and the natural and political issues that affect the Park. Also, included is a winter ecology workshop conducted by Dr. Jim Halfpenny at the Track Education Center in Gardiner, Montana. (2 undergraduate or graduate credits; Department of Biological Sciences).

Natural History of Yellowstone National Park & Upper Great Plains – Summer

Dates: August 2-20, 2010

Slide Show of August 2009 Program

This 19-day field experience and travel study course to South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming will give students, educators and teachers-in-training an opportunity to learn how to conduct ecological research, gain an appreciation of present-day ecosystems, interpret the events in the earth’s history that shaped the various study sites, and use equipment such as global positioning systems receivers. Participants will return with a wealth of classroom materials including slides and photos, minerals and fossils. (3 undergraduate or graduate credits; Department of Biological Sciences or Department of Geography and Geology).