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Schools and Communities Getting Better Together: Place-Based Learning Conference

Co-sponsored by the Rural School and Community Trust,
The Science House at North Carolina State University,
and local partner River City Community Development Corporation

November 8-9, 2007
Thursday, November 8th: 8:00a.m. to 4:30 pm
Friday, November 9th 8:00a.m. to 12:00pm
Kermit E. White Graduate Center
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Tentative Conference Agenda
Download Vision and Action Shop descriptions (PDF)

Thursday, November 8th 2007

8:00 Registration

8:30 Opening - Welcome, Agenda Review, Goals for the Day

8:45 Keynote Speaker - Rachel Tompkins, President Rural School and Community Trust

9:15 VISION SHOPS - Choose One (See descriptions)

A. Researching Real Environmental Issues using Technology and Teamwork on a Coastal North Carolina Millpond - Colleen Karl; Northeastern NC

B. Educating, Empowering and Enterprising – Youth Attraction - Rob Boyce, Angie Wills, Lenora Jarvis-Mackey; Northeastern NC

C. One School’s Journey – Laura Richter; Skowhegan, Maine

D.Helping Those Who Have Helped - A Student Operated Free Tax Service Center -Jolanda Burton and Daisy Slan: St Helena, Louisiana

10:30 Break

10:45 VISION SHOPS - Choose One (See descriptions)

E. Digital Storytelling: Learning About Ourselves and Our Home Through Media – Juan Ozuna and student; Llano Grande, Texas

F. Preserving our Agricultural Heritage with 21st Century Mapping Tools - Steve Karl, 4-H Students from the 4-H GIS Club; Northeastern NC

G. What are the outcomes of Place Based Learning? - Margaret MacLean; RSCT

H.Place-based Learning -A Strategy for Engaging Youth, Revitalizing Communities - Julie Bartsch; RSCT

12:00 Lunch with entertainment from the Northeastern High School Jazz Band

12:45 ENERGY SHOPS - Choose one of these hands on sessions to actually try Place Based Learning

Hands on Science with the Bennett’s Millpond Project

GIS MAPPING with the Century Farms 4-H group

Movie Making with iMovie and Laura Richter from Maine

Digital Story Telling – A How to guide with the folks from Texas

Video Sharing from Vermont’s Light Camera Leadership project

1:45 Break

2:00 ACTION SHOPS ~ Choose one (See descriptions)

I. Our Place: Community Members and Place-based Teaching and Learning. - Jereann King Johnson; North Carolina

J. The Effect of State and Local Policy on Utilizing Place-based Learning – Page McCullough and Angella Dunston

K. Come and listen to a panel of TEACHERS – Colleen Karl and Margaret MacLean

L. Helping Those Who Have Helped -A Student Operated Free Tax Service Center -Jolanda Burton and Daisy Slan; St Helena, Louisiana

3:00 Break

3:15 TEAM TIME – Sharing our Learning

4:15 Closing

4:30 Adjourn

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9th 2007

8:30 Reflections and Highlights from Day One

9:00 Team Time – Planning and Consultancies with workshop leaders from Day One

10:30 Break

10:45 Reporting out of teams/ Next Steps for NENC

11:45 Closing

12:00 Adjourn

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About the Event	Register	Agenda
Download a flyer (pdf)		Conference Leaders
The Science House Teaches Place Based Education an article by Stephanye Hunter

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