The 34th annual 101 Alternatives to the Chalkboard\” 2009 Educators’ Conference Presents: I Got the Kids Outside, Now What? Opportunities, activities and challenges in a post Last Child in the Woods world

Title: The 34th annual 101 Alternatives to the Chalkboard\” 2009 Educators’ Conference Presents: I Got the Kids Outside, Now What? Opportunities, activities and challenges in a post Last Child in the Woods world
Location: YMCA Camp Kern (32 miles northeast of Cincinnati)
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Description: The 101 Conference is THE weekend outdoor education workshop experience designed to inspire teachers, outdoor educators, and all adults with creative and fun ways to provide exciting learning experiences.

Enjoy large and small group sessions, campfires, good eating, and plenty more. As always, we will address specific Ohio academic content standards.

Cost: $82 Includes all sessions, food and lodging.

$42 for those wishing to attend on Saturday only (lunch included)

See below for info on discounts and scholarships

Please make checks payable to YMCA Camp Kern

For more information, contact Dave Moran at YMCA Camp Kern.

1-800-255-5376 x1527, or 513-932-3756 x1527 email:dmoran@daytonymca.org

Address: 5291 St Rt 350 Oregonia, OH 45045 Web Site:www.campkern.org

This event made possible by YMCA Camp Kern,

The Environmental Education Council of Ohio,

and The Ohio Environmental Education Fund

Featured this year:

Michael Bashaw

Sculptor/musician Michael Bashaw has become well known for the large-scale welded steel instruments which he designs and builds. The instruments, known as \’\’Sound Sculptures\’\’ are played in a variety of ways: some are mallet instruments, some have strings which are hammered or bowed, while others are made up of chimes. These very unique instruments are combined with the more traditional flutes, guitar and percussion, to create an unforgettable evening of music. Bashaw\’s Sound Sculpture Concerts are engaging; a provocative blend of sound, movement and theater aspiring as much to ritual as to entertainment. Bashaw\’s educational programs and residencies use instruments from all over the world to illustrate traditional musical forms, and to introduce improvisational concepts.

website: www.puzzleoflight.com

David Radcliff

Director of the New Community Project, David travels widely around the U.S. doing presentations in schools, congregations, youth events, community settings, and regional and national gatherings. His areas of emphasis are living responsibly with the earth, living respectfully and justly with our neighbors, and generally confronting the culture of consumption for our own spiritual health and for the good of the planet, its people and coming generations. David is a graduate of Bridgewater College and Bethany Seminary; teaches courses at Elizabethtown College in the areas of globalization, environmental care, and poverty and hunger; has led Learning Tours to the Arctic, Amazon , Iraq , Sudan , and Central America ; received the 2008 West/Whitelow Humanitarian Award from Bridgewater College; and has traded in his car for a bicycle. website: www.newcommunityproject.org

Joshua York

As educators, it is our privilege and responsibility to re-connect our youth with nature. Discuss the facts about Nature-Deficit Disorder, what it does to our society, and the roles educators can play to lead our children away from screen-based activities, and back to the salamanders and butterflies. Joshua York is a Naturalist at Five Rivers MetroParks in Dayton, Ohio.

www.metroparks.org

Discounts: If you have been to a 101 Conference anytime this millennium (since 2000) and you bring someone who has not, then you get one third off of your registration fee. Act now, act fast, before we come to our senses. Must pre-register by September 25. We also have some discounts and scholarships available for student teachers and for outdoor education program staff and interns. Call for more details.

Paul Knoop Bird Hike. Join Paul Saturday morning for a pre-breakfast bird watching experience. This is a must do event for aspiring naturalists and veteran birders alike. Paul brings years of field experience and a heartfelt passion about the environment together on this beautiful hike.

Children’s Programming (free). Saturday only. Enjoy Saturday’s sessions while Camp Kern staff provide a fun, outdoor experience for your children. Available 9am to 3pm on Saturday only. (Call for details and reservations). Activities will include: Fossil Hike, Pond Study, and Team Challenges. Ages 5 to 13. Please let us know by September 25 if you are interested.

Book Store Aullwood Nature Center will have a wide selection of books, field guides, gifts, and more available for sale. Great stuff at great prices.

Accommodations: We will be using heated cabins with a centrally located bathhouse. Cabin sign up occurs during Friday registration. You will need to bring a sleeping bag or bedding and clothes that will allow you to be outside and comfortable in any kind of weather. Guests are not permitted to bring alcohol onto the premises. Nearby Hotel Accommodations are available.

College Credit: One semester hour of graduate credit will be available from Ashland University. Fee: $197. Credit will be granted upon completion of all requirements (attending the entire conference and writing a summary of all sessions attended).

Canopy Tour: YMCA Camp Kern Ozone Zip Line Canopy Tour is available to 101 Participants Sunday (Oct 4) afternoon for $55 per participant (a $20 discount). To reserve a spot call Chris Addison at 513-932-3756 ext 1528. To learn more about the tour, go to ozonezips.org or call Dave Moran at 513-932-3756 ext 1527.

Small and Large Group Sessions focus on how to actively involve young people (and adults) in meaningful connections with nature. Sign up for sessions begins at Friday registration. Below is a list of likely offerings:

Science Through Stories: Using Children’s Literature to Explore and Explain Science Concepts.

Linda Pettit and Doc Jordan Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District

An introduction to children’s stories that provide information and interest to science topics such as soil, erosion, plant growth, water quality and pollution. A power point followed by activities that tie the books to science lessons.

Greatest Hits

Catherine H. Knoop (Cathy) Retired elementary teacher

Have fun with hands on outdoor experiences that can be shared with kids. Enjoy a mixture surefire activities that reach across the curriculum and help children understand concepts in the state standards. Yes, learning can happen outside, without \”electric outlets\”!

Little Miami River Float Trip

Dave Moran Outdoor Educator YMCA Camp Kern

Enjoy an idyllic 3 mile paddle down a scenic stretch of river undisturbed by the group leader’s droning. Or stick with the instructor on the river as he covers the basic logistics and safety concerns for river trips with kids. May also including some activities such as poling, up river racing, critter hunting, and wading. The choice is yours. Saturday morning 9am to lunch.

Plants and People

Dr. Randi Pokladnik Tuscarawas Sustainability Network and Roots of Appalachia Growers Association

This outdoor session will explore some of the uses (medicinal, fibers, food, and dyes) of the amazing plants found in our mesophytic forests and discuss their economic, cultural and social values and why preserving our forests is so important.

Water Canaries

Steve James Mohican School In The Out of Doors Inc.

Students will identify aquatic organisms and assess the relative environmental water quality using indicators of ph, temperature, and the presence of a diversity of organisms. State correlations provided.

Nature’s Trading Post: What’s in Your Backyard?

Shelby Archer, Sara Stigler Museum of Natural History & Science, Cincinnati Museum Center

Using inquiry-based learning, and the theory of Leave No Child Inside, Nature’s Trading Post is a great way to get kids interested in learning about the natural world. Attendees will receive a small grab bag and a Cincinnati Fossils ID book to assist in starting their own trading post in their classroom or organization!

Teaching Young Children About the Environment Through Hands-on Activities Indoors

Tony Lawson; Claire Pollock (with assistance from Elizabeth Hardin; Beth Kenney; Arynn McCandless and Jessica Dumford) Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal

Facilitating environmentally focused activities indoors with young children is challenging. Participants will hear tips for creating engaging, hands-on activities and be able to participate in six art and science activities.

Discovery Nature Hike

Paul E. Knoop Jr. Environmental Educator

A discovery approach to exploring the forest. This will be an exploratory, hands-on, sensory, fun introduction to the forest community. Bring your own questions, comments, ideas, hopes, and dreams and we will address them.

Wild School Sites Program.

Mike Stewart Miami County Parks

WILD School Sites are considered an action extension of Project WILD and can involve any school property used by students, teachers, and the school community as a place to learn about and benefit from wildlife and the environment. The sites function within the premise that every school, regardless of size and location, can provide outdoor educational opportunities that can and should be part of an integrated environmental education program. The Division of Wildlife offers WILD School Sites grants to local schools, government agencies, non-profit organizations and other school-oriented facilities to start an outdoor classroom. These grants are designed to provide funding for materials, equipment and activities that are otherwise unaffordable to the school or organization.

Making Sense of Our Lives through Nature

Marcia Barnhart Institute of Global Education

Looking for a way to strengthen your connection with nature? This session suggests using nature journaling, poetry and other techniques to help you connect with the natural world and promote the healing of nature-deficit disorder.

Wild Foods

Sue Cope Miami County Park District

Taste-test recipes for invasive garlic mustard and other non-native Ohio plants. Fry some fritters for desert.

Hike to Camp Kern’s Sun Serpent

Enjoy a beautiful hike to a 700 year old solstice calendar. Learn the details of the discovery and ultimate significance of these unique prehistoric astronomical markers. (A van is available for those who do not wish to hike.)

Conference Schedule

Friday October 2

6:00 to 7:00pm Registration

7:15pm Welcome and Introductions

7:30pm Joshua York

8:45 pm Snack

Saturday October 3

7:00am Bird Hike with Paul Knoop, meet in Singerman Lodge

8:00 Breakfast in Singerman Lodge

8:40 Everyone gather in the More Building Main Room

8:45 ‘“ 10:20 Small Group Session I

10:30 ‘“ 11:55 Small Group Session II

12:00 pm Lunch in Singerman Lodge

12:45 Everyone gather in the More Building Main Room

12:50 to 2:20 David Ratcliff

2:30 to 4:00 Small Group Session III

4:00 to 5:00 Discussion Group led by Bob Terwillegar

Climbing Wall and Zip Line

5:30 pm Dinner in Singerman Lodge

6:30 to 6:45 EECO updates

7:00 to 9:00 the Michael Bashaw experience

9:15 to ? Campfire and Open Stage Songs/ Story Telling

Sunday October 4

7:00 am Bird Hike

7:00 to 7:30 Light Breakfast available in Singerman Lodge

8:30 am Chapel, Meet on Moore Building back deck

9:00 Everyone gather in the More Building Main Room

9:05 to 10:35 Small Group Session IV

10:45 am Brunch and Goodbyes in Singerman Lodge

Noon ‘“ 3:00 Hike to Camp Kern’s Serpent Effigy, Meet in front of Moore Building

Registration Form

The 101 Alternatives to the Chalkboard\” 2009 Educators’ Conference

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 2, 3, 4

Cost: $82 Includes all sessions, food and lodging.

$42 for those wishing to attend on Saturday only (lunch included)

Discounts

If you have been to a 101 Conference anytime since 2000 and you bring someone who has not, then you get one third off of your registration fee. You and your friend must pre-register by September 29th. We also have some discounts and scholarships available for student teachers and also for outdoor education program staff and interns. Call for more details.

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Are you coming for the whole conference or for Saturday only?

______ Whole Conference ($82) ______ Saturday only ($42)

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______ Whole Conference ($54) ______ Saturday only ($27)

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You may mail, fax, phone, or e-mail your registration.

Please make checks payable to YMCA Camp Kern. Payment is due before or upon arrival.

Contact Dave Moran at YMCA Camp Kern. 5291 St Rt. 350 Oregonia, OH 45045

1-800-255-5376 x1527 Local Phone: 513-932-3756 x1527 Fax 513-932-8607

email: dmoran@daytonymca.org

Please be aware that the activities may carry a risk of injury. Please be aware of these risks and your ability. Ask for help when needed. Please let us know if you have any special needs or concerns.

THANK YOU
Start Date: 2009-10-02
End Date: 2009-10-04