Printed Conference Program
To conserve resources, we will print only the number of conference programs ordered.
10
$ 7.50 each
IMMERSION EXPERIENCE - River Rewilding: Connecting Classrooms and Communities
Thursday, Nov 9 (9 a.m.–12 p.m.)
Van and walking tour.
Collect habitat and water quality data in streams of two different sizes and learn how research practices are developed for varying ecosystems. Engage in a design challenge to create a Hester-Dendy macroinvertebrate sampler to take home. This experience highlights hands-on, meaningful research activities and directs you to lesson plans that align with Michigan academic standards.
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$ 30.00 each
IMMERSION EXPERIENCE - Michigan’s Dunes: Like No Place on Earth!
Thursday, Nov 9 (9 a.m.–3 p.m.)
Van and walking tour.
Join a MiDNR interpreter at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park to experience the park's popular program, "Introduction to Michigan's Sand Dunes." Expand your awareness of Michigan's vast natural resources and your understanding of ecological processes while enjoying Lake Michigan's stunning shoreline and towering dunes. Lunch is provided.
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$ 60.00 each
IMMERSION EXPERIENCE - The Possibilities of Summer Camp Partnerships
Thursday, Nov 9 (9 a.m.–3 p.m.)
Van and walking tour.
Summer camps are a vital part of youth development, and Camp Newaygo has been at it for 97 years! Visit the camp's beautiful 104-acre property to appreciate how place-based education is integrated across the camp's facilities and programs, and how staff braid content knowledge with experiential learning in their role as educators. Understand more about the camping industry and discover strategies you can use to forge new partnerships.
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$ 60.00 each
IMMERSION EXPERIENCE - Learn WILD with John Ball Zoo
Thursday, Nov 9 (12:30–3 p.m.)
Van and walking tour.
Visit the John Ball Zoo and learn about the Zoo Lab. Designed as a week-long immersion program for K-12 students, this experience includes animal encounters, behind-the-scenes views of some of the Zoo's habitats and operations, and observations of training or enrichment experiences offered to animals in their habitats.
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$ 30.00 each
IMMERSION EXPERIENCE - Harm/Harmony Tour of Silver Creek Drain
Thursday, Nov 9 (1–3:30 p.m.)
Van and walking tour.
Visit and learn about the history of Silver Creek Drain, put underground in the 1930s as southeast Grand Rapids was developed. With a focus on environmental justice, the tour highlights the impact of humans on this landscape, and also recognizes the work that is underway today to help the creek and community. Learn about how this creek inspired local middle students’ sense of this place and enjoy the poems they wrote about it.
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$ 30.00 each
IMMERSION EXPERIENCE - Lapping the Landmarks
Friday, Nov 10 (10:20 a.m.–12 p.m.)
A 1.5-mile walking tour.
This walking tour is a must-do for those who really want to connect with the fair city of Grand Rapids! You’ll cruise by Campau Square, named after the city’s founding father, on your way to explore some of the city’s “first and finest,” including historic sites, hotels, bridges, museums, Native American earthworks, churches, the Grand River and more…all neatly contained in a downtown loop.
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$ 30.00 each
IMMERSION EXPERIENCE - Experience the Grand Rapids Public Museum School!
Friday, Nov 10 (1:15–2:55 p.m.)
Van and walking tour.
This immersion experience takes you inside the Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, a recipient of an XQ Super School grant! This school’s unique learning approach focuses on community-based projects that incorporate design thinking and place-based education. Everything is geared toward empowering scholars to become leaders and change-makers. Tour the school space, engage with students, and see the Museum's archives.
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$ 30.00 each