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Do you have any data that you can share across the network? You can now submit your data
for the crayfish study, plant and animal inventories, or water quality to our
collector maps
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There are several ways you can share your data. Choose the easiest for you!
Thank you!
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Feb 18-19, 2016
Bald Eagle
Festival
Grand Coulee, WA
Feb 21-24, 2016*
TRM Watershed
Facilitator and Coaches Training
Wenatchee, WA
*approximate dates
May 26, 2016
TRM Student
Symposium
Whitworth University,
Spokane, WA
Third week in Sept. 2016
Water Festival
Kettle Falls, Wa
November 2016
STEM Professional Development, TRM Youth Summit, and Lake Roosevelt Forum Conference
Spokane, WA
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4th Graders get into National Parks for Free!
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As 2015 is drawing to a close plans for the upcoming 2016 Centennial of the National Park Service are being implemented. Campaigns like "Find Your Park" and "Every Kid In a Park" are already visible.
As part of the Centennial Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is pleased to support the continued expansion and enhancement of The River Mile. The network is becoming more and more real all the time. New tools are available for sharing data. The Crayfish Project continues to move forward and gain momentum.
We hope you enjoy the upcoming events and activities and take this opportunity to engage with the natural world around you to Find Your Park!
Janice Elvidge
Education Specialist
Executive Director, The River Mile
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Calling Community Educators
PEI in partnership with The River Mile (TRM) is seeking Columbia River Watershed Facilitators to provide Field STEM experiences through teacher workshops. These facilitators will also be a point of contact for teachers to connect to the resources for the Columbia River Watershed "The River Mile". PEI and TRM will provide FieldSTEM training and offer Columbia River Watershed resources and web based networking
Seeking Teachers in the Columbia River Watershed:
We are now recruiting teachers who wish to become FieldSTEM coaches for their school district or region. PEI will provide FieldSTEM leadership training and connect participants to FieldSTEM resources and opportunities for students to learn science outdoors.
FieldSTEM is PEI's approach to conducting rigorous scientific investigations and authentic problem-solving outdoors using the tools of technology and mathematics. Check PEI's website to find the FieldSTEM
guides.
PEI and TRM will provide professional development workshops for teachers and community educators that brings environment, agriculture and natural resources into science education. PEI's FieldSTEM technique integrates the new Washington State Learning Standards (WSLS) combining Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) with Common Core English Language Arts and Math, using the local area of each school district as the focus for learning.
Participants will learn about projects and resources available through the network, as well as how to use networking resources such as online data collection and sharing tools.
PEI and TRM will provide:
- A workshop in February 2016: Focused on FieldSTEM in the Columbia River Watershed
- A workshop in Summer 2016: Focused on Citizen Science and Technology with ArcGIS reporting FieldSTEM investigations and experiences to the TRM Network
- FieldSTEM teacher workshop development and support until Fall 2017.
We have several funding options for participation. Don't let money be the one thing that stops you from doing this. While we may not be able to fully fund everyone we will help you out as much as we can!
If you are interested please contact either:
Kristen Bates: Columbia River Watershed Coordinator, Science Cadre Member, North Central Education Service District,
kristenb@ncesd.org Phone: 509 665 2648
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Tele-Town Halls on K-12 Education
The Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and Ready Washington have scheduled five tele-
town halls in October and November to build awareness and understanding of Washington's K-12 learning standards and assessments.These town halls provide Washington residents the opportunity to learn more and ask any questions they have about learning standards and assessments in our state.
At the time of each tele-town hall, please listen live
here
and submit your questions via the chat box. The remaining scheduled town halls are as follows:
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Save the Date!
Balde Eagle Festival 2016
February 18 & 19, 2016
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In celebration of the National Park Service's Centennial we are once again offering the Balde Eagle Festival Education Program for two days!
The festival is for 4th-8th grade students and features guest presenters Beth Paragamian, Idaho Fish and Game Wildlife Education; Lindell Haggin, Spokane Audubon Society; and West Valley Outdoor Learning Center's HOOT program presented by their Americorps Interns.
Registration will open later in November and close when both days are full or February 5, 2016 (whichever comes first).
The festival is FREE, so don't miss this opportunity to take advantage of some outstanding bird programs!
Location: Grand Coulee, Washington
For More Information:
email
Coming Soon!
Webpage with more information
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The National Park Service Celebrates 100 years in 2016
The National Park Service (NPS) is excitÂed to celebrate 100 years of engaging citizens through recreation, conservation, and historic preservation programs. On August 25th, 2016 national parks around the country will be celebrating the NPS Centennial, including your local national park, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area at the historic Fort Spokane Visitor Center.
As the NPS enters its next century of service, they are turning to the next generation. A social media campaign, coined Find Your Park, was initiated to connect the younger population to the outdoors and encourage them to find and discover their park. By using the hashtag #findyourpark while posting pictures to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter you can share your national park experience with the country!
Find more information on the NPS Centennial here, and more on Find Your Park here.
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