Tiorati Courses
		Integrative Learning for Children in the Natural Environment TE 536--3 Graduate Credits from Bank Street College Instructor (July 1999): Judy Kesselman People learn about the natural world best when they begin their inquiries with hands-on investigation. Explorations of the forest, lake, marsh and stream around Tiorati ground discussions of natural science concepts. In the Fal 1998, term the students investigated stream biota, trees, and fungus. Participants reflect on these inquiries to articulate principles of natural science teaching. Location Tiorati Workshop Bear Mountain/Harriman State Park New York Bus transportation available Dates Summer term: Fridays and Saturdays, July 9 & 10, 16 & 17, 23 & 30 A bus leaves from Bank Street College at 8:15 am. HudsonWatch Institute Special Study: Field Studies in Biological Science TE 551--3 Graduate Credits from Bank Street College Instructor: Don S. Cook Dates Summer term: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, July 6 & 7, 13 & 14, 20 & 21, 27 & 28 A bus leaves from Bank Street College at 7:45 am. HudsonWatch Institute encourages hands-on scientific discovery. Participants engage in field investigations of the watershed of a tributary of the Hudson River, as a model of the scientific enterprise. In the past, participants have investigated topography, stream chemistry, stream biota, mushrooms, mammal tracking, lichens and mosses, and decomposition. HudsonWatch Institute cultivates a pedagogy of inquiry science. Participants evaluate the processes that engage them as learners, reflect on the implications for curriculum, and prepare a unit of study. They consider how to introduce hands-on scientific and environmental investigations, making use of cooperative learning groups and assessment strategies. Audience Teachers of early adolescents -- middle and junior high school. Daily Program Teachers work cooperatively in Environmental Study Groups. Teachers learn scientific research skills. Teachers observe and discuss learning styles. Teachers read and discuss pertinent books and articles. Teachers present the findings of their investigations. Location Tiorati Workshop Bear Mountain/Harriman State Park New York Bus transportation available. dscook@bnkst.edu Call Don S. Cook 212/875-4494 Please leave your name, telephone number and school affiliation on a voice-mail message. On-line request for information about Graduate School programs. For more information, contact: dcook@bnkst.edu Technical Questions: webmaster@bnkst.edu Last Modified: February 15, 1999 © 1999 Bank Street College of Education. All Rights Reserved. Images may not be reproduced or expropriated in whole, in part, or in any other manner unless permission is expressly stated.