Workshops, Conferences, and PD Opportunities

I am pleased to announce that Population Connection will be sponsoring a facilitator training institute at the Mohican Lodge in Perrysville, OH on July 31-August 1, 2010.  As a Director for the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, I thought you may be interested in applying and letting colleagues know about this event.  This will be an excellent opportunity for math educators from around the state to become acquainted with innovative, interdisciplinary curricula that builds math skills using real world issues (the environment and global demographics), and to prepare to become volunteer facilitators for the program.

The facilitator training is open to educators throughout Ohio who are interested in leading Population Education workshops for their colleagues at schools, universities, and conferences around the region.  Participants will include K-12 teachers, university education faculty and nonformal educators who work with teachers. We are able to cover two nights lodging for the event and up to $100 travel stipend for those traveling from other parts of the state.  Participants will also receive an extensive handbook of training materials, correlations of our materials to the Ohio Academic Standards, and the latest edition Population Connection’s award-winning "dot" video, World Population.

Since 1990, Population Connection has been hosting train-the-trainer institutes to prepare educators to facilitate workshops using our hands-on curricula. During our institutes, we demonstrate a range of teaching activities, share presentation ideas and discuss the many social and ecological issues related to population growth and resource use dynamics.

Population Connection is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization based in Washington, DC.  Our acclaimed Population Education Program has been producing teaching resources for the past 35 years and offering professional development workshops to allow educators to participate in the many hands-on, inquiry-based activities that have become part of tens of thousands of teachers’ K-12 classrooms.

To apply, visit our website: www.populationeducation.org<http://www.populationeducation.org>.  Click on the front page link to "Ohio Training Institute," complete and send in the application form with a current resumé or vitae.  Space is limited, and slots for our facilitator trainings always fill up quickly. Priority will be given to those applicants who will have clear opportunities during the 2010-2011 school year and beyond to facilitate workshops.

Please note that there is an application deadline of April 30, 2010. If you would like additional information, please contact me at the phone number or e-mail address below.


Sincerely,

Pamela Wasserman
Vice President for Education
Population Connection
1-800-767-1956
pam@popconnect.org<mailto:pam@popconnect.org>