Teaching Canada

Professional Development

• Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals
• Geographic Lens on the World: The Geography of Canada

1. Summer Institutes

• Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals (June 23-28, 2013)

2. ONLINE Professional Development

• Geographic Lens on the World: The Geography of Canada
  June 17-August 16, 2013
  Click this link for syllabus, costs, registration information.
  Registration is open through June!
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3. Professional Development Workshops

• Canada in the Massachusetts Curriculum
  “Rockies as the Backbone of the Americas”
  Host: Southeast Massachusetts Geography Network
  Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
  October 27, 2012
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• NCSS Pre-Conference Clinic
  “Who Owns the Arctic? Arctic Peoples and Global Change”
  Host: Consul General of Canada, Seattle
  November 15, 2012, 8:30am-noon
  Refreshments, lunch, teaching resources and clock hour certificate
  Register: www.socialstudies.org/conference/registration
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• National Council for the Social Studies
  “The Truth About Totem Poles”
  November 16, 2012
  Seattle Convention Center
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  “Canada-US Transborder Issues: Bridges, Pipelines, Trade and Tourists”
  November 17, 2012
  Seattle Convention Center
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• Canada and the Massachusetts Curriculum:
  Teaching about Canada: How is Canada important to Massachusetts?
  Host: Teachers’ Program for Global Studies/Massachusetts Geographic Alliance
  Clark University,  Worcester, MA
  April 27, 2013  .  8:00-4:00
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4. Workshops and Consultation

• Consultation over the phone (207-581-4225), by email (barntzen@umit.maine.edu),  gratis
• In-District Workshops – Brochure