Wisconsin Program

Summer 2008

The 2008 Global Environmental Teachings (GET) Multinational Teacher Exchange in Wisconsin invites teachers from past GET programs in Puerto Rico, South Africa and China to participate in an exploration of Wisconsin’s natural resources and learn new techniques for how to use environmental education in their classrooms. Multinational participation helps teachers relate their experience of Wisconsin ecology to ecosystems around the world.  The program challenges teachers from four distinctly different countries to work together through language and cultural barriers to reach a shared understanding of Wisconsin’s natural resource landscape and environmental challenges.  Teachers work to translate this knowledge into lesson plans they can use with their students upon completion of the program.  In addition, teachers are encouraged to forge international teacher-to-teacher partnerships that will enrich their students’ environmental education experience for years to come. 

Requirements:
You must be a formal K-12 educator that has participated in a past GET program (PR06, SA06, and CH07 only).  English language skills are strongly recommended.  The travel course will be delivered in English, but GET will work to have as many program activities translated into participants’ native language as possible.

Components:
There will be no online course offered for this program.  Participants will travel throughout Wisconsin for the duration of the two-week program. Course themes are “Inquiry-based Science” and “Community Resources.”

2008 Program Details:

Program dates:  July 13, 2008- July 27, 2008

Registration deadline:  May 1, 2008

For details and registration information, please contact your home country representative (contacts below).