Planning Initiatives for The Greatest Places film


Science Centre : Science North 100 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury,
Ontario P3E 5S9
[email protected]

Educator: Donna Salem, Manager of Education & Events


Programme Title: Greatest Places Teachers' Workshop

Audience: Grade 4-12 teachers of Science, Geography,
Language Arts

Internal Contacts : Manager of Education, Science staff, Senior Producer

External Contacts: Shirley O'Neil- curriculum consultant, Sud.Brd.of Ed
Media centre, computer co-ordinators, Vice Principals
reps from both Boards in city
University speakers
HeliNorth helicopters


Implementation : set up Board committees to designate resources and
computer capabilities

• determine Science North team to impliment workshops determine Board staff to impliment workshops
  
• contact HeliNorth for prices for field trips
  
• assign dates for workshop
  
• write proposal for funding
  
• design poster to promote workshop
  
• duplicate discs of lesson plans from Internet
  
• investigate duplication of CD Rom & Animatic
  
• prepare teacher packages for distribution after workshop
  
  

Timelines: To be determined after film is booked for Sudbury

Evaluation: Teacher evaluation forms












Workshop Ideas:

60 teachers per workshop- probably English only for first time depending on film being available in French and translation of other resources

Workshop will run from Friday from 9:00 am. to 4:00 pm and Saturday from 9:00 am. to Noon




Format to be: Friday
9:00 - 10:30 Film and overview of 1 1/2 days
10:30-12:00 Workshop rotations (30 min. each)
12:00- 1:00 Lunch
1:00 -4:00 Workshop rotations continued

Saturday
9:00 - 11:00 Field Trip via Helicopter
11:00 - 12:00 Wrap-up

Workshops 1)Teachers' Guide, Trunk, Bus activities

1. Internet- Web site from Greatest Places
   - Connections with Leadership Institute
   
2. GIS System
   
3. Curriculum links to Ministry documents and Assessment
   
4. 3 Science North workshops
   
5. Curriculum integration
   
   

Possible field trips:Helicopter ride over Region to look at lakes and watershed
Sudbury Basin - bus trip
Onaping Falls- bus trip
Local River- bus trip
Reclaimation Areas- walking trip
Local farms for land use study- bus trip