A special professional development opportunity is available for middle and high school social studies teachers. There are still 6 spaces available!
>From Coal Trains to Classrooms: Cross-Border Trade, Energy and Environmental >Issues in the PNW Date: Thursday 27 June 2013 (9am-3:30 pm) Location: North Seattle Community College (College Center Room 1161) - Map and directions at https://northseattle.edu/locator Registration: Lunch and 6 clock hour certificates are included. Online (or mail-in) registration: https://west.wwu.edu/eesp/35/ConferenceServices/Registration.aspx?e=2589&z=d0s0 Reg. Fee: $50 (includes instruction, lunch and certificate for 6 clock hours) - Free parking on NSCC campus Scholarships: $50 awards given to all who submit a lesson plan based on the workshop (due 9/1/13) Sponsors: Center for Canadian-American Studies at WWU and the Canada-America Society of Washington This 1-day workshop offers Current World Problems (CWP), Geography, AP and regular U.S. and World History teachers the opportunity to earn 6 clock hours while learning about vital regional concerns that make headlines in our state. What are the real-world implications of shipping coal through ports in Washington? How will re-negotiation of the Columbia River Treaty affect salmon, flood control, and electricity supplies in Cascadia? Why are Alberta oil sands and expanded Northwest pipelines important issues for Washington State? These are the issues that today¹s students and tomorrow¹s decision-makers need to understand. TVO may even film the event. WWU faculty will reveal how integrally connected energy resources and energy products are on both sides of the border. Specific issues such as coal ports, pipeline politics, and hydro-development will be explored. Rationales and opposing viewpoints will be reviewed with particular attention paid to Aboriginal voices that are helping shape debates and possible outcomes. Speakers include Paul Storer, chair and professor at WWU¹s Department of Economics; David Rossiter, associate professor at WWU¹s Huxley College of the Environment; Don Alper, director of the Center for Canadian-American Studies and Border Policy Research Institute; and Joel Connelly, SeattlePI.com columnist. Tina Storer, education and curriculum specialist at WWU¹s Center for Canadian-American Studies, and Bill Nicolay, teacher and debate coach at Snohomish High School, will help transpose program content to classroom activities that align with state EALRs, CBAs and Common Core literacy standards. A public forum debate will be modeled by Snohomish High School students that will inspire all! Questions about the program should be directed to Tina Storer at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or 360-650-7370. Online (or mail-in) registration is open until Friday, June 7 at 4pm so do not delay. Register now at: https://west.wwu.edu/eesp/35/ConferenceServices/Registration.aspx?e=2589&z=d0s0. Tina Storer, Education and Curriculum Specialist Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University A National Resource Center on Canada in the US 516 High Street, Canada House #202, Bellingham, WA 98225-9110 PH: 360-650-7370 FX: 360-650-3995 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: www.k12studycanada.org<http://www.k12studycanada.org/>
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