In 2018, the Teacher Conservation Tour – sponsored by the Arkansas Forestry Association Education Foundation (AFAEF) – will offer a 3-part workshop series focusing on the environmental, ecological, and economic benefits of Arkansas’s forestlands and timber industries.
These three 2-day educational workshops will provide educators with a lot of time in the woods, learning about the interaction between forests, the environment, and the economy. Each session will include presentations on specific topics and in-the-field site visits and facility tours. Participants will also meet and learn from natural resource professionals and members of the forest industry who are in the field conducting this work on a regular basis.
Space is limited to 25 participants per session and selected on a first-received, first-reserved basis.
The registration fee is $40/person for each session. This fee covers lunches, field transportation during the workshop, materials, resources, and ADE-approved professional development hours. The registration fee does not include lodging. Participants will need to make their own lodging reservations, if needed.
Session 1 – Technology in the Forest
June 14-15, 2018
Monticello, Arkansas
University of Arkansas Monticello
Monticello, AR
This 2-day interactive workshop will focus on technology used by natural resource professionals in the field. Session topics will include:
- Surveying
- GIS/GPS
- Drone technology
- Useful phone app technology
- Technological advances in the field of forestry
This session will qualify for 12 hours of ADE-approved professional development (4 Technology hours).
Registration fee: $40
Although these workshops provide teachers of grades K through 12 with ADE-approved professional development, any formal or non-formal educator may apply. Applicants should be aware that these workshops will involve outdoor activities requiring walking in rough, uneven terrain and sometimes in adverse weather conditions.
Visit the following links for additional information and a downloadable application form. http://www.arkforests.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/2018_TCT_Announcement.pdf
http://www.arkforests.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/2018_TCT_Application_Form.pdf
If you have questions, please contact Rob Beadel at (501) 374-2441 or [email protected].
