WEEK ONE August 15 - 19

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

morning

Opening introductions

OTS model of inquiry

Glerum School

Sharing journal responses

Group presentations

Discussion

Inquiry based learning

Set up investigations

Real scavenger hunt

Bugs & color

State & district curriculum

Activity smorgasbord

Waukazoo Elementary

Animal diversity

Litter Critters

Animal populations

Colonization

Journal writing

Forming partners between teacher & students

Share treasure hunts & results from activities

Introduce & assign plants & animals for schoolyard field guide

Planning time for field guide

Work with kids at "Kid Connection" & implement own inquiries

Journal writing & discussion

afternoon

Presentation creation

Journal writing

Activity Smorgasbord

Longfellow Elementary

Ant Cafeteria

Tough leaves

Journal writing

Activity Smorgasbord

Pollinators

Mystery Marauders/Herbivores

Schoolyard Treasure Hunt

Planning time for tomorrow's work with kids

Sharing plans with group

Allelopathy investigation

Schoolyard organism contest & prizes

Designing solutions to management problems

WEEK TWO August 22 - 26

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

morning

Expertise exchange

Resource materials

All weather teaching smorgasbord

Van Raalte School

Moisture makers

Wings on seeds

Animal antifreeze

Seed Robber Detectives

Activity presentations

Resource materials

Journal writing

Investigation at Harrington School

Nature Preserves

Assessment workshop

Activity smorgasbord

Lakewood School

Asphalt Jungle

Super Soil

Traffic Impacts

Decomposers

Share results on allelopathy experiment

Create implementation plans

Resource materials

Journal writing & discussion on schoolyard ecology implementation

Make-it/Take-it

Planning for Fall session

All weather teaching

Evaluation/wrap up

Celebration at Dutton Park