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Natural environment has been critical in shaping our species and how we have evolved over millennia. As nations worldwide continue to tackle climate change-related issues, many have identified that the next generation will need to be educated about the challenges ahead of them. 
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Because I had attended two summers of professional development at the Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest, I also wanted the theme to include local–global connections. “Exploring Local and Global Environments—Past, Present, and Future” was painted on a large banner that was hung prominently in the front of my classroom.
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The Morpho Institute's insight:
Educators + the Amazon Rainforest + Myriad Classroom Applications = Best PD ever!
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This morning I woke up very tired. Last night, Julie and I has a creature in our room. We were laying there trying to go to sleep listening to the animals "talking" from a distance. Then we heard a...
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Role reversal in the Amazon - teachers become learners and worlds get rocked during the Educator Academy in the Amazon! http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators--naturalists.html
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2014 Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest is a cross-curricular professional development workshop for educators to use and learn innovative instructional approaches and protocols, and work side by side with scientists while exploring one of the world's most important natural resources - the Amazon Rainforest.
Here's what past participants are saying about the Educator Academy in the Amazon!
"The instructor led activities were exceptional. The extensive knowledge of the guides and other members of the Amazon Workshop faculty was incredible. Linking those things with the wide range of backgrounds and experiences of the other participants in the program, made it the absolute best program with which I have ever been involved." - Ken Goree, 2013 Academy participant
“It was probably the most unique travel experience I've ever had and a biologists' dream come true. One can't help but grow and expand your world view, both professionally and personally.” – Diane Duffus 2013 Academy participant
The Morpho Institute's insight:
You can join us for the 2014 Educator Academy! Registration is open and scholarships are available. For complete details go to http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators--naturalists.html
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September 18, 2013 10:49 AM
You can join us for the 2014 Educator Academy! Registration is open and scholarships are available. For complete details go to http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators--naturalists.html
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Not to date ourselves, but we are children of the 80’s. We grew up watching shows like Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and we know the National Geographic theme song better than the national anthem.
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Did you know @thebugchicks are on our faculty for the Educator Academy in the Amazon?
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The Amazon rainforest — it conjures up images of broad expanses of leafy canopies and tropical species of every shape and color. But it’s also something that we literally touch every day,
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Dr. Dave Pearson is one of our Educator Academy in the Amazon faculty members! Join us in Peru next summer for our K-12 professional development program and work side by side with Dave and others as you explore the Amazon rainforest from top to bottom and bring back a new appreciation for inquiry and discovery to your classroom! More info on the 2016 Educator Academy can be found here: http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educator-academy.html
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Have you ever been awe-struck by nature's engineering prowess and thought to yourself, "how in the world is that possible?" or "wouldn't it be great if humans could do that?" Did it ever occur to y...
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Seeking adventurous educators to join us for the 2014 Educator Academy in the Amazon as we explore the rainforest for inspiration to create k-12 biomimicry classroom connections!
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We've heard it once, we've heard it a thousand times...the future of the planet depends on the students sitting in our classrooms. As educators, the task of nurturing this next generation to appreciate the role of science in addressing local as well as global problems often falls to us. At times this may seem like a super human task that requires a spandex suit and a cape.
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K-12 Educators caught moonlighting as Amazon Super Heroes. Traded in their capes for rain ponchos, field notebooks, and i-buttons!
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