Monarch Teacher Network of Canada offering eleven workshops in 2012 on Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies. This year includes their first ever French language workshop. Workshops are hosted over two days and provide educators with the knowledge, skills and resources to raise Monarchs in the classroom and create outstanding learning experiences for their students. Introduce your students to concept of pollination and habitat restoration through this unique and charismatic pollinator.
Skills development is central to the workshops. Participants work with leaders to build confidence and competence in the following areas:
- Appropriate handling techniques;
- Care and feeding of Monarchs throughout life stages;
- And tagging and tracking of migrating Monarchs.
Workshops fees are $95.00 (plus applicable taxes), and include all resources, monarch rearing supplies, curriculum oriented lesson plans and snacks each day.
The workshops will be hosted this July and August at the following locations:
July 10 & 11, 2012, REGINA, Saskatchewan
July 10 & 11, 2012, SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island
July 11 & 12, 2012, OTTAWA, Ontario (in English)
July 17 & 18, 2012, WINNIPEG, Manitoba
July 18 & 19, 2012, OTTAWA, Ontario (en Français)
July 24 & 25, 2012, OSHAWA, Ontario
July 26 & 27, 2012, CAMBRIDGE, Ontario
July 31 & Aug. 1, 2012, M'CHIGEENG, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
July 31 & Aug. 1, 2012, WOODBRIDGE, Ontario
Aug. 16 & 17, 2012, TATAMAGOUCHE (NORTH SHORE), Nova Scotia
Aug. 21 & 22, 2012, PORT ROWAN (near Long Point), Ontario
To register visit www.monarchteacher.ca or call Nancy McGee at 289-268-3911.