Urban Harvest Class: Starting an Outdoor Classroom

Title: Urban Harvest Class: Starting an Outdoor Classroom
Location: Harris Co. Dept. of Education
Link out: Click here
Description: Join Urban Harvest for a day-long class and discover how to use an outdoor classroom as a teaching resource. This class covers it all– planning and organizing, design considerations, fundraising and construction knowledge needed to build and maintain an outdoor classroom on your campus or learning facility. In addition, hands-on 2010 TEKS-correlated lesson plans meet your curriculum needs and introduce new outdoor classroom teachers to the day-to-day maintenance procedures and routines in a school garden. Audience: Science, Teachers, Teachers (New), Coordinators Grade Level(s): 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade Prerequisites: None Credit: 6 Hours CPE Subject: Science CPE Content: Instructional Techniques

COST: $80.

Do NOT REGISTER for this class at the Urban Harvest website.

You must SIGN UP and PAY at the Harris County Department of Education website.

Go to: http://wms.hcde-texas.org/ Towards the top of the page click on “Register Now.” In the 4 step search box select 1) “search all events 2) “search by date” 3) “12/12/2011 4) “Begin Search.”
Start Time: 09:30
Date: 2011-12-12
End Time: 17:30