California Monarch Teacher Network Workshops

[Mona Miller]

Please pass this along to anyone you think may be interested. Even if you don't live in CA, maybe a state that is close by. This workshop is worth traveling to.

The main page for the workshops is here:
http://monarchalert.calpoly.edu/html/classes-11.html

June 2011 Workshops for Educators:

Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies
Monarch Alert and the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History are teaming up with the Monarch Teacher Network (MTN) to host two two-day workshops especially designed for educators: "Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies." The two workshops are identical. Register for whichever one is closer to you.

Cost is $99 per workshop, but a limited number of scholarships are available. Registration is limited to 50 people per workshop, so act quickly.

WORKSHOP 1:
WHEN: June 27-28, 2011
WHERE: The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, CA
WHO: K-12 educators, naturalists, docents, interpreters, and garden club leaders from Monterey County and points north (Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Marin Counties etc.)
Information and registration form for June 27-28 Pacific Grove Workshop

WORKSHOP 2:
WHEN: June 29-30, 2011
WHERE: Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, CA
WHO: K-12 educators, naturalists, docents, interpreters, and garden club leaders from San Luis Obispo County and points south (Santa Barbara, Ventura, Orange, LA, SD, etc.)
Information and registration form for June 29-30 San Luis Obsipo Workshop

DETAILS: Monarch Teacher Network (MTN) is an East-coast-based organization that has trained thousands of teachers how to use monarchs in the classroom to get kids excited about learning. They have never hosted a workshop in the west -- until now!

During the June workshops, participants will receive training, materials and hands-on field experience with monarchs. The ultimate goal is to help teachers develop a curriculum that uses monarchs to teach to a wide variety of subjects. We will be focusing on western monarch butterflies, native California milkweeds, and the unique issues facing the western monarch population.

Participants will learn how to plant a butterfly garden to attract monarchs, and will visit established gardens to see what works and what doesn't. Participants will also learn how to tag monarchs, and will be provided with their own Monarch Alert tags.

For more information on MTN please see their website at http://www.eirc.org/website/global-conn ... r-network/.

For more information on the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, please see their website at http://www.pgmuseum.org/.
For more information on Cal Poly see the university web site at http://www.calpoly.edu.

The PDF for the PG workshop is here:
http://monarchalert.calpoly.edu/pdf/Pac ... rkshop.pdf

The PDF for the Cal Poly workshop is here:
http://monarchalert.calpoly.edu/pdf/SLO-ed-workshop.pdf