This one-week workshop, for K-8 teachers, pairs the best instructional practices with available classroom technologies. Led by 5th-grade teacher John Farmer, teachers participate in multiple science units that incorporate inquiry-based and hands-on investigations, verified websites, science-rich literature connections, interactive games that reinforce learning, and a pretest/posttest assessment model. They also design original science units that integrate hands-on and inquiry-based instruction with current technologies (including projection systems, presentation media, word processing, digital photography, hyperlinks, wikis). Participants earn 2 graduate credits for the summer workshop and 2 graduate credits for the required academic year follow-up.

This two-week workshop is open to preK-8 teachers. Focused on the cultural and natural history of the Myaamia, the workshop illustrates the interdisciplinary nature of environmental education. Topics include the Myaamia worldview and language; traditional foods and customs; tribal concepts of nature, time, and history; the biology of culturally significant ecosystems, plants, and animals; and the future of the Myaamia as a living people. Teachers can use their new-found knowledge as a springboard for a broader understanding of native peoples. Participants earn 4 graduate credits for the summer workshop and 2 credit hours for the required academic year follow-up.