The Virginia Geographic Alliance is extending an invitation to schools in Virginia to send an educator interested in learning how to incorporate Geo-Inquiry into their classrooms to this institute.
The workshop will be held the weekend of August 17-19, 2018 in conjunction with the “RU World Ready?” Conference at Radford University in Radford, VA.
Participants will also be required to participate in pre and post workshop webinars in June, July, and September with a follow-up reflection, and to complete / submit a Geo-Inquiry lesson plan for distribution via the VGA website by October 31, 2019.
Participants will have no expenses associated with the conference or the webinars and each participant will receive a $100 stipend upon successful completion and submission of the lesson plan.
Complete the registration form at the following link: https://geoinquiry2018.weebly.com/ Please fill out the form and the questions WITH your partner for this institute. Both participants must be either classroom teachers or classroom support for teachers (ITRT, Librarian, etc). Preference will be given to teams of two from grades 4-8, but all educators are eligible to apply.
By applying for the institute,vyou agree to attending the weekend workshop, participating in all
webinars, submitting the follow up reflection and lesson plan, and educating your home school/district
about geo-inquiry.
Applications must be submitted by 5 pm on July 10, 2018 to be considered.
