Institute 2012

 

Ecoliteracy Teacher Institute 2012 for K-2 Teachers

Teaching Core Curriculum in your Green Schoolyard

2012 Teacher Application

Application Deadline:  April 24, 2012

 

The Ecoliteracy Teacher Institute is an intensive program for K-2nd grade teachers.

The Institute begins with a one week summer session June 4-8th 2012.

There will be professional development opportunities offered through the 2012-13 school year, dates TBA.  Please submit the following required information to the address provided at the bottom of the page.

 

 

Personal Information

Name:

 

 

Home Address:

 

 

City/State:  Zip:

 

 

Home Phone:

 

 

E-mail:

 

 

School:

 

 

District:

 

 

Grade(s) you currently teach:

 

Grade you expect to teach next year

 

Number of years teaching:

 

Name of Principal*:

 

 

* At a later date, you will be required to have a signed letter of support from your principal to complete your application.

 

Education

College/ University

Degree

Subject

Completion Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecoliteracy-Based Professional Development

Please indicate which, if any, professional development programs you have attended, that may be relevant to Ecoliteracy. (This will not affect your acceptance into the Institute.  It will only be used to provide us with baseline data.)

 

Name of PD

Where you took this PD

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List the names (if any) of other teachers from your school applying to the Institute.  Teams of 3-5 teachers from schools will be given priority:

1.     __________________________________________________

2.     __________________________________________________

3.     __________________________________________________

4.     __________________________________________________

5.     __________________________________________________

 

How long do you expect to continue teaching?

0-2 years____                        3-6 years____                        7-10 years____          11+ years____

 

You will be required to Professional Development during each school year.  They are primarily on Saturday mornings or afterschool from 4-6pm.  Will you be able to attend the required PD?

Yes_______                No________

 

 

 

 

 

Are you committed and able to fully participate in the Institute for the full week?

Yes_______                No________

 

During the Ecoliteracy Teacher Institute, teachers will participate in off site field trips and field studies.  Some of these activities will be outdoors and will required participants to stand for long periods of time, have exposure to sun and rain and walk on uneven terrain for up to 2 miles.  Are you comfortable with all of these physical requirements?*

Yes_______                No________

* Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

 

Short answers:

  1. How did you hear about the Institute?

 

 

 

  1. Why do you want to participate in the Institute? (short paragraph)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe what your grade level classroom instruction in your green schoolyard looks like to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Explain why you believe that teaching ecoliteracy in K-2 Classrooms is important?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe how you currently collaborate with other teachers at your school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have downloaded this application, please email your responses to WOJCIKL@SFUSD.EDU

 

or mail to:

 

Ecoliteracy Content Specialist

Lisa D. Wojcik

Academics & Professional Development / Math & Science

San Francisco CA 94121

 

or fax to:

 

Lisa Wojcik

415-750-8687