Thank you for registering for Sea Grant's Center for Great Lakes Literacy virtual educator professional development workshop series. The workshop series contains two workshops that will take place on Wednesdays, April 7 and April 14 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. You may participate in one or both.

For a little bit of inspiration, check out our Tips for Using iNaturalist video https://z.umn.edu/wisg_bioblitz

Here is a tentative schedule:

Workshop 1 Topic: Using Math/Geography/Phenology/Ecology with iNaturalist
Wednesday April 7, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

TENTATIVE AGENDA WORKSHOP 1

--Tour of iNaturalist
--Hands-on Practice Session Using iNaturalist
--Tips and Tricks of using iNaturalist with students, Joe Walewski, Director of Naturalist Training, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
--Using Math/Geography/Phenology/Ecology with iNaturalist, Marte Kitson, Extension Educator, Minnesota Sea Grant
--Hands-on Practice: Using filters to refine data searches in iNaturalist
--Breakout session and sharing time
--Workshop wrap up

Workshop 2 Topic: Writing and Nature Journaling/Art Appreciation with iNaturalist
Wednesday April 14, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

TENTATIVE AGENDA WORKSHOP 2

--Using 50 Years of School Forest Data Integrated with iNaturalist, Jodi Henseler, middle school science teacher, Wilson Middle School, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
--Hands-on Practice
--Using Journaling and Art Appreciation with iNaturalist (lesson ideas)
--Breakout Session and sharing time
--Workshop wrap up

This workshop series and the associated Great Lakes BioBlitz is sponsored by the Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL.org), and Sea Grant Programs in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is developed in partnership with Center for Great Lakes Literacy mentor teachers, Jodi Henseler (Wisconsin) and Brian Scott (Minnesota).

SEATS ARE LIMITED. PLEASE REGISTER BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24. IF WE HAVE MORE REGISTRANTS THAN SPACES, WE WILL CREATE A WAITING LIST.
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Prior to completing this registration, you will need to have the following information ready and available:

1. Home and work contact information
2. Your years of experience
3. Subjects and/or grade levels of your audiences
4. Work demographics (number of learners; percentages of students who are English learners, receive free/reduced lunch; school population diversity percentages)

Contact Anne Moser, akmoser@aqua.wisc.edu, 608-262-3069 at Wisconsin Sea Grant or Marte Kitson, mkitson@d.umn.edu, 218-726-8305 at Minnesota Sea Grant if you have questions.