PD Corner

Connecting to the Land

Congratulations on your acceptance to this professional development program offered in collaboration between Inside Education and HOWL. This is one night, field based program designed to provide rich and immersive experiences to help you better understand how to engage in meaningful place-based learning with your classes, and how to teach about the natural world while honoring both Western and Indigenous worldviews. Here are all the details you need to help you plan for this one-of-a-kind learning adventure that will inform and inspire your teaching! 

Please complete this participant registration form to confirm your attendance.

DATES, TIMES, & LOCATION
October 24 - 25, 2024

The program takes place at the Biogeoscience Institute (BGI) in Kananaskis Country, 80 km west of Calgary. (MAP). The BGI is located at the base of Baldy Mountain, next to Barrier Lake, approximately 10 km south of the Trans-Canada Highway along Highway 40 in Kananaskis Country. 

Program Start: Thursday, October 24 - Check in from 5:00 - 6:00pm. Biogeosciences Institute Barrier Lake Station, Kananaskis, AB (registration desk opens at 5:00 pm)

Program End: Friday, October 25th - 5:00 pm

*Inside Education will cover all program costs including meals and accommodations during the program. Inside Education will provide a travel & supply teacher subsidy, if required. Please review our subsidy policy here.

**Participants are responsible for coordinating their own travel to and from BGI - Barrier Lake Station.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Accommodations are provided on Thursday October 24 at BGI Main Lodge. Accommodations at the Biogeosciences Institute (BGI) are dormitory style, with shared rooms, bunk beds, and shared washrooms. See their website for more details here. 

FOOD
Inside Education will provide all meals starting with supper on the 24th and ending with lunch on the 25th. We do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions, so please indicate your food preferences on the participant details form. The dining room at BGI is nut-free, and caters to vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free (please note, gluten products are used in the kitchen). They are unable to cater for Kosher or Halal, air-born allergies, and extreme dietary restrictions, in those cases we ask that the participant bring prepared meals that can be heated on-site by kitchen staff. Participants can bring healthy snacks for their own use and can be stored in the common fridge in the lodge. We ask that participants refrain from bringing any nut products.

THE PROGRAM
Inside Education and HOWL are combining our expertise to bring you a fun-filled learning adventure. Check out the program schedule here to find out more!

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

• Pack your smile and your suitcase! Check out this generalized packing list for some key things you might want to have with you - we program rain, snow or shine with the exception of unsafe conditions. It will be cold in the mountains in October, participants need to be prepared for all mountain weather conditions and we recommend toque, mittens, and warm layers.
• We expect that participants will travel with the group and attend the full program from start to finish, so please plan accordingly. 
• Cell phone coverage at BGI and Kananaskis Area is not reliable. There is Wifi available in some of the buildings at BGI.

You can also check out our FAQ page for more!

GETTING IN TOUCH

Inside Education: Kathryn Wagner - Office: 403-263-7720 / Cell: 403-803-8881 / [email protected]

HOWL: Leah Andries: 403 993 3216 / [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you on the program! 
~ Leah, Jayme, Adam & Kathryn

Forestry Teacher PD for B.Ed Students and Beginning Teachers!

Congratulations on your acceptance to Inside Education’s Professional Development Program. Here are all the details you need to help you plan for this one-of-a-kind learning adventure that will inform and inspire your teaching! 

DATES, TIMES, & LOCATION
September 26-28, 2024

Program Start: Thursday, September 26th - 12:00 pm - Whitemud Equine Centre Classroom, Edmonton, AB (registration and lunch will be from 11:00-12:00 am, and the program will commence at 12:00 pm)

Program End: Saturday, September 18th - 3:00 pm - Whitemud Equine Centre Classroom, Edmonton, AB

*Inside Education will cover all program costs including meals and accommodations during the program.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Participants are responsible for coordinating their own travel to and from Edmonton.

If you are traveling from Calgary or Red Deer to Edmonton, depending on demand, transportation may be available for you. More information will be sent out closer to the PD starting date.

Check out our travel & supply teacher subsidy policy here.

NOTE: 

*You must participate in the full program to receive the subsidy. 

ACCOMMODATIONS
Inside Education will provide accommodations for both nights of the program in Hinton. We will be staying in same-gender double occupancy rooms, but we may be able to accommodate a single occupancy room if required.

FOOD
Inside Education will provide all meals starting with lunch on the 26th and ending with lunch on the 28th. We do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions, so please indicate your food preferences on the participant details form.

THE PROGRAM
We have a fantastic program laid out for us over these three days where we will hear from the many experts who make the forestry industry in Albert tick! Check out the program schedule here to find out more!

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Pack your smile and your suitcase! Check out this generalized packing list for some key things you might want to have with you - we program rain or shine with the exception of unsafe conditions. We expect that participants will travel with the group and attend the full program from start to finish, so please plan accordingly. 

You can also check out our FAQ page for more!

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION

Inside Education is happy to help out and answer any questions, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at 780-421-1497 or email Natalie Graveline at [email protected]

We can’t wait to dive into this awesome Forestry PD!

~The Forestry PD Team

If you are looking for information/resources/contacts from past professional development programs, please email Natalie at [email protected] 

Grasslands Summer Institute - July 2-5, 2024

Thank you for joining us at the Grasslands Summer Institute! We hope it inspired your teaching and planted some new ideas on how to bring natural resources education to life in your classroom. Here are a few of the follow up details we promised you to help keep the momentum of the tour going.

We value your feedback and would really like to hear what you thought of the program. If you haven’t done so already please complete the post-program survey – it will only take a few moments and goes a long way to help us improve and ensure these programs are available in the future. 

Contact Lists

We’ve put together the contact information of our speakers and program partners and have sent them to you in an email. A quick thank you note, possibly noting some of your highlights over the tour, goes a long way towards making these types of programs possible! We’d ask if you could take a few moments and let them know what you thought of the program. 

Classroom Resources and Program Information

Check out our Shared Folder of Resources, included those mentioned on the program, and a few extra! Can’t remember everything we did? Check out the Grasslands Detailed Schedule here. We hope you enjoy taking a look back at the program though this Google Photo Album - feel free to comment and add your own photos as well! And take another look at our wrap-up video!

Travel Subsidy

For those traveling greater than 150 km, Inside Education has a travel subsidy of up to $500 to help offset the costs of travel - the subsidy can be used towards flights, car rentals, taxis, and/or shuttles. Travel subsidies must be approved, so please review our 2024 Subsidy Policy - Inside Education for more information!

NOTE:
*You must participate in the full program to receive the subsidy.

Stay in touch! 

We love to see photos and posts on social media (Facebook, X, Instagram  - @insideeducation) and we love to see what you’re up to over the school year too! If you have any questions about what we learned, who to connect with, or other ways we can support you, you can reach out to Jayme Nelson jnelson [at] insideeducation.ca

Thanks for an amazing adventure! 

~ Jayme, Kat, Dan, and Braeden

A+ for Energy PD - August 26 to August 27, 2024

Thank you for joining us on the A+ for Energy professional development program! We hope it sparked inspiration and offered you valuable ideas to enhance your projects for the 2024-2025 school year, bringing energy education to life in your classroom. As promised, here are some follow-up details related to the PD.

We value your feedback and would really like to hear what you thought of the program. If you haven’t done so already please complete the post-program survey – it will only take a few moments and goes a long way to help us improve and ensure these programs are available in the future.

Contact Lists

We’ve compiled the contact information for our speakers and program partners and have sent it to you via email. A brief thank you note, mentioning a few highlights from the tour, can greatly contribute to the continued success of these programs. We encourage you to take a few moments to share your thoughts and feedback with them!

Classroom Resources and Program Information

Check out our Shared Folder of Resources, including those mentioned on the program, and a few extra! Can’t remember everything we did? Check out the A+ for Energy Schedule here. We hope you enjoy taking a look back at the program through this Google Photo Album - feel free to comment and add your own photos as well!

TRAVEL SUBSIDY INFORMATION

For those traveling greater than 150 km, Inside Education has a travel subsidy of up to $500 to help offset the costs of travel - the subsidy can be used towards flights, car rentals, taxis, and/or shuttles. Travel subsidies must be approved, so please review our 2024 Subsidy Policy - Inside Education for more information!

NOTE:
*You must participate in the full program to receive the subsidy.

Keep in Touch

We love to see photos on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @insideeducation), and receive phone calls and emails to hear how this experience is shaping your teaching so please reach out Ilana at [email protected]

Thank you for attending, and for your continued dedication to energy education!

~ Ilana, Braeden, Jayme, and Kathryn