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Seed Science & the School Garden

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

4:30 - 6:00 pm

Target Audience: K-12 classroom/online teachers, informal educators, and parents planning outdoor instruction.

Credit: 1.5 SCECHs ($10 for all sessions in the 2020-21 LSSI Learning Series)

Cost: FREE

Session Description: Wondering how to get your students thinking about gardening while the snow is still deep on the ground? There are activities you can do with seeds and the school garden year round! Join us for a demonstration of �seedy� activities that bring the garden indoors in preparation for the spring. Activities can be adapted to multiple age groups, varying abilities, and remote learning. They are aligned with NGSS and North American Association of Environmental Educators standards.

Presenters:

Ms. Abbey Palmer, Community Food Systems Educator, at the Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, MI. She coordinates education programs for people of all ages who are curious about where food comes from and want to learn more about how it is produced.

Ms. Karyn Juntunen has been a Special Educator for the Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD) for 21 years and the CCISD Greenhouse Coordinator for 3 years. She was instrumental in creating the program she teaches, Community Transition Program, 20 years ago. She teaches adults (ages 18 � 26 years old) with Moderate Cognitive Impairments academics along with life and work skills in the community based program. Her community partnership with Copper Country Mental Health resulted in using their commercial greenhouse for starting transplants with the students that they sold as a classroom fundraiser for 15 years. Three years ago Copper Country Mental Health donated the greenhouse to the CCISD and it is now located on the CCISD Learning Center campus. The greenhouse is developing into a place based education site for the 90 students with disabilities at the CCISD.

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The Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative (LSSI) will present a biweekly Professional Learning Series this school year for K-12 Teachers and community members in the western U.P. to enhance Great Lakes stewardship, facilitate outdoor learning, deepen understanding through place- and project- based learning opportunities and foster a community of learners.

This is a joint project between the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative which is a collaboration of the Western UP MiSTEM Network, MTU�s Center for Science & Environmental Outreach, and regional partners to connect schools and communities in the stewardship of Lake Superior and its Watershed.

Funding provided by grants awarded by: MiSTEM Network Advisory Council, NOAA B-Wet, NASA/MSGC Virtual Field Explorations, and Portage Health Foundation for Community Gardens.