Dr. Alice Christie's Alhambra Geocaching Workshop

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Dr. Alice Christie's Tempe EduCaching Workshop

Workshop Overview
Agenda
Handouts
Resources

Workshop Overview

This workshop will use a learn-by-doing, constructivist approach so that participants are actively engaged, challenged to learn and integrate new concepts, working collaboratively with other participants, learning from their mistakes, and applying their new understandings and skills to their own teaching/learning situations.

Dr. Alice Christie with GPS

Practicing teachers will locate EduCaches hidden around the Brogan Center. Through modeling and discussion provided by the workshop, they will be able to design and implement effective learning environments that increase students' communication and problem solving skills through the utilization EduCaching in their classrooms.

Teachers will also learn about digital data and online resources that support the use of EduCaching in K-8 classrooms.

Agenda

Morning Workshop	Agenda Items
8:30 AM	Morning Workshop Overview and Goals
8:40 AM	GPS/Geocaching Podcast Distinguishing Between Geocaching and Educaching
8:50 AM	Forming Teams and Explaining Roles
9:00 AM	EduCaching (Locating caches at the Brogan Center)
9:30 AM	Discussing/Webbing the EduCaching Experience
9:45 AM	Exploring the EduCaches Contents
10:00 AM	Sharing Strategies for Discusssing EduCaches Contents
10:15	Exploring Constructivist Learning EduCaches
10:30	Discussing/Webbing the Constructivist Learning EduCaches
11:00 AM	Steps in Creating EduCaching Activities
11:15 AM	Reviewing Online Resources Dr. Christie's Research on EduCaching
11:30 AM	Lunch

Handout 1: Roles and Responsibilities

Team Member	Role	Responsibility
A	Recorder	Records search process and discussion
B	Reporter	Reports on search process and discussion
C	Monitor	Monitors times and turns with GPS Units
D	Facilitator/Photographer	Guides group as needed Takes pictures of group geocaching & discussing

Handout 2: Worksheet for Recording and Discussing Geocache Contents

Resources for EduCaching Lessons

URL: www.alicechristie.org
Email: consult@alicechristie.org