The Upper Housatonic Valley Experience
An Overview of the Historical, Industrial, Cultural & Environmental Influences of the Region
Summer 2011 | Registration Form
Date: June 27th - July 1st, 2011
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (M-F) with one extended day TBA
Location: Pittsfield Intermodal Center and various sites within the heritage area
Intended For: Berkshire County and Northwestern Connecticut Middle/ High School teachers of History, Social Studies, English, Science, Business, & Industrial Technology.
Team-taught by faculty from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Berkshire Community College, this is a three (3) Credit Graduate Course offered through MCLA.
Course Number: ENVE 651 OR HSTE 601
Participants will review their current curricula and develop standard-based lessons related to the Upper Housatonic River Valley content that integrate contextual applications and motivational instructional strategies. Individuals, school-based and/or content-based teams will develop written lesson plans suitable for dissemination.
For registration assistance, contact: Lisa Milanesi, Assistant Registrar at 413-662 5216 or Lisa.Milanesi@mcla.edu
- Course cost upon registration is $810.00
- A Stipend that covers your cost of registration will be provided to participants who successfully complete the course.
- Enrollment is capped at 16 participants, so register early.
- Deadline for registration is June 1st - with 3 slots held for CT teachers until May 1st.
Value Added Benefit
Funding is available from the Upper Housatonic National Heritage Area to support the cost of transportation for follow up student field trips; details available during course.
THE UPPER HOUSATONIC VALLEY EXPERIENCE introduces and integrates various aspects of the heritage of the Upper Housatonic River Valley; the economic and industrial history of the valley, the ecology of the river throughout that history, the symbiotic relationship between that history and ecology, and the social and cultural aspects.
Instructors will assist students in designing projects that will infuse this information into their classrooms while meeting state standards.
Field trips to local cultural, environmental, and business sites and presentations by guest lecturers will be a major portion of the course.
Evaluation Comments from past participants:
- The most useful course I have taken at the graduate level. This course supplied concepts and examples, demonstrated interaction and cooperation, and then set us free to explore and apply on our own.
- Awesome course, awesome format, awesome instructors. Please keep up the good work.
- Thank you so much. The course was very inspiring. I've made a lot of great connections and haven't stopped thinking about lesson-planning since!
