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This is an archived version of the emailed newsletter: “Updates!” All contact info has been deleted for privacy sake. If you need information on any of the events/items posted on this blog please email ccheupdates@gmail.com for further information.

Copper Country Home Educators
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WPA Homeschool Conference in Oshkosh WI May 1-2
It's time to register for the WPA homeschool conference and curriculum fair on May 1&2 in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Several registration packets have been left at the Portage Lake District Library, or you can get more information at www.homeschooling-wpa.org or call the WPA at 608-283-3131.
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Local History Smackdown

Dear past and prospective Local History Smackdown coaches:

This is a reminder that Keweenaw National Historical Park is seeking

high school teams from the four-county area to participate in the

Seventh Annual Copper Country High School Local History Smackdown.

The competition offers local-area high school students an opportunity to

showcase their knowledge of the history, geography, and geology of

Keweenaw, Baraga, Ontonagon, and Houghton counties. The format is

similar to a spelling bee: teams of four players are asked

"short-answer" questions, which increase in difficulty as the rounds go

higher. The contest features a double-elimination format: two wrong

answers and teams are out of play. Preparation can be formal or

informal, but teams that invest time in advance may proceed further in

the competition. However, those who simply want to be a part of a fun

night of local history are still encouraged to participate.

The Smackdown will take place at the Calumet Theatre in Calumet at 7:00

p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2009. The deadline for registering a team is

March 27, 2009, so assemble a team and start planning for your name to

be inscribed on the Smackdown trophy!

For further information and to register teams contact (withheld for archive)

Dear past and prospective Local History Smackdown coaches:

Regarding the reminder I sent you earlier today the link to the Team

Registration Form on our webpage is temporarily broken. So, if you wish

to register today, I am attaching it as a Word file for your use. There

are instructions on the form on how to submit it.

Again to remind you, the deadline for registering a team remains March

27, 2009. That is that latest date by which we can order t-shirts for

the event, amongst other preparations.

If you have questions about the Smackdown or on how to register a team

or teams please contact me, (withheld for archive)

(See attached file: 2009 Team Registration Form2.doc)

If the attached form does not work please email cche (just reply to this this email) and I can forward the actual email about the Smackdown.

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Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education

A partnership of

Copper Country & Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts and Michigan Technological University

Serving schools and communities in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon and Keweenaw Counties

Website: http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/

For Immediate Release: March 4, 2009

For More Information: (withheld for archive)

Learn about Renewable Green Energy at the Portage Library

Wind? Solar? Running water? Biofuels? Find out which renewable energy sources are possible choices for home heating and electricity. Renewable Green Energy in the U.P. will be the topic of a family program from 6:30-8:00 pm, Monday, March 16 in the community room of the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton.

TJ Brown, outreach coordinator for Northern Options Energy Center in Marquette, will engage children and adults in learning about renewable energy options in the Upper Peninsula. Brown has expertise in residential energy savings techniques and Energy Star home construction. He frequently presents programs on energy efficiency and renewable energy throughout Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Following the half-hour presentation, many fun hands-on activity stations will be set up around the library for children and families to investigate alternative energy choices. Families will enjoy making windmills and water wheels, measuring wind speed, comparing solar gain, and designing a well insulated "home."

This is the second program in the Energy Education Series coordinated by the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and Michigan Technological University at the Portage Lake District Library. Funding for the program is provided by the Michigan Energy Office and Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO). Find out more at www.wupcenter.mtu.edu

For more information, contact (withheld for archive)

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KNAP

KEWEENAW NATURAL AND ATTACHMENT PARENTING

Keweenaw Natural and Attachment Parenting (KNAP) is a new resource for parents in the Keweenaw Peninsula who are interested in practicing attachment parenting and embracing a natural lifestyle for their families.

Examples of attachment and natural parenting include: natural childbirth (incl. homebirth), breastfeeding, babywearing, sharing a family bed, elimination communication (diaper-free babies), cloth diapering, vaccine choice, alternative medicine, gentle discipline, homeschooling, healthy eating (unprocessed, local, organic), and green living (avoiding chemicals, living sustainably).

All Keweenaw-area parents interested in any aspects of attachment and natural parenting are welcome!

To join KNAP, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNAP/ and click on Join This Group!

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Subject: Summer09 Teacher Institutes
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> FOUR exciting summer teacher institutes at Michigan Technological University
> for K-12 classroom teachers and non-formal educators.
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> Brochures and application forms: www.wupcenter.mtu.edu.
> Application Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2009 ~ 20 spaces available
> For more information:(withheld for archive)
> > (1) Great Lakes Watershed Investigations Teacher Institute ~ June 15-19, 2009
> Cost: $150 includes 3 credits; $375 with on-campus meals/lodging
> Description: This Institute is designed to teach educators about the physical, chemical, and biological components of the Great Lakes ecosystem, using the Lake Superior watershed as the classroom. This 5-day course will engage educators in a wide array of Great Lakes topics including watershed dynamics, stream monitoring, evaluating the health of the Great Lakes, amphibian & salamander monitoring, tracking Great Lakes fisheries (lake sturgeon and Coaster brook trout), invasive species, land use and shoreline development, establishing school-community partnerships, student -led stewardship activities, and careers. Teachers will receive training in and receive the new Michigan Water Quality unit (easily adapted to other states). Eligible for COSEE scholarship.*
> > (2) Forest Ecology & Resources Institute ~ June 21-26, 2009
> Cost: $400 includes 3 credits; $675 includes 5 nights lodging on campus and meals.
> Description: This six-day Institute is designed to provide teachers (grades 3-12) with a basic understanding of forest ecology and management. Topics presented will be forest management, biodiversity, silvicultural prescriptions, forest health, multiple uses (wildlife, water, recreation, timber). Through lecture, hands-on data collection and analysis, field trips, technology applications, and assignments, participants will obtain new knowledge and skills that can be adapted to their work with students. Teachers will receive training in and receive the new Michigan Ecosystems & Biodiversity unit (easily adapted to other states) or Project Learning Tree Curriculum and Activity Guide.
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> (3) Future Fuels From Forests Teacher Institute ~ July 6-10, 2009
> Cost: $250 includes 3 graduate credits; $450 includes 5 nights lodging on campus and meals.
> Description: This 5-day Institute will engage middle/high school educators in an interdisciplinary investigation of forest-based ethanol production that will integrate silviculture and landscape ecology, GIS, and chemical engineering through lecture, field trips, and computer investigations. Teachers will receive training in and receive the new Michigan Energy Resources unit (easily adapted to other states) and Project Learning Tree's Forests of the World.
> > (4) Global Change Teacher Institute ~ July 13-17, 2009
> Cost: $400 includes 3 graduate credits; $600 includes on campus lodging/meals at Michigan Tech. Description: This five-day Institute will prepare you to engage your middle and high school students in a real-world study of the effects of global change on ecosystems, including the impacts of climatic change, elevated carbon dioxide and ozone levels, nitrogen saturation, acid rain, and invasive species. Through lecture, hands-on data collection and field trips, participants will interact with scientists and gain new knowledge and skills. Teachers will receive training in and receive the new Michigan Air Quality unit (easily adapted to other states). National and Michigan content standards for mathematics; life, earth and physical sciences; and technology will be addressed. The Institute will be taught by internationally-recognized faculty and researchers from Michigan Technological University. Participants will visit the FACE research site (http://aspenface.mtu.edu/) in northern Wisconsin where the effects of elevated CO2 and ozone on forest productivity are clearly observable. Eligible for COSEE scholarship.*
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> * COSEE Great Lakes Marine Immersion Scholarships to assist Great Lakes teachers (grades 4-10, informal educators, and pre-service teachers) in learning about the Great Lakes. Application should be made to the selected program, and a copy sent to (withheld for archive) hmd4@cornell.edu.
> http://coseegreatlakes.net/ (Marine Immersion Scholarships)
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There is still time to sign up for the Youth Symposium in Duluth. Below is information on how to get 1/2 of the tuition covered-- your students total bill would be $60 to attend.

Deadline for sponsorship application-- next tuesday (17th). Deadline for Symposium registration-- April 1st.

If you have questions about the Syposium, since my kids have attended before, feel free to contact me at (withheld for archive)

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Dear Students:

The Michigan Tech Center for Water & Society (CWS) is offering FOUR
scholarships of $65 each for students interested in attending the Lake
Superior Youth Symposium May 14-17 on the campus of College of St.
Scholastica in Duluth, MN. This will cover half of the $125 registration
fee. Remember, travel and teacher registrations are FREE (provided by
the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative).

Interested students should send a short letter (about 250 words)
describing in two paragraphs:
(1) Why you want to go?
(2) What you hope to learn/experience at the Symposium?

Letters are due March 17; students will be notified by Friday, March 20.
Symposium application deadline is April 1st.

Mail to: CWS Scholarship c/o Lake Superior Youth Symposium, 105 Dillman
Hall, Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI 49931

You can find out more about the symposium at: http://lakesuperioryouth.org/

Let me know if you'd like me to mail you a 15-page color brochure for
the Lake Superior Youth Symposium .

Students will explore current and future challenges to Lake Superior and
its watershed through hands-on investigations, presentations and field
trips, and attend a rendezvous. Students and teachers may select the
sessions they wish to attend such as: invasive species, forest
management, fisheries, water quality, air quality, alternative energy,
geo-caching, rock climbing, biking, sailing, fishing, kayaking, and much
more.

Sincerely,
(withheld for archive)
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