The SEMIS Coalition Blog
The place to connect, learn and share perspectives in place-based learning
Welcome to our SEMIS Coalition blog! A commons-based digital space for shared resources, images, and more. It’s a place for you to ask questions, interact with peers, and keep current with the latest Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition activities.
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2019 Community Forum Presenter Information
Community Forum Info Meeting (1) with presenter information.
Summer Institute Schedule & Information
Summer Institute Agenda 2018 Part One & Two Some details for Part Two are subject to change. Part One Logistics_SEMIS Summer Institute Hope to see you there!
2018 Community Forum Presenter Information
Information for those planning on presenting at this year's community forum: Schedule April 30, 2018 8:30 a.m. Registration Table opens 9-9:30 a.m. Light Breakfast and refreshments available 9:30-9:45 a.m. Opening remarks 10:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Presentation sessions...
Great Lakes Sciences: Curricular Resources
An Introduction to Michigan Watersheds for Teachers, Students and Residents -- Michigan Sea Grant Beach Mysteries -- Alliance for the Great Lakes Follow The Drop -- Earth Partnership for Schools University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum Great Lakes Climate Change...
Community Mapping in Place-based Education
Community mapping can be a helpful process to begin a PBE inquiry with students. Community mapping can be done is diverse ways, meeting many learning goals depending on design. Try mapping your community asking certain questions, framing an issue, or with completely...
What does PBE look like in action?
Place-based Education can be a complex process to dive into! Check out these videos to hear stories of schools, classrooms, students, and teachers in Southeast Michigan who are each engaging in PBE. The Spotlight on Stewards Project is a collaborative pilot program...
Place-Based Education — what is it all about?
Place-Based Education -- broaden and deepen your knowledge of PBE by checking out the following websites. PBE may look different depending on where you live and attend school, but there are principles, ideas, and practices that connect PBE work across the country, and...
The SEMIS Coalition Summer Institute
Summer Institute Each year, we design our annual Summer Institute around an ecological theme, creating a common language for engaging in deep cultural-ecological analysis, project planning, and community inquiry and action. Using the best practices of professional...
Scope and sequence of SEMIS Coalition professional learning
Scope and sequence of professional learning Community partners and classroom-based teachers learn in a collaborative setting throughout the annual 9-day SEMIS Coalition professional development (PD) series. The PD series is cumulative over a one-year period and...
Earth Force Community Action and Problem Solving Process
Earth Force Community Action and Problem Solving Process The Six Step Model: https://earthforce.org/community-action-and-problem-solving-process/ Youtube Channel for the Earth Force Six Step Process: CommunityActionProblemSolvingProcess