Teacher Resources
Pre-trip Teacher Workshops
Discounted rates are available when teachers attend pre-visit training.
A pre-trip visit allows you to feel more comfortable and knowledgeable about programs, trails, and facilities when you bring your students, and gives us time to work together to develop a program customized to your particular goals. Teachers who participate in one of the following workshops will receive a full waiver of their personal program fee for their school trip and the entire group will be eligible for the discounted rate. Some of these workshops can be taken for college credit and/or may be able to count as teacher in-service hours.
If you are unable to attend a workshop this year, we still encourage you to be our guest for a day to observe lessons. We will give you a tour, help you plan your trip, and allow you to shadow classes of the current school in residence. Spending this time here would make your school eligible to come at the reduced rate. Please note, all workshop discounts are non-transferable to other teachers and are limited to one adult per 10 students attending with the school group. Please call if you wish to arrange a visit or would like to discuss other pre-planning alternatives.
NEW! Tremont Curriculum Evaluation Slide Presentation (opens news window)
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Supporting Educational Experiences through Fundraising (PDF)
2008 - 2009 Adult Workshops Eligible for School Group Discounts
(By attending one of these workshops, you will be FREE with your school group plus earn a discount for every student you bring!)
Teacher Escape Weekend
January 9-11, 2009
FREE
(A $50 deposit is required to register, but will be refunded
when you come with your school group.)
Naturalist Certification Program
Naturalist Skills & Interpretation
February 20-22, 2009
$260.00
Lichens Teacher Workshop
February 20-22, 2009
FREE* for the first 10 teachers who sign up, otherwise $260.00
Naturalist Certification Program
Birds – or – Aquatic Natural History
May 8-10, 2009
$260.00
Smoky Mountains Science Teacher Institute
June 14-19, 2009
FREE*
* A $50 deposit is required to register, but will be refunded
when you complete the workshop.
Links to Resources on Tremont's Web (Teacher Tools)
Make a micro-organism collector
Make a simple inexpensive litter sifter
Tree Identification Keys of the Smokies an online interactive key for teachers and students
Children and Nature (PDF)
Other Web Links and Resources
Place Based Education Evaluation Collaborative www.peecworks.org/default.shtml
North American Association for Environmental Education www.naaee.org
Tennessee Environmental Education Association www.teea.info
The Leopold Project www.lep.org/about_lep.htm
EE Link – Environmental Education resources eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction
Rural Schools and Community Trust www.ruraledu.org/
Green Teacher Magazine www.greenteacher.com/
Great Smoky Mountains National Park www.nps.gov/grsm/
Purchase Knob www.nps.gov/grsm/pksite/
Field Trip Earth – You can learn about Katie Settlage’s Black Bear Research in the Smokies www.fieldtripearth.org/
The EE Works – Learn about the positive impact of EE www.theeeworks.org/index.html
Classroom Earth – EE activities for teachers www.classroomearth.org/
Hands On The Land – citizen science resource for projects on public land www.handsontheland.org/profiles/profiles.cfm
Smokies Store – Get a glimpse at some of the things available at the Tremont Store or at Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA) www.smokiesstore.org/
