Good News from Norway: SKOGKUR

Here is the link for basics of "SKOGKUR" program.

IEI alums Bjorn Helge Bjornstad (2004), Knut Monson (2005), and Jorn Kjersheim (2006) work with program which is similar in many ways to Project Learning Tree (PLT).

http://www.skogkurs.no/Modules/SOI_Kurs/lms/LMS_engelsk.pdf

Greetings from 2007 IEI Alum....

Hi (Salam) Rick &Angie
I wish for you and all the new IEI Participants a successfully course, i knew and sure that you do your best and work hard.
Finally greating to the new IEI Participants and hope to meet them with their students in Palestine to meet Palestinian students and Enjoying Natural and watching birds.

Osama Jubeh
Hebron, Palestine
(Palestine Wildlife Society)

Electronic Field Trip Link

Here is the latest information from Ball State about accessing their Tree-mendous Technology program about the canopy crane...

Hello Rick,
So great to hear from you. Glad to see that you are still on the job too. I might not be for long though, as our program has lost its funding from Best Buy Childrens Foundation. We have money for 2 more shows, and the development office here at BSU is continuing to look for more $$. We are hoping the university will find money for us to continue at least through the school year.

To access our student/teacher website, follow this link:
http://www.bsu.edu/eft/treetops/p/
login: forest
Password: canopy

You can pass all of this info along to any of your educators.
For the show archive (which is housed at Apple Learning Interchange), you don't need a login or password...even though there is a place to enter that. Just ignore it! Click where it says "play" on the photo to start the video. If you click on the Q in the lower right hand corner, you can enlarge the screen.
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=352

You will need Quick Time software (free download, and available at Apple Learning Interchange) and a fast Internet connection.

Good luck with your educators institute. I am sure you will do a great job! Glad to see the crane folks are welcoming the teachers.
Best wishes,
Jacquie

Linking Research, Education and the Passion for Teaching

The Wind River Canopy Crane gave us a bird's eye view of cutting edge forest research. What kind of research is conducted in your area? What technologies are being used? How are you using this research in your community or program?

Mt. St. Helens: A Tale of Two Forests

We hope that you enjoyed your visit to Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and Weyerhaeuser St. Helens Tree Farm today.

1. What is the major disturbance - natural or human-caused - in your home region?

2. What large disturbance events have you lived through? Tell us about one of them (year, event) and how it impacted your community. Include any relevant links.

World Class Attractions

Welcome to the world famous Columbia River Gorge! We hope that you enjoyed your hike and waterfall tour. Our day was filled with "postcard" and "calendar" worthy scenery.

All of you have similar sites in your home regions. Tell us about one of your natural or cultural attractions that visitors come to see. Please include any links to the site that we might enjoy!

Welcome to the IEI Blog!

The International Educators Institute is a unique week-long professional development program and Pacific Northwest field study tour. We bring together international forest researchers and the most active and successful master educators in the U.S. and abroad.

This blog will be used throughout the 2008 IEI to document our activities, discussions, and new ideas!IEI participants, please add your first comments today (Monday, July 14).

In your first comment:
*Introduce yourself
*Tell us in your native language how to say "forest"
*Share your first impressions of people and place

Don't forget to sign your name to your comments - thanks! ~Angie and Rick