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ShareAvetec Offers Geocaching Workshop for Teachers
05/26/09
On June 6, 2009, Avetec will host its first Geocaching in the Classroom teacher workshop.
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting sport in which the participants use a Global
Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers anywhere in the world.
“During the workshop, teachers will learn to use GPS technology to engage their students while networking with other teachers in the area,” says Judy Steritz, Avetec’s Education Coordinator. “The instruction aligns with state standards and benchmarks so it will fit seamlessly into classroom curriculum.”
The workshop fee of $150 includes a GPS unit to keep, GPS caches, a geocaching manual, an introduction to the sport, time to develop lesson plans and generate ideas for the classroom, and lunch.
The workshop will take place in Avetec’s new facility in the Nextedge Applied Research and Technology Park on Route 40 in Springfield, Ohio. Avetec’s new 37,000 square-foot facility houses state-of-the-art research capabilities, educational classrooms and office space that aids its mission to accelerate applied scientific and work to build the next generation workforce.
Applications are available at www.avetec.org. Please email educationinfo@avetec.org or call
Judy Steritz at 937-322-5000 ext. 2038 for more information.
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Contact: Judy Steritz, 937.322.5000 ext. 2038; educationinfo@avetec.org
