GEOFEST 2007 Schedule

Pokagon State Park in Angola, IN

Sponsored by the Geography Educators’ Network of Indiana

Friday, October 12

Registration in lobby (Dinner on your own) 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Evening Session 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Critical Issues Surrounding Education in the Outdoors

Paul Steury, Education Coordinator, Merry Lea Environmental Center

at Goshen College

Guided Night Hike 8:45 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.

Paul Steury, Education Coordinator, Merry Lea Environmental Center

at Goshen College

Hospitality Gathering 9:45 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

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Saturday, October 13

BREAKFAST (at the Inn restaurant) 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

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Orienteering, 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Joe Ladwig, Lighthouse Christian Academy, Bloomington

Meet in Otter Lake Room - classroom and outdoor field experience

Celebrate Asia in Children’s Literature 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Sally Simpson, Tri-State University, Angola

Jimmerson Lake Room

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BREAK Check out of Inn rooms 10:15 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Visit the “GIS Clinic” for advice and to sign up for a door prize!

Doug Marvel, Spatial Marvels

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GIS Classroom Applications 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Doug Marvel, Spatial Marvels, Indianapolis

Otter Lake Room

Geography Action & Geography Awareness Week: Asia 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Melinda Butler, Indiana’s NGS representative for GA! 2007, Goshen

Jimmerson Lake Room

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LUNCH (at the Inn restaurant) 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Edible Nature Hike 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Paul Steury, Education Coordinator, Merry Lea Environmental Center

at Goshen College

Meet in Otter Lake Room - outdoor field experience

Geography and Economics, Engaging Classroom Activities 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Kathy Kozenski & Hilary Steinhardt, GENI, Indianapolis

Jimmerson Lake Room

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BREAK 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshments will be served.

Visit the “GIS Clinic” for advice and to sign up for a door prize!

Doug Marvel, Spatial Marvels

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GPS and GeoCaching 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Joe Ladwig, Lighthouse Christian Academy, Bloomington

Meet in Otter Lake Room - classroom and outdoor field experience

Korean Culture, Classroom Applications, and Teacher Exchange 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Susan Marquez, North White High School, Monon

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