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