Announcing the 4th Annual

Liking Lichens Workshop 2007-2008

TEACHER WORKSHOP 2007-2008

Liking Lichens: Exploring Lichen Ecology and the Environment

Presented by UGA Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy UGA
Department of Geography, Center for Remote Sensing & Mapping Science
Oconee River Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center (GYSTC) at Northeast Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency

Applications now being solicited.

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Lichens are symbiotic organisms comprised of algae and fungi. They color trees, rocks, boulders, and soil - covering 8% of the Earth's surface - and have many uses, including to monitor environmental quality due to their pollution sensitivity.

This fully-subsidized TEACHER WORKSHOP is designed to enhance educators' understanding of LICHEN biology, ecology, natural history, identification, and uses through classroom, laboratory, and field studies; to assist in building a lichen biomonitoring network; and to develop geospacial knowledge and mapping skills.

This is a residential workshop (housing & meals provided) consisting of multiple meetings, beginning with a five-day session July 8-12, 2007, and three additional one-day sessions on Saturdays throughout the year (October 2007, January 2008, March 2008 - to be scheduled in consultation with participants).

Participants will:

Experience Hands-on Instruction
Learn to Identify Georgia's Most Common Lichens
Go on Field Trips
Learn to Use a Geographic Positioning System (GPS) Unit to Map Lichens
Learn to Utilize Lichens in the Classroom and Laboratory
Participate in Building a Computerized State-Wide Map of Lichens Linked to Air Quality (Biomonitoring) in Georgia

Participants will receive:

Lodging/ Meals/ Travel Stipend
A Garmin Gecko Geographic Positioning System (GPS) Unit
Full Color Text Books On Lichens, Identification Keys, other Materials
Hand-held portable UV-light
Hand Lens, Field Notebook, Chemicals
5 PLUs
…and have a lot of fun!

Course Requirements:

Registration fee of $50 - to be fully refunded after completion of the third sustained contact workshop in March 2008.
Attend one residential workshop, July 8-12, 2007 (5 in-class days) and three one-day follow-up sustained contact sessions (Saturdays in October 2007, January 2008 and March 2008)
Submit data for a minimum of 30 observations of lichens, including GPS coordinates, accompanying specimens and provisional identification. (Note: this requirement will be distributed evenly over the three sustained contact Saturdays)

Eligibility:

Educators in Georgia Middle and High Schools or Education Centers demonstrating the value of this workshop to enhance teaching

Applications will be reviewed immediately until the workshop’s 20 spaces are filled.

For Further Information on the Liking Lichens Workshop, Contact:

Dr. Robert (Bob) J. Hill

bobhill@uga.edu

Join a highly successful program! Now in its fourth year!

For more information, please see:

Georgia Lichen Workshop Web Site: http://www.crms.uga.edu/lichen_workshop.htm

Georgia Lichen Database: http://www.crms.uga.edu/lichens/georgialichens.xls

Georgia Lichen Interactive GIS Database http://www.crms.uga.edu:85/website/lichensimg/viewer.htm

This workshop, offered at no cost to selected participants, will be sponsored by the Georgia's Teacher Quality Higher Education Program, a federally funded program under the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. It is funded through the United States Department of Education as part of the No Child Left Behind Act (Title II, Part A, of Public Law 107-110). Funds are used to enhance science and other subject areas at the elementary, middle, or high school level in public and private schools. This program replaces the Georgia Eisenhower Professional Development Higher Education Program.

Dr. Robert Hill, LEAP, 403 Rivers Crossing, UGA, Athens, GA 30602-4811