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Children's Water Festivals - Teachers
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Children’s Water Festival The application period for the 2008 festival runs from March through mid- August, 2008. Applications are accepted on-line only!
Click here for the Festival Schedule. ABQ-Bernalillo Teacher registration form
Four of Rio Rancho’s eight public elementary schools will participate in 2008. They include:
Teacher Workshops Teachers must attend a Teacher Workshop approximately three weeks before the festival to understand logistics and learn about teacher water resource education training opportunities that are available throughout the year. Each teacher receives a Resource Kit that contains information and other materials to continue water education in the classroom.
NM Science Standards – New! All activities address multiple New Mexico Science Standards for the fourth grade.
Goals Our goals for teachers... … continue water education in the classroom using the resources and concepts learned at the Teacher Workshop and Festival. … utilize new resources and speakers, adopt expanded curricula and modify teaching methods. … take action to conserve water and protect water quality.
Our goals for students... … demonstrate that they can answer the Big Water Questions. … take action to conserve water and protect water quality. … urge their families and friends to take action to conserve water and protect water quality.
Classroom Visits Classroom Visits are a critical component of the evaluation process. Selected classes are visited to determine the extent to which our goals are met. Please sign up at the Teacher Workshop, or contact us to schedule this post-festival visit.
Evaluation and Outreach Festival Surveys: Students are asked questions relating to the five activities they attended. Feedback is shared with presenters to improve presentation format, information and technique. Evaluations: Teachers, volunteers and presenters complete evaluation surveys. In addition, each activity is observed at least one per day by an independent Activity
Teacher Professional Development
Water Cycle Song
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