EASTCONN Adventure Teacher Trainings

"You can be a leader as long as you have courage." (middle school teacher)

"You're only as strong as your weakest member. It takes encouragement to make people successful."
(adult participant)

"There is no shortcut to achieving your goal."
(fifth grade teacher)

Professional Development Inservice Opportunities

EASTCONN Adventure offers custom designed team building workshops for school staff and faculty. Working together to identify your faculty team’s needs, we will facilitate a single or multi-day experientially-based program to help boost morale, encourage positive communication and collaboration, and identify new strategies for working together as a team. For more information about EASTCONN's Adventure Program, contact Deb Earl or Frankie Piela.

Workshops at EASTCONN

EASTCONN Adventure also trains teachers of all grade levels to use adventure based activities in the classroom. Based on the “Adventure Education in the Classroom” model, our professional development workshops will give you the tools to implement a community-building process in your classroom. Please see the EASTCONN website to sign up for workshops.

Workshops include:

Adventure Education in the Elementary Classroom

• Description: Facilitating classroom management and creating a safe and positive learning environment is a continuing challenge for teachers. This experientially based workshop will present tools for creating a classroom community through using adventure education activities. Participants will explore activities and strategies that empower students to take responsibility for learning, develop communication and problem solving skills, and build self-confidence and perseverance as learners.
• Objectives: As a result of taking part in this workshop, participants will:
  • Explore ideas to facilitate classroom management through adventure activities with limited time, space and equipment.
  • Learn techniques to empower students to accept responsibility for creating a positive learning environment.
  • Acquire activities and resources that can be adapted and implemented in their classroom.
• Location: EASTCONN, Hampton, CT
• Presenters: Francine Piela and Deb Earl
• Audience: Teachers, grades K-5
• Date: TBA
• Times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
• CEUs: 0.50 for full attendance

Adventure Education in the Classroom- Middle & High School Teachers

• Description:Facilitating classroom management and creating a safe and positive learning environment is a continuing challenge for teachers. This experientially based workshop will present tools for creating a classroom community through using adventure education activities. Participants will explore activities and strategies that empower students to take responsibility for learning, develop communication and problem solving skills, and build self-confidence and perseverance as learners.
• Objectives As a result of taking part in this workshop, participants will:

• Explore ideas to facilitate classroom management through adventure activities with limited time, space and equipment.
• Learn techniques to empower students to accept responsibility for creating a positive learning environment.
• Acquire activities and resources that can be adapted and implemented in their classroom.
• Location: EASTCONN, Hampton, CT
• Presenters: Francine Piela and Deb Earl
• Audience: Middle school and high school teachers
• Date: TBA
• Times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
• CEUs: 0.50 for full attendance