Spring 2012 Program

 Detailed Session Descriptions will be posted shortly. Online Registration for all sessions opens on September 15th. If you have any questions, please email: info@tcge.ca.

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SessionType: (See date/time of session for colour)

 Campus Connect (Brown) - LIVE from the University of Alberta
Global Encounters** (Green) - Global issues: LIVE from around the world
Learn at Lunch (Black) - Amazing teacher PD
NISSE Special Sessions (Red) - Network of International School for Sustainable Education  - N  -          

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February  

• Living Democracy: Live from Palestine (Th, Feb 2, 9:00 MT/11:00 ET) - Gr 9-12
• VC Orientation I: From upcoming events to basic VC Q&A's (Tu, Feb 14, 2:00 MT/4:00 ET)
•   VC Orientation II: From upcoming events to basic VC Q&A's (Th, Feb 16, 4:00 MT/6:00ET)
•  LIVE from the Middle East in Transition: Part I (We, Feb 22, 9:00  MT/11:00 ET)** - Gr 9-12
• Up Close and Personal with the Electron Microscope (Th, Feb 23, 9:00 MT/11:00 ET)  - Gr 9-12
• Building a Sustainable Planet  (Tu, Feb 28, 9:00MT/11:00ET) - All Ages
• Body Systems: Heart/Circulation System (Tu, Feb 28, 10:45 MT/11:45 ET)  - Gr 9-12
• L.O.W. Carbon Lunch: How to reduce your school’s footprint (We, Feb 29,  9:00 MT/11:00 ET

March

• Body Systems: Nervous System (Tu, Mar 6, 10:45-11:45 MT/12:45-1:45 ET)  - Gr 9-12
• LIVE from the Middle East in Transition: Part II (Th, Mar 8, 9:00  MT/11:00 ET)** - Gr 9-12
• Catholic Education: Religion and Science, Part I (Th, Mar 8, 1:30-3:00 MT/3:30-5:00 ET)** - Gr 9-12 - Description Coming
• Catholic Education: Religion and Science, Part II (Fr, Mar 9, 2:00-3:00 MT/4:00-5:00 ET)** - Gr 9-12 - Description Coming
• Body Systems: Reproduction System (Tu, Mar 13, 9:00 MT/11:00 ET)  - Gr 9-12
• Body Systems: Digestion System (Tu, Mar 20, 10:45 MT/12:45 ET)  - Gr 9-12 
• Sustainable Schools: It is possible!! (Tu, Mar 20, 10:45 MT/12:45 ET)  -All Grades - Description Coming
• DeforestACTION Global Launch, (March 21^st, Three Global events. One for North/South America, APAC countries and Europe/Middle East/Africa)
  
• Virtual University Science Department Tour (Date: TBA) -Gr 9-12
• Learn at Lunch (Date: TBA) - Description Not yet available

April

• Math and Art  (Th, April 12, Time: TBA)  - Gr 9-12 April 12^th
• Resistance Art: Poetry – LIVE from Palestine (We,  Apr 18, 9:00-10:30MT/11:00ET)** - Gr 9-12
• LASERS: Live from a University Physics Lab (April 19, Time: TBA) -Gr 10-12
• Resistance Art: Art – LIVE from Palestine (We,  Apr 25, 9:00-10:30MT/11:00ET)** - Gr 9-12 
  
• Global Water Crisis (Date: TBA) -Gr 9-12
• Ethics of Stem Cell Research (Date: TBA) - Gr 10-12
• Is there such thing Sustainable Energy: Green Technology or Global Disaster? (Date: TBA) - Description Coming
• Learn at Lunch (Date: TBA) -Description not yet available

May

• Impact of Climate Change on Global Indigenous Communities (May 16/17, ALL Day, Multiple 1 hour sessions)
• Genetics in the Univeristy Lab – (Tu, May 29^th, Time: TBA) - Description Coming
  
• Endocrine System (Date: TBA) - 
• Dictator Day: Past, Present and Future (Date: TBA) -Gr. 10-12
• Plants: What they tell us and why we need them (Date: TBA) -Gr 10-11 - Description Coming
• Learn at Lunch: Teacher PD (Date: TBA) -Description not yet available

June

• Earth Summit: LIVE from Rio (Brazil) , (Tu,  Jun 5, 9:00-10:30MT/11:00ET) - Gr 9-12
• World Environment and Art, (Tu,  Jun 5, 11:00-12:00MT/1:00-2:00ET)

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For more information or to register in any of the above conferences, please email info@tcge.ca.