Missouri Minerals Education Foundation

9th Annual Workshop!!!
Mark your calendars for July 13 - 18, 2008. Registration forms and more information can be found here.

Scholarship Sponsors Needed
The Foundation is in need of corporate sponsorships of scholarships that are awarded to teachers attending the annual workshop. If you or your company is interested, please fill out the following form and mail it in with your check.

CALLING ALL MISSOURI K-8 Teachers

The Missouri Minerals Education Foundation invites you to participate in the 9th annual "Missouri Is A State Of Mines -- Rocks, Minerals And Our Environment" workshop that is being held on July 13 - 18, 2008 at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri.

This FREE workshop provides information, ideas, materials and classroom activities involving geology, minerals, mining, and the wise use of our natural resources which participants can begin immediately using in the classroom.

Activities include demonstrations, exhibits and tours. Daily lunches will be provided along with plenty of hospitality, entertainment and time to interact with fellow teachers. To view the brochure about the workshop, please click here.

The Workshop is open to all K - 8 teachers and administrators who live or teach in Missouri and is limited to 70 participants. Participants may elect to receive two undergraduate credits, two graduate credits or ten CEU's/PDU's.

REGISTER NOW!!! CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION!!!

Upon receipt of our registration, a confirmation notice will be sent. The Workshop details and agenda packet will follow. Workshop attendees will walk away excited and energized about teaching rocks, minerals and the environment. They will carry away with them a tote bag full of materials, boxed sets of Missouri rocks and minerals, plus a menu of all the fixin's for an exciting "rockin" class year.

For more information on the various aspects of the workshop contact the following people:
2008 Co-Chair - Angie Nations e-mail: anations@doerun.com
2008 Co-Chair - Steve Rudloff email: steve@molimestone.com
Scholarships - Vic Nahlik email: vnahlik@mmef.org
College Credits - Ira Satterfield email: isatterfield@mmef.org
Publicity - Dan Fike email: ctfco1@earthlink.net

Previous Teacher Workshops

2007 - Missouri State University, Springfield

2006 - St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis

2005 - Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau

2004 - Park University, Parkville

2003 - Hannibal-LaGrange College, Hannibal

2002 - Ozarks Tecnical Community College, Springfield

2001 - Mineral Area College, Farmington

2000 - University of Missouri - Rolla, Rolla