Traverse Boulder: June 1-3, 2020
Imagine a workshop where you head off campus in a bus. Imagine a conference where you're one of the experts speaking from the stage. Imagine learning new ways to teach by doing them, hands-on, like a student would. Imagine brainstorming with Post-Its and a local microbrew as you sit on a patio with a view of the Rockies. Imagine an experience where you not only leave with new ideas, but leave with new collaborators.
Traverse is a different kind of professional experience for educators. It's hands-on, real-world, and built on the expertise of the people in the room. It's a small group of innovative educators learning together and caring about each other beyond the event itself. At Traverse, you'll be challenged to try things, take risks, make connections with other educators, and leave inspired to lead your school toward the future of learning.
Traverse is focused on real-world learning and work that matters as the future of education. "Real-world learning" isn't about one method: it refers to any learning experience that challenges students with real problems, situations, and opportunities. Real-world learning can happen in any and all disciplines. Different educators might call pieces of it project-based learning (PBL), inquiry-based learning, expeditionary learning, service learning, experiential learning, and/or design thinking.
But we're not about jargon at Traverse. We're about trying things, making school more inspiring, getting kids ready to do what's real, and supporting each other along the way.
If you are interested in presenting at Traverse Boulder, please fill out the following proposal form or contact Hannah Nelson
Traverse is a different kind of professional experience for educators. It's hands-on, real-world, and built on the expertise of the people in the room. It's a small group of innovative educators learning together and caring about each other beyond the event itself. At Traverse, you'll be challenged to try things, take risks, make connections with other educators, and leave inspired to lead your school toward the future of learning.
Traverse is focused on real-world learning and work that matters as the future of education. "Real-world learning" isn't about one method: it refers to any learning experience that challenges students with real problems, situations, and opportunities. Real-world learning can happen in any and all disciplines. Different educators might call pieces of it project-based learning (PBL), inquiry-based learning, expeditionary learning, service learning, experiential learning, and/or design thinking.
But we're not about jargon at Traverse. We're about trying things, making school more inspiring, getting kids ready to do what's real, and supporting each other along the way.
If you are interested in presenting at Traverse Boulder, please fill out the following proposal form or contact Hannah Nelson
Sample Schedule for Traverse Boulder 2020
Monday
2:00pm Registration Opens
3:00pm Traverse '20 Kicks Off! led by Tim Breen, Watershed's Head of School
3:45pm Opening session led by Watershed Educators
6:00pm Salon dinner, Speaker Panel on Work that Matters
3:00pm Traverse '20 Kicks Off! led by Tim Breen, Watershed's Head of School
3:45pm Opening session led by Watershed Educators
6:00pm Salon dinner, Speaker Panel on Work that Matters
Tuesday
7:00am Morning Hike/Walk at Chautauqua Park, with the Traverse community (optional)
8:30am Breakfast and mixing with the Traverse community
9:00am Gathering in Trail Groups
9:30am Expedition 1: Choose from many three-hour, hands-on workshops both on and off campus
OR Choose a six-hour workshop that will take you off campus for an in-depth experience
12:30pm Lunch from Tacos del Norte food truck and mixing with the Traverse community on the patio and lawn
1:30pm Expedition 2: Choose from many three-hour, hands-on workshops both on and off campus
4:45pm Reflection in Trail Groups
5:15pm Happy Hour with local microbrews, wine, and nonalcoholic drinks in the Watershed School art studio and patio. Live music with Watershed alumna Cara Keyser '15!
8:30am Breakfast and mixing with the Traverse community
9:00am Gathering in Trail Groups
9:30am Expedition 1: Choose from many three-hour, hands-on workshops both on and off campus
OR Choose a six-hour workshop that will take you off campus for an in-depth experience
12:30pm Lunch from Tacos del Norte food truck and mixing with the Traverse community on the patio and lawn
1:30pm Expedition 2: Choose from many three-hour, hands-on workshops both on and off campus
4:45pm Reflection in Trail Groups
5:15pm Happy Hour with local microbrews, wine, and nonalcoholic drinks in the Watershed School art studio and patio. Live music with Watershed alumna Cara Keyser '15!
Wednesday
7:00am Morning Yoga with Deaf Yoga Rocks with the Watershed Community
8:30am Breakfast burritos from Blackbelly and mixing with the Traverse community
9:00am Gathering in Trail Groups
9:30am Expedition 3: Choose from the three-hour, hands-on workshops both on and off campus
12:30pm Lunch and reflection in Trail Groups
1:30pm Reflections on learning - Transferring your learning from Traverse to your own school environment
2:45pm Closing circle
3:00pm Traverse concludes
8:30am Breakfast burritos from Blackbelly and mixing with the Traverse community
9:00am Gathering in Trail Groups
9:30am Expedition 3: Choose from the three-hour, hands-on workshops both on and off campus
12:30pm Lunch and reflection in Trail Groups
1:30pm Reflections on learning - Transferring your learning from Traverse to your own school environment
2:45pm Closing circle
3:00pm Traverse concludes
What Participants Say
"What a wonderful conference this was. The level of dialogue was exceptional. I was reflecting with one of our teachers about how powerful it was to have a full three hours for each session. The two that I was able to attend both started out with a fair amount of discomfort and disequilibrium, and I think if we had tried to rush through, we would not have had the opportunity to form the trust that was so necessary for the depth of conversation we ended up attaining. So, thank you for trusting us, as humans, to be able to navigate long periods of time."
-Past Participant and Presenter
