Weekly Chat 

Each week of the LIVE adventure learning expedition, registered teachers and students can participate in an online chat with invited topic experts. An Education Basecamp Moderator facilitates each chat.


The Weekly Chat allows students to talk about things that are important to them, while expressing thoughts and opinions, learning as they explore and expand upon the module topics.

Investigating current issues in the world today—the online chat topic is introduced on the "Your Voice" pages, within the Case Study section of the corresponding module in the Curriculum & Activity Guide for each particular week.

Though the topics might seem advanced for younger students, our experience is that by using a group approach in your classroom, students as young as 2nd grade can participate in the chat with great gain, being that the topic actually is an extension of and correlates with all curriculum and online activities of the particular week.

One chat is scheduled for one day each week. Over the course of the LIVE program, there will be the chance to participate in a chat on all weekdays, except Mondays. Each chat lasts 45 minutes.

Only registered teachers and their classrooms can take part in the chat, but no registration is needed to take part in each individual chat. Just log in! All chats are moderated and safe.

Transcripts or recording of the chats are made available on the individual chat pages.

Note: The chat zone is active with a test chat for you to test your system the morning of our scheduled chats up to 30 minutes prior to the chat. The test chat is not monitored. Please contact us with any questions or problems.

 

Chat Schedule:

 Module 1- Arctic Exploration: Planning an Expedition. Chat Topic: Arctic Exploration
 week 01
 Wednesday February  13
 10:00 AM Speaker: GoNorth! Team Members
 week 02  Monday
 February
 18
 06:15 PM
 Speaker:
 BONUS CHAT with GoNorth! Team Members
 week 02
 Thursday February  21 11:00 AM
 Speaker: GoNorth! Team Members
 week 03
 Tuesday February 26 01:00 PM Speaker: Jennifer Niven, Author, The Ice Master
       
 Module 2- People & Culture: Self-Determination. Chat Topic: Globalization & Tolerance
 week 04
 Tuesday March 04 11:00 AM
 Speaker: Henry Huntington, GoNorth! Cool Scientist
 week 05 Wednesday March 12 11:00 AM
 Speaker: Brad Froslee, St. Luke Presbyterian Church
 week 06
 Tuesday March 18 01:00 PM
 Speaker: Neil Willenson, Camp Heartland
       
 Module 3- Sustainable Development. Chat Topic: World Resources
 week 07
 Wednesday March 26 10:00 AM
 Speaker: Brian Benson, Ryan Companies
 week 08
 Tuesday April 01 01:00 PM Speaker: The Green Guardian
 week 09
 Friday April 11 11:00 AM
 Speaker: Peter Sullivan, GE Ecomagination
       
 Module 4- Flora & Fauna: Climate Change. Chat Topic: Climate Chaos
 week 10
 Thursday April 17 02:00 PM
 Speaker:  Katie Scheidt, The Climate Project
 week 11
 Tuesday April 22 10:00 AM
 Speaker: Terry Callaghan, ABISKO Scientific Research Station
 week 12
 Friday May 02 01:00 PM
 Speaker: Dan Dix, The Weather Channel
       
       
 Team Chatting
 week 13
 Tuesday May  06 10:00 AM  Speaker: GoNorth! Team Members
 week 14
 Thursday  May
 15 11:00 AM
 Speaker:  GoNorth! Team Members