EarthWorks: The Workshops
Mike can tailor any of his EarthTalk lectures into workshops for school and center staff,
presenting the issues of global warming, species loss, water and energy use in a
workshop format with high levels of participation. In addition, he offers the following
additional workshops:
Theater: Moving Moments in Environmental Education
Since 1980, Mike has been one of the nation’s leading forces in marrying theater and
the performing arts, sharing his philosophy and special brand of vaudevillian movement
theater in hundreds of workshops nationwide. In this hands-on—no, bodies-on—
workshop of time- and kid-tested activities, Mike pulls the group through a sequence of
The Environment in Children’s Literature:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
From Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax to Bill Peet’s Wump World, Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree
to Jean Craighead George’s Julie of the Wolves, nature and environmental issues have
been a staple of children’s books for a very long time. But all children’s books are not
created equal: what messages are hidden inside the books we read and assign, are
they age-appropriate, and are they positive? Learn to find and decode these
messages, and understand what hidden impact they may have on your readers.
Writing Down the Earth
Writing is a critically important skill for any educator, naturalist or communicator,
immensely helping advance anyone’s career. And since the 1970s, Mike has been
writing about the environment in two very different venues: newspaper columns and
environmental education publications. In a very hands-on oriented series of activities,
Mike engages participants in writing exercises that allows them to stretch and grow
their writing muscles. You’ll find immense applications in his tips and tricks, including
improving written descriptions in publications, articles for school or center newsletters,
even letters to the editor and guest columns for newspapers. Become a better writer,
in less than one day!
presenting the issues of global warming, species loss, water and energy use in a
workshop format with high levels of participation. In addition, he offers the following
additional workshops:
Theater: Moving Moments in Environmental Education
Since 1980, Mike has been one of the nation’s leading forces in marrying theater and
the performing arts, sharing his philosophy and special brand of vaudevillian movement
theater in hundreds of workshops nationwide. In this hands-on—no, bodies-on—
workshop of time- and kid-tested activities, Mike pulls the group through a sequence of
The Environment in Children’s Literature:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
From Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax to Bill Peet’s Wump World, Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree
to Jean Craighead George’s Julie of the Wolves, nature and environmental issues have
been a staple of children’s books for a very long time. But all children’s books are not
created equal: what messages are hidden inside the books we read and assign, are
they age-appropriate, and are they positive? Learn to find and decode these
messages, and understand what hidden impact they may have on your readers.
Writing Down the Earth
Writing is a critically important skill for any educator, naturalist or communicator,
immensely helping advance anyone’s career. And since the 1970s, Mike has been
writing about the environment in two very different venues: newspaper columns and
environmental education publications. In a very hands-on oriented series of activities,
Mike engages participants in writing exercises that allows them to stretch and grow
their writing muscles. You’ll find immense applications in his tips and tricks, including
improving written descriptions in publications, articles for school or center newsletters,
even letters to the editor and guest columns for newspapers. Become a better writer,
in less than one day!
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theatrical exercises that gives
participants increasing skills and
confidence with improvisation and
theater. In the end, they perform
for each other. Your group learns
easy activities with numerous
immediate applications in a variety
of school and center settings, and
Mike weaves discussions of
learning styles, kinesthetic
movement, and educational
psychology into his activities.
participants increasing skills and
confidence with improvisation and
theater. In the end, they perform
for each other. Your group learns
easy activities with numerous
immediate applications in a variety
of school and center settings, and
Mike weaves discussions of
learning styles, kinesthetic
movement, and educational
psychology into his activities.