Geology & Paleontology
This June (2024), Dr. Kate Bulinski of Bellarmine University and Mr. Alan Goldstein of the Falls of the Ohio State Park have teamed up to offer TWO different professional development workshops. These workshops are made possible through the support of the Falls of the Ohio Foundation, Sam Shine Foundation, and IMI and will take place on the campus of Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky.
The first one will be offered on Tuesday June 11th: “The Waldron Shale Project: Fossil identification and analysis for K-12 Science Classrooms”. The second workshop, offered Thursday June 13th is entitled “The Environmental Stewardship Project”.
To learn more about these workshops and how to register, please click here:
Waldron Shale Project Link Environmental Stewardship Project Link
You may register for both. Spaces are limited and applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact Dr. Kate Bulinski (kbulinski@bellarmine.edu) with any questions.
The Waldron Shale Project – June 11, 2024
Learn more about the Waldron Shale Project
The Environmental Stewardship Project – June 13, 2024
Learn More about the Environmental Stewardship Project
Bring Our Professional Development to Your School
For a nominal fee of $40 per half-day (up to 20 educators) we will introduce you to resources to help improve your classroom environment. This includes interactive lessons, how to increase your classroom collections at minimal cost, using Falls of the Ohio ‘Museum to Go’ kits, loaner exhibits, and ways to liven up the curriculum.
We are also available for problem solving and to discuss more effective ways to excite students (and perhaps yourself) about earth science.
Topics for Professional Development
Interpreting Fossils (K-12) – Activities and ideas that will able you to use fossils more effectively in the curriculum.
Dinosaurs as an educational tool (Gr. 2 – 5) – Kids love dinosaurs and dinosaurs are an excellent way to introduce many scientific concepts.
Understand Geologic Time (Gr. 4 – 12) – A difficult concept for most people, this PD will explore ways of making geological time more understandable through hands-on activities.
Evolution (Gr. 4 – 12) – Through discussion and hands-on activities, we explore evidence of evolution and how it can be introduced in the classroom.
Careers in Geoscience (Gr. 4 – 12) – Explores the diversity of careers and the knowledge students need to go to college.
Collecting Fossils (K-12) – A mini-version of Field Paleontology Institute – we go out and collect fossils for your school’s collections.
Developing a school (classroom) museum (K-12)
Museums are great places for non-formal education and real-world applications for science and social studies. Any educator or school can create a museum, and in the process incorporate lessons that apply across the curriculum.
Fees are based on working with schools in the seven county metro area: IN – Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott; KY – Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, Shelby, Hardin.
Please contact Alan Goldstein at (812) 280-9970 x403 or park@fallsoftheohio.org.
Probing the Wonders of the Falls is a multidisciplinary workshop that is scheduled through the Falls of the Ohio Foundation and the contact information is with the description.