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2008 SUNY-ESF Environmental Science
Summer Institute for Teachers
August 10-13, 2008 - Thank you for your participation!
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) and the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) sponsored an Environmental Science Summer Institute for Teachers August 10-13, 2008. Institute activities included a wetlands tour, forest health lab, solar power demo, silviculture walk, and bryology at the Cranberry Lake Bio Station. The institute was held at the Ranger School in Wanakena, NY (Adirondacks). Speakers included:
- Dr. Dudley Raynal, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies at ESF
- Dr. Donald Leopold, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair of the Environmental and Forest Biology Department at ESF
- Professor Chris Westbrook, Director of the Ranger School
- Dr. Rick Beal, Associate Director of Educational Outreach
- ESF Science Corps Graduate Students (NSF GK12 Fellows)
- 2007 Environmental Summer Science Institute Archive
Agenda
August 10-13, 2008
8/10/08 |
Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
|
12:00 |
Welcome (Lunch) |
Raynal, |
|
12:30 |
Introductions (Lunch) |
Beal |
|
1:00 |
Overview of week (all) (Lunch) |
Beal |
|
1:30 |
Ranger School Informational Tour |
Westbrook |
|
2:30 |
Plant Diversity; Wetlands Tour |
Raynal |
|
|
Overview of grant |
Beal |
|
4:30 |
Expectations of research infusion into Global and responsibilities (GTF and ESF HS) |
|
|
5:00 |
Documentation – reporting |
Beal |
|
|
Teachers & GTF meetings |
|
|
|
Expectation at conclusion Friday (Fellows and Primary Teachers) |
|
|
|
Others Free time |
|
|
5:30 |
Dinner |
|
|
6:30 |
Research and Outreach Presentations |
GK-12 Fellows |
8/11/08 |
Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
|
8:00 |
Forest Health Laboratory |
Teale and Castello |
|
10:00 |
Forest Health Laboratory II |
Teale and Castello |
|
12:00 |
Lunch |
|
|
1:00 |
Forest Health Laboratory II |
Teale and Castello |
|
3:00 |
Solar Power |
Abrams |
|
5:30 |
Dinner |
|
|
6:30 |
Silvi- culture systems |
Bridgen |
8/12/08 |
Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
|
8:00 |
GK-12 Field Experience |
GK-12 Fellows |
|
9:00 |
Math and the Environment |
Webb |
|
12:00 |
Lunch |
|
|
1:00 |
Succession in a Tailings Bed |
Leopold |
|
3:00 |
Classroom norms & expectations |
Beal |
|
|
Matching GTF & Teachers; Getting Started - |
|
|
|
General outline of years activities and possible models or |
|
|
|
Lesson Planning Time |
|
|
4:30 |
Go Cranberry Lake |
|
|
5:30 |
Dinner |
Kimmerer |
|
6:00 |
Bryology and TEK |
Kimmerer |
|
8:30 |
Depart Cranberry |
|
8/13/08 |
Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
|
8:00 |
Invasives |
Parry |
|
10:00 |
Lesson Presentations and year plans (teachers) |
Beal |
|
11:00 |
Assessment (Discussion and written) |
Busa |
|
12:00 |
Lunch and Thank you |
Beal |
