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Programs for K-12 Teachers and Students
- ESF in the High School is a school-college partnership program that enables qualified high school students to experience college-level course work and to understand the complex scientific and social perspectives behind news headlines.
- The Environmental Summit is a research symposium designed to bring together a community of high school aged scientists to present and discuss their original research to their peers, college science faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
- The goals of National Science Foundation GK12 project are to enrich high school student science learning and engagement and to enhance teacher and graduate student professional development.
- The Science Corps supports campus-based, in-school, workplace and field-based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning and professional development experiences for middle and high school students and teachers.
- ESF SCIENCE summer programs expose Syracuse middle school students to science and environmental education. Participants are involved in camps that emphasize urban ecology and urban ecosystems.
- The Environmental Challenge is a science fair and career exploration opportunity designed especially for all Syracuse City School District seventh and eighth grade students.
Other programs include the Introduction Green Entrepreneurship course, the Environmental Summer Institute for Teachers, and the Sustainability and Green Entrepreneurship project.
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K-12 Outreach
ESF is dedicated to supporting and partnering with K-12 educators and students through a variety of programs.
Calendar of Events
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Community Room. Do you want to be a science millionaire? All day event for high school students and teachers to learn about the opportunities and ventures in profit and non-profit contexts with the goal of developing a green and sustainable business idea to enter into the MDA of CNY & Syracuse Business Idea Competition. Program will look at the science of environmental challenges, entrepreneurial thinking and the role they play in these challenges. FREE event. Must pre-register. Limited space.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 470-6889Wednesday, November 18, 2009
1st floor Lobby 1-story wing of Baker Lab. Come celebrate Global GIS Day with SUNY ESF's Council of Geospatial Modelling and Analysis (CGMA). See displays on how ESF researcher's are using GIS technology to better understand our natural and man-made environments. Plus free giveways, contests, and prizes.
Sponsor: SUNY ESF Council of Geospatial Modelling and Analysis (CGMA) | Contact: Eddie Bevilacqua, 470-6697Wednesday, February 3, 2010
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Moon 110. ESF in the High School teachers visit campus for presentations and for planning.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817Thursday, February 11, 2010
9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge. Orientation for ESF in the High School students.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817Thursday, March 18, 2010
8:00 am - 2:00 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge, and Moon Library. The Environmental Challenge is a science fair and career exploration opportunity designed especially for all Syracuse City School District seventh and eighth grade students.
Sponsor: Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817Wednesday, June 2, 2010
9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Baker Hall, Marshall Hall. ESF in the High School Students present their research projects to Outreach staff.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817
Ongoing through Wednesday, June 3, 2009Tuesday, June 22, 2010
9:30 am - 2:30 pm. 110 Moon. June Teacher Professional Development Symposium includes: Tour of Nelson Swamp by Dr. Donald Leopold, lunch, and a lesson plan sharing session
Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817
