ERIC Number: EJ1042564
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 4
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ISSN: EISSN-1077-5315
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A Student and Teacher Watershed and Wetland Education Program: Extension to Promote Community Social-Ecological Resilience
Myers, Monique R.
Journal of Extension, v50 n4 Article 4IAW3 Aug 2012
A middle school student and teacher watershed education project supports a large wetland restoration effort. It provides community-based, science education for urban, low-income, multicultural 6th-9th grade students and their teachers. This is a bottom-up approach to extending information to the local community about the restoration. The project includes teacher workshops, teacher and student restoration/water quality fieldwork with expert guidance, scientist classroom visits, an essay contest, and research cruise. The project is an example of using place-based, participatory learning toward achieving social-ecological resilience. It is a student education project with broader, community-wide Extension goals.
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Natural Resources, Conservation (Environment), School Community Programs, Science Education, Low Income Groups, Urban Areas, Faculty Development, Workshops, Water Quality, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Extension Education, Essays, Competition, Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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