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Investigating Urban Ecosystems - A Series of Workshops and Short-Courses for Educators
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Past Urban Ecosystem Education workshops:
The following Investigating Urban Ecosystems short courses were offered during the summer of 2002:
- Modeling Ecosystem Services,
Dr. Roel Boumans, University of Maryland - College Park
- Eco-History of Baltimore,
Dr. Morgan Grove, USDA Forest Service,
Karen E.H. Steele, Carver Center for Arts and Technology
In Spring 2002 we offered the following short courses:
- Plants and People in the City, Dr. Wayne Zipperer, USDA Forest Service, Diane Pniewski, Roland Park Country School, Laurie Meister, Roland Park Country School,
Chris Daniel, Montgomery County, Planning
- Weather, Climate & Air Quality, Dr. Gordon Heisler, USDA Forest Service, Mr. Martin Schmidt, McDonogh School, Dr. John Hom, USDA Forest Service
In 2001 we offered the following short courses:
- Modeling Ecosystem Services and Landscape Change, Roel Boumans, University of Maryland
- Animal Life in Urban Landscapes, Charles Nilon, University of Missouri
- Ecological History of Baltimore, Karen Hinson, Carver Center for Arts and Technology and Morgan Grove, USDA Forest Service
- Plants and people in the urban ecosystem, Wayne Zipperer, USDA Forest Service
In spring and summer 2000, we offered three professional development workshops for current and new Partnership Program schools and teachers:
- Investigating Earthworms, led by Richard Pouyat, USDA Forest Service and EllaJay Parfitt, Southeast Middle School;
- Modeling the Local Ecosystem, led by Larry Band and Neely Law, University of North Carolina and Roel Boumans, University of Maryland
- Animal Life in Urban Landscapes, led by Charles Nilon, University of Missouri and Katalin Szlavecz, Johns Hopkins University.
In 1999, we offered a soil ecology workshop in January, and a two week Urban Ecosystem Education Summer Institute in June.
In 1998, we offered a one week leadership Institute in July.
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The Baltimore Ecosystem Study project offers a series of workshops and short courses - Investigating Urban Ecosystems - to help teachers incorporate student research in the local environment into their teaching. These programs can be taken by any teacher, and stipends often can be arranged with the teachers' school or school district. Starting in 2001 we began offering a graduate credit option for participants in our short courses as part of a new Certificate in Environmental Education offered at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). The short courses are designed to extend the content and practices of science, environmental science, earth science, social science, history and biology teachers. Each course gives background and practical guidance in a different area of urban ecosystem research, and links students, teachers, schools and neighborhoods to the BES project.
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