left to right going up the stairs:
1st Row: Kim Notin, Lia Harris
2nd Row: Marcy Latella, Pat Zolnik, Alan Berkowitz
- Scientific Staff Member:
Alan R. Berkowitz. Ph.D. Plant Ecology. 1986. Cornell University. Head of Education since July 1985. Research on the ecology of plant communities in agroecosystems and along rights-of-way; schoolyard ecology; ecology curriculum, program and exhibit development; undergraduate and teacher education; recruitment, retention and training of ecologists; defining and measuring ecological literacy; program administration.
- Ecosystem Explorations:
Kim Notin. M.S. Resource Conservation. 2006. University of Montana. Program Specialist since 2006. Leads the Ecology School Programs and Ecology Summer Camp; builds programs for students and the public that support the Ecosystem Literacy Initiative; assists in the creation of the Ecosystem Literacy website; writes and presents to promote and expand on these programs. Favorite free time activities include getting outside (on foot, canoe or ski!), bread baking, reading, yoga and visiting art museums.
- Changing Hudson Program:
Cornelia "Lia" Harris. B.S., Biology, Vassar College, 1996. M.A., Teaching, Johns Hopkins Univ., 2002. Coordinator of the Changing Hudson Project. Interests include connecting students to the outdoors in meaningful ways and encouraging them to think about the environment as the place they live in. Currently developing the Changing Hudson Project and helping to create the Ecosystem Literacy website. Interests include rock climbing, hiking with her dog, painting, good food, and music!
- Undergraduate Programs:
Patricia Zolnik. B.S. in Biology/Environmental Science, Columbia University. REU Program Coordinator since November 2006. In the past she was very active in community youth programs. She developed and coordinated the Dutchess County Preschool Vision Screening Program and was the Coordinator for the Arlington Symphony Orchestra for 6 years. Pat has been involved as a 4-H leader of a dairy goat club for the past 16 years. Through 4-H she encourages and supports youth development and leadership. Interests include kayaking, making fantastic goat cheese, reading, and playing with her dogs (and don't forget the goats).
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Schoolyard-based Programs
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Summer Ecology Camp
Megan McLean. M.S. Conservation Biology. 2010. Antioch University New England.
Before joining the education team at the Cary Institute, Megan has been honored to design and teach curriculum across a variety of content areas in Ecology to students ranging in grade level from grammar school to graduate school. She recently completed her thesis entitled “Environmental Factors as Predictors of Amphibian Activity on Province Lands Road at Cape Cod National Seashore, U.S.A.” at Antioch University New England. As a scientist, she has come to understand the complex environmental issues of today, while as an educator, she strives to provide a community of learners with the skills necessary to address them. In her free time, Megan can be found knitting, watercoloring, skiing, attempting to play guitar, and cooking up delicious homemade meals with her husband, Bill.
Lisa Cissel. B.A. Economics. 1979. St. Lawrence University. Before joining the education team, Lisa designed and implemented environmentally-based elementary school science curriculums in schools in CT and NY. Lisa enjoys exploring all kinds of ecosystems, especially those that are Labrador-friendly.
- Ecology Teaching Fellows
Jaclyn Hoahing. B.S., Science Education, NYU. M.E., Science Education, 2002. Ecology Teaching Fellow. Currently teaching at the University Neighborhood High School on Manhattan's lower east side where her classroom lectures explore environment, ecology, and schoolyard gardening.
Kathy Schneider. B.A., Ecology and Population Biology, Cornell University. Ph.D., Ecology and Population Biology, Princeton University. Ecology Teaching Fellow. A past Director of the New York Natural Heritage Program and long-time ornithologist and lepidopterist. Currently on the faculty of Hudson Valley Community College, where she teaches classes in introductory and environmental biology. Also runs an established environmental consulting business that focuses on avian and invertebrate health.
Terrence (Terry) Grant. B.S., Microbiology, University of Maine, 1983. Resident Teacher Program, UMBC,1995 . Has taught middle and high school science for 12 years at Baltimore City public schools and private independent schools. Currently teaching at St. Paul's School for Girls. Developing stream studies for students with BES Scientist Peter Groffman. Interests include having students conduct outdoor investigations and experience nature firsthand. Interested also in attending to student thinking.
Karen (Rennie) Watson. B.A. Biology, University of California, San Diego, 1980. M.A., Teaching Johns Hopkins University 2005. Has taught middle and high school science for 4 years at Baltimore City public schools after a career in science writing and communications. Currently teaching at Midtown Academy (K-8) public charter school in Baltimore. Developing entitation study of Clifton Park with BES scientist Richard Pouyat. Interests include working with students on critical thinking and investigations. Interested in experiential learning.
- Consulting Educators:
Jerry Jenkins. Jerry has been involved with Wildlife Conservation Society work in the Adirondacks since the genesis of the program, and has brought his interest and expertise in forest ecology to a variety of discussions and projects. He is a botanist and consultant with wide-ranging experience for a number of regional organizations, including performing ecological assessments for the Adirondack Nature Conservancy. Jerry is also director of Bard College's White Creek Field School.
Mary Leou. Mary is the Director of the Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education at NYU, and Acting Director of the Environmental Conservation Education Program in the Department of Humanities and the Social Sciences. She has over 20 years of experience in urban environmental education. She has received numerous grants to develop school programs, teacher education initiatives, and environmental curricula. She is the former Chair of the Environmental Education Advisory Council and serves on numerous boards in the metropolitan area. She currently teaches in the Department of Teaching and Learning and the Program for Environmental Conservation Education. Mary's research interests include teacher development (pre-service and inservice), urban environmental education, school reform and experiential learning.
Cindy Hmelo-Silver. Cindy is an Associate Professor at Rutgers University. She is interested in understanding how people learn through solving complex problems and developing learning environments that support learning through problem-solving. Her current research involves two lines of research. In the Videocases Online Project: Cognitive Studies of Preservice Teachers project, Cindy collaborates with Sharon Derry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to develop video cases and activity structures based on learning sciences theories and to study how the cases and activities affect learning. She has also received an NSF Early CAREER award for the project Representational Tools to Support Learning about Complex Biological Systems. In this project she examined how novices and experts come to understand complex systems such as the human respiratory system and aquarium ecosystems. She uses structure-behavior-function theory to develop hypermedia and simulation construction tools that support learning about such systems.
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