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Wednesday, May 23
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) in Water Education Room: HRT 211
Rachael Miller, Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean
A Treasure Hunt for the Environment: Using
Sonar, Underwater Robots and STEM Concepts to Teach About Marine
Debris, Healthy Oceans and Inspire Future Stewards
Rozalia
Project for a Clean Ocean uses sonar-equipped, remotely operated vehicles to
clean the sea floor and connect people to their underwater world – in
real-time. This presentation will show how Rozalia Project integrates all
elements of STEM, plus communication skills, to both educate and inspire
students of all ages.
Topic: ActionEducation™
& Water Education Room: HRT 113
Michelle Macdonald, CAWST
How to Take Action & Make it Count
Discover
how to get youth active in local and global water issues. Going beyond the
problems, this workshop provides creative step-by-step tools to engage and
empower youth to be active and effective global citizens. See examples of projects and learn how
Wavemakers have had a positive impact on their communities.
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room:
HRT 212/213
Molly Ward, Project WET
Discover Water
DiscoverWater.org
Project Manager Molly Ward leads an in-depth tour of Project WET’s fun and
interactive online experience for kids and educators. Learn more about all the
features of this resource and how to use it in a classroom.
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: HRT 217
Robert Michelson, Photography by Michelson, Inc.
The
Northeast REEF Fish Identification Program
Participants
will learn how to use the REEF Environmental Education Foundation’s new
Northeast Fish Identification Program.
Created with funding from The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary,
and The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), this photography-based
curriculum teaches how to identify 56 species of local finfish by using
photography as the teaching tool. The
program shows how to identify these creatures by using body shape, size, fin
structure and location, body markings, coloration and habitat as identification
keys. Memory clues are used in aiding to
make this learning experience fun for SCUBA divers and snorkelers of all skill
levels, as well as teachers and students from elementary through college level.
All required support materials needed to begin conducting fish surveys in The
New England region will be provided.
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: USA Coordinators Room: HRT 214
Kevin Kopp, NJ Project WET
Fun
with Charts and Numbers or What can I do with all that
data in the Workshop Evaluation Database.
New Jersey has entered all its workshop evaluations in to the Workshop Evaluation Database, developed by the Research and Evaluation Team. Come see how NJ is using this information to look at our past and plan for our future. Come learn how to use the Database in your state.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Plenary
Session Room: MKC 100
Laurina Lyle, Project WET USA
Project WET Curricula: Do you know the whole story?
The cornerstone of the Project WET
curricula is the well-known Curriculum and Activity Guide. However,
Project WET is more than just one publication. From KIDs booklets to Educator
Guides and now online resources, Project WET is taking its award-winning
curricula into the 21st Century. Come learn about all the materials
that Project WET has to offer.
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) in Water Education Room: HRT 113
Michelle Macdonald, CAWST
Global Citizenship & Water: An Elementary
STEM Unit (CATEGORY: STEM in Water Education)
Where
does water come from? How do we protect and share it? What is my relationship
to water compared to others around the world?
This inquiry-based unit was developed during a 2-year research
project. Students investigated water and
sanitation using CAWST resources, connected with youth overseas, and gained
unanticipated insights.
Topic: ActionEducation™ & Water Education Room: HRT 212
Molly Ward, Project WET
Project
WET in Africa
Molly Ward travelled to
Africa twice during the summer of 2010 while working as a Project Manager for
Project WET International. This will be an exciting photo tour of an example of
Project WET’s international work.
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room:
MKC 217
Susan McWilliams, Oregon Watershed Education Consortium
Linking Climate Change Education to Project
WET Through Children's Literature
The
results and implications of an examination and review of current K-8 global
climate change children’s literature, conducted through a NASA grant at Western
Oregon University will be presented.
Over 100 GCCE children’s literature books have been evaluated in this
project and a website is being created to house book reviews, standards
alignment, and information about how the books could be used in the classroom.
This presentation will highlight those books connected to specific Project WET
Activities. Sample books will be available for review and discussion.
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: HRT 217
Bob Michelson, Photography by Michelson, Inc.
Northeast
Invertebrate Identification & Marine Invasive Specie Program
This
presentation teaches divers and snorkelers how to identify 73 species of marine
invertebrates found throughout the Gulf of Maine and southern New
England. This is a photography based diver education program
that shows how to identify these creatures using shape, size, structure and
location, identifying markings, coloration and habitat as identification
keys. We have partnered with the
region’s scientific community (Dr. Judith Pederson, MIT Sea Grant) to help
monitor the relative abundance, distribution and continued spread of
invertebrate marine invasive species (MIS) in New England waters. The Northeast Invertebrate Identification and
Invasive Specie program supplements the REEF Fish ID Project by giving
Northeast Divers year-round subjects to observe and monitor.
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: ActionEducation™ & Water Education Room: HRT 211
Emily
Sherman and Hannah Webber, Scarborough High School and SERC
Institute
Mercury Deposition in New England; High School
Students Get Their Feet Wet For Citizen Science
For
five years research scientists, high school teachers and students have
collaborated on research studying patterns of mercury (Hg) deposition and methylation across the region’s watersheds. Learn about the collaboration, view student’s
research findings, and discover how scientists are using students in a new line
of research.
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room:
HRT 213
Joan
Muller, Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Teachers in the Estuary!
Learn
about a professional development program at National Estuarine Research
Reserves that links teachers with field-based coastal research. Try NOAA
web-based products and an activity that models monitoring in the field. A
perfect way to integrate STEM subjects by focusing on real world problems.
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: HRT 214
Theresa
Schrum, Project WET
Project WET
portal
As
a companion to the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide 2.0 released in
September 2011, Project WET launched a free online portal for coordinators,
facilitators and educators in order for them to network, share
ideas and information on using Project WET in the classroom.
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) in Water Education Room: HRT 217
David Teeple, Artist
The Artists Role in Water Education
As
a practicing artist for thirty-two years working with water, I work with
community using art as a means to inspire water awareness and engage in water conservation.
I will describe five water education projects I have completed in the last year
and will facilitate a discussion to encourage collaboration.
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: HRT 218
Julie Benjo, Three
Chicks Media Inc.
Youth Water United: An
Educational Campaign to Change Young People’s Relationship with Water
This
session will introduce the Youth Water United educational campaign and help
participants understand how to infuse or apply it in their current programmatic
efforts. Components include PSAs, youth-focused website, hands-on activities,
mobile apps, social networking, and more. The campaign uses a unique
educational model designed to help youth "care" about water.
6:00
p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Opening Reception, Dinner & Keynote
Presentations Room: ECC
111/112
Several long-time Project WET
Coordinators will each give a brief 10-minute overview of their Project WET
Programs to provide insight into how their unique program reaches educators in
their areas.
Thursday, May 24
9:00 a.m. – 10:00
a.m. Concurrent
Sessions
Topic: Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) in Water Education Room: ECC 109
Melissa L. Mullins, Baylor University
GEAR UP Waco Marsh Madness- A Community and
School-based Partnership Focusing on STEM Education
This
presentation will discuss partnerships of the Marsh Madness project. The project focuses on increasing student
success in STEM subjects 6-12 and providing unique education opportunities for
teachers on water-related topics.
Science field trips to a local wetland are developed and implemented in
conjunction with school science specialists and teachers.
Topic: ActionEducation™
& Water Education Room: ECC 111
Marjie Risk, American
Water Works Association. Arizona
Creating
water education funding partners in local communities through commercial water
stewardship, and water/energy efficient business practices. Costs are repaid through water/energy
savings. Potential of tying this effort
to Project Wet is explored through involvement of WET coordinators and/or WET
adult programs. Guide activities.
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room:
ECC 112
Chelsea Heck and
Patricia Fries, Philadelphia Parks and
Recreation
Clean Water and You! Philadelphia's Stormwater Education Curriculum
This
presentation is an introduction to Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and
Philadelphia Water Department’s middle school Clean Water & You curriculum.
The interactive six part classroom and outdoor series introduces students to
the stormwater issues leading to the Green City,
Clean Waters initiative, a plan to manage Philadelphia’s stormwater
with innovative green infrastructure.
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: ECC 113
Jeremy A. Ervin, Ph.D., The Richard Stockton College of NJ
Implementing
Project WET Training into Educational Methods Courses
Suggestions on how to facilitate Project WET
curriculum training into methods courses for teacher candidates (K-12) without
major impact to your syllabi. Session will provide resources of actual
activities and assessments used in both public and private institutes of higher
education. Come hear the benefits on implementing Project WET for pre-service
and in-service teachers.
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) in Water Education Room: ECC 111
Rebecca Inver Moffa, Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean
Marine Debris Curriculum Using Experiential
Education to Teach STEM Concepts: Not Your Ordinary Marine Science Lesson Plan
This
presentation will focus on the curriculum I created for Rozalia Project for a
Clean Ocean. The curriculum is intended
for sailing centers and other outdoor education facilities with students ages
K-12. Though the activities highlight
STEM concepts, ocean appreciation and awareness are key elements of the curriculum.
Topic: ActionEducation™
& Water Education Room: ECC 109
Molly Ward, Project WET
How to
Organize a Make a Splash
Make a Splash Water
Festivals are a fun way to reach a large audience with water education. This
presentation will give you the tools you need to organize a Make a Splash Water
Festival where you live!
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room:
ECC 112
Carol “Krill” Carson, New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance
Learning about Salt, The Humpback Whale
Program
focuses on Salt, a famous humpback whale that feeds off Cape Cod each
summer. Salt’s life is used to teach
elementary children about the biology and ecology of whales and other marine
wildlife. A variety of learning media
and format will be used to address age appropriate learning.
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: ECC 113
Kate Leavitt, Marie Studer, and Cassie Durette, Seacoast Science Center / EOL / NERACOOS
Technology
by the Seaside, Leveraging Technology for Expanded Ocean Literacy
Integrating
technology into outdoor experiences can increase engagement, deepening and
extending learning ‘Families by the Seaside’ facilities partnerships among
educators, community organizations, technology partners, and ocean scientists,
leveraging technology for expanding ocean literacy. We will share how we engaged underserved
families at coastal habitat using easy-to-implement smart-phone and computer
applications.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00
p.m. Plenary Session Room: ECC 112
Laurina Lyle, Project WET
When
people think of using water, they probably consider direct uses; drinking
water, cooking with water and washing clothes. But everything consumed from
tee-shirts to cell phones, requires water to produce. A water footprint of a
product is the total freshwater water used both directly and indirectly. This
session will discuss how this complex topic and classroom teaching strategies.
2:15 p.m. – 3:15
p.m. Concurrent
Sessions
Topic: ActionEducation™
& Water Education Room: ECC 112
Bryan Windmiller and
Susan Erickson, Independent / Thoreau Elementary School, Concord, MA
The Great Meadows Blanding's Turtle Project:
Students Helping Save Rare Species One Turtle at a Time
Blanding's
turtles are threatened with extinction. To help save a critical population, we
radiotrack turtles, protect nests, and "headstart" young turtles in
schools to increase their chances of survival in the wild. We will discuss both
the scientific foundations of this program and integrating this hands-on
project into classroom curricula.
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room:
ECC 111
Kimberly Scantlebury, Massabesic High School
Is Water a Right or a Privilege?: Exploring Water Issues and Environmental Literacy
Do
you know where your water comes from? Do you know where it goes when you flush?
Do you know the difference between economic and physical water scarcity? In
this interactive presentation, current environmental literacy books are
referenced as well exploring Bioregional quizzes to get your student into
water.
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: ECC 113
Susan Quincy, Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection
What
about an electronic workshop?
The
challenges to teachers attending workshops and the mounting costs involved in
travel, what about changing it up with an electronic version? A field
test using Project Food, Land & People materials was held and the results
are to be shared in this workshop. An example of application to using WET
material and incorporating this to extend use of the books will be
provided.
Topic: USA Coordinators Room:
MKC 220
Theresa
Schrum, Project WET
USA
Coordinators: Webex and refresher
This
workshop is for Project WET USA Coordinators only. If you would like to learn
how to use the Project WET WebOffice (webex) or simply need a refresher, we will cover the uses
of this platform and how it can help your Project WET program
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Topic: Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) in Water Education Room: MKC 220
Laurina
Lyle and Molly Ward, Project WET
Discover
Water Pilot Study
Project WET USA is
currently conducting a national pilot study to learn how teachers can use
DiscoverWater.org in the classroom. This session will discuss the methods of
the study and present preliminary results.
Topic: ActionEducation™ & Water Education Room: ECC 109
Marguerite Crowell, Plymouth State University
Climate of Change: The
Need for Water resource Education in Pakistan to Meet the Current and Upcoming
Challenges
Pakistan
is faced with growing issues concerning water availability and water
quality. Participants in the U.S. State Department grant funded Pakistani
Educational Leadership Institute at PSU are trying to improve water literacy in
Pakistan to prepare for how climate change and other management factors affect
water resources in that country.
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room: ECC 111
Alicia Carlson and Judy
Silverberg, NH Dept. of Environmental Services / NH Fish
and Game
Using the Field Investigations Model with
Project WET Activities
Field investigations are a key element of the Next Generation of Science Frameworks. Many of the science process skills can be developed through field investigations. There are three levels of field investigations: descriptive, comparative and correlative. This workshop will include ideas on using field investigations with Project WET activities.
Additional Resources for the presentation:
New Hampshire-specific Field Investigations Questions
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agency’s Conservation Education Toolkit: http://jjcdev.com/~fishwild/?section=conservation_education_toolkit
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Overlapping Sessions
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: ECC 113
Theresa
Schrum, Project WET
Correlations
Workshop; Linking the CC Standards to PW 2.0 Activities
The
process of correlating the activities in the Guide 2.0 to various standards is
almost complete. We need help from those experienced in correlating curricula
to the Common Core Standards. We have about 6-8 activities that we will be
reviewing in order to achieve this goal.
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room:
ECC 112
Page Hutchinson, Dept.
of Environmental Quality
The MWEE Model and Project WET
The
Chesapeake Bay Act of 2000 outlines a MWEE (Meaningful Watershed Educational
Experience) for all Bay states and Washington DC, but this model can be used in
any watershed. Learn about what a MWEE entails, the three phases of a MWEE and
how Project WET activities can support and be integrated into MWEEs.
Friday, May 25
9:00 a.m. – 11:15
a.m. Overlapping
Sessions
Topic: Pedagogy
& Water Education Room:
MKC 307
Kim McCoy, Watershed Access Lab at BSU
BugWatch:
One KEY to Watershed Education
BugWatch,
a hands-on module, uses representative aquatic insects as indicators of stream
health. The exercise exposes students to
biodiversity, a simple dichotomous key as well as simple calculations for
assessing river health. Educators can use
environmental literacy and field experiences to develop awareness, knowledge
and commitment in their students.
10:15 a.m. – 11:15
a.m.
Topic: Technology & Other Water Education Topics Room: MKC 217
Betty Quintarios, AMIkids
Improve
the environment through Ed
The
AMIkids Experiential Education Curriculum was developed to provide hands-on
activities that integrate environmental education, project-based learning, and
experiential education to encourage at-risk youth to become engaged in the
education process and improve academic achievement in core basic skills areas.