Teacher training opportunities at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (CCESR) aim to improve student achievement in biological science by improving the quality and effectiveness of teachers’ delivery of ecological science curriculum. Specifically, they are designed to enhance teacher and student understanding of fundamental ecological principles and the impacts of various human-induced disturbances on ecosystem health and function. The Cedar Creek program is augmented by outside organizations using CCESR as a venue for their science education workshops.
The focus of training has historically been teachers in the four school districts immediately surrounding CCESR. This circle is growing as CCESR widens its training scope and more external educational groups, with larger target audiences, begin to use the facility.
The CCESR Teacher Training Schedule for 2009 includes the following opportunities:
Use trail cameras to connect your students with nature.
Audience: teachers of grades 5-7.
Training Flyers
Boost your ecosystem science content base and learn new standards-based ecology investigations.
Audience: middle-school life science teachers in ISD 15, 831 and 911.
Global Change Issues Flyer
Learn how to investigate the ecology found right outside your classroom door using field techniques!
Offered through a partnership with the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
Audience: high-school teachers state-wide
Schoolyard Ecology Explorations
Offered through a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Audience: Statewide. Anyone who wants to participate as a volunteer trainer for Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree is eligible.
Audience for Facilitator Training includes those who want to participate as volunteer trainers for Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree. They must submit an application to be accepted into the training, and must teach or co-teach one workshop every two years to maintain their trainer credential.
For more information, contact April Rust: april.rust@dnr.state.mn.us
Boost your ecosystem science content base and learn new standards-based ecology investigations.
Audience: middle-school life science teachers in ISD 15, 831 and 911.
Global Change Issues Flyer
Learn to use data from the Minnesota Environment Weather calendar to enhance math and science with lessons supporting the Minnesota state standards.
Offered through a partnership with the Jeffers Foundation.
Audience: K-5 teachers
Calenders in the Classroom Flyer
