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Mutual Benefits Of Teacher/Scientist Partnerships, Marion Dresner, Erin Starvel
Mutual Benefits Of Teacher/Scientist Partnerships, Marion Dresner, Erin Starvel
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
University ecologists, science educators and natural resource agency scientists have been working with science teachers in a partnership called "Teachers in the Woods". Teachers work with field scientists to implement a variety of ecological research and monitoring projects on federal agency land. Scientists and teachers were interviewed to obtain insights into the benefits of this partnership. These partnerships generated greater teacher knowledge of local ecological communities and processes and fostered a mutual respect for the work of both classroom teachers and scientists.