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The Crazy Critter Club - Lesson Plans, Caitlin Flynn Copenhaver, Audrey Anderson Jan 2021

The Crazy Critter Club - Lesson Plans, Caitlin Flynn Copenhaver, Audrey Anderson

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

This curriculum covers the lesson plans for the 2021 "Cool Critter Club". It is focused on teaching students about animals and the environment, especially at a local level. This club engages students through the use of games, art, and spending time outside.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Plant Studies During The Pandemic Umaine Instructor Incorporates Flexibility, Support Network O Preserve Outdoor Learning, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Sep 2020

Covid-19_Umaine News_Plant Studies During The Pandemic Umaine Instructor Incorporates Flexibility, Support Network O Preserve Outdoor Learning, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of Maine News release regarding Jose "Dudu" Meireles, UMaine assistant professor of plant systematics incorporating flexibility, support network to preserve outdoor learning.mark


Covid-19_Umaine News_Biology Lecturer Adapts Teaching To Pandemic With Outdoor Lab Fostering Independent Inquiry, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Aug 2020

Covid-19_Umaine News_Biology Lecturer Adapts Teaching To Pandemic With Outdoor Lab Fostering Independent Inquiry, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of Maine News release regarding biology lecturer Julia McGuire adapting her teaching to COVID-19 with outdoor lab fostering independent inquiry.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Innovative Class Lab During Pandemic Earns International Attention From Phycological Society Of America, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Aug 2020

Covid-19_Umaine News_Innovative Class Lab During Pandemic Earns International Attention From Phycological Society Of America, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of Maine News release regarding School of Marine Sciences Professor of Plant Biology Susan Brawley's class SMS 373 - Marine and Freshwater Algae earning earns international attention from Phycological Society of America.


Green Club After School Program Curriculum, Megan Willburn Oct 2019

Green Club After School Program Curriculum, Megan Willburn

Honors Expanded Learning Clubs

Green Club is an after school program which encourages students to develop environmental empathy, passions for environmental sustainability, and knowledge about the workings of environmental systems.


Producing “Society-Ready” Foresters: A Research-Based Process To Revise The Bachelor Of Science In Forestry Curriculum At Stephen F. Austin State University, Steven H. Bullard, Pat Stephens Williams, Theresa Coble, Dean W. Coble, Ray Darville, Laurie Rogers Jan 2014

Producing “Society-Ready” Foresters: A Research-Based Process To Revise The Bachelor Of Science In Forestry Curriculum At Stephen F. Austin State University, Steven H. Bullard, Pat Stephens Williams, Theresa Coble, Dean W. Coble, Ray Darville, Laurie Rogers

Faculty Publications

“Society-ready” foresters are capable of dealing effectively with the complex economic, ecological, and social issues involving forestry in the 21st century. To assess the knowledge areas, skill sets, abilities, and behaviors needed by society-ready, entry-level foresters today, we surveyed 800 forestry employers and forestry alumni from Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU), and we also conducted focus group sessions with a total of 58 forestry employers. Important areas of knowledge on emerging issues for society-ready Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BSF) graduates included climate change, water availability and quality, and dealing with invasive plants, pathogens, and insects. However, the skill …