2008 Earth Expeditions News
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Trinidad Trip Inspires and Motivates Local Teacher Published:
September 10th, 2008 Gerri Sims brough back more than just great memories from her research trip to Trinidad. She now has a list of classroom projects to keep her and her students busy for a long time to come. |
Working trip to Trinidad learning experience for teacher September 4, 2008 Although a Harmon Middle School teacher spent her summer in the Caribbean, it was not for fun in the sun. Jennifer Harris, a fifth-grade math and science teacher at Harmon, was part of the 2008 Earth Expeditions program that sent her to Trinidad for 11/2 weeks. |
Our Lady of Victory teacher spends summer learning Published: September 3rd, 2008 Christina Amrein spent part of her summer vacation learning lessons she'll teach this fall in her Our Lady of Victory classrom. Amhein was in Kenya for two weeks with a program sponsered by Miami Univeristy and the Cincinati Zoo. |
Teachers conducted research in Africa September 2, 2008 Kammerer Middle teacher Tracy Broadbent, JCPS resource teacher Charlotte Ivey, and Central High School Magnet Career Academy teacher Keri Meador were selected for the 2008 Earth Expeditions Program. |
Teacher learns about coexistence, protecting the ecosystem Lions and hyenas and sustainable approaches to human-wildlife coexistence, oh my! Those are just a few of the things Karrer science teacher Bob Cline learned about on his July 1-9 trip to Kenya with a group of American educators. The group worked with Kenyan scientists, including David Western, author of In the Dust of Kilimanjaro. |
Joy Taylor Visits Costa Rica Published: July 29, 2008 Two weeks ago, Joy Taylor, Loudonville High School math teacher, left her home in Wooster to spend a few weeks in Costa Rica on an educational mission. |
KJH Teacher to Conduct Research Overseas Published: July 27, 2008 Kings Junior High teacher Susan Seitz has been selected as a 2008 Earth Expeditions participant. This summer she will travel to the North Asian country of Mongolia to study steppe ecology, conservation and participatory radio. |
SECEP World Traveler: Cameo Slaybaugh July 26, 2008 SECEP recognizes Cameo Slaybaugh for her adventurous nature, scientific mind and her dedication to strong instruction for children. |
Locals prepare for Costa Rica project Caldwell County Elementary School Library Media Specialist Tammie Sanders and her husband, Gordon, track coach for the University of Tennessee at Martin, are traveling to the Central American country of Costa Rica this weekend as part of the 2008 Earth Expeditions program. |
Teacher to study overseas Monday, July 7, 2008 Rio Grande - Gallipolis City Schools educator Sandra Forgey of Rio Grande has been selected as a 2008 Earth Expeditions participant adn this summer will travel to Kenya to study sustainable approaches to human-wildlife co-existence. |
Teachers trip out of this world Dianne Grumman of Covington, Ohio, was a participant in the 2007 Mongolia: Steppe Ecology & Conservation. Learn more about her experience here. |