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Creator:: Williams, Katherine A.
Abstract:: Environmental education programs seek to foster an appreciation for the natural world while introducing students to scientific thinking. Citizen science engages non-scientists in the systematic collection and analysis of data. The Betts Forest Landscape Ecology Lab combines both goals by inviting teachers in Corvallis, Oregon, and surrounding areas to participate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: classroom-based citizen science project with their students. Middle and high school students learn about

Creator:: Holmes, Donald Clifford
Abstract:: This study examined the values, competencies, and goals of educators related to preventing drug abuse. Its purpose was to develop a new theory to define the crisis moral community among the educators: a theory which linked the primary variables (values, competencies, and goals) in such a way as to reveal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: required by Oregon law, is perceived by rural Oregon middle school teachers as a risk and one they are

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: middle school, high school, and advanced high school students through the collaboration of teachers

Creator:: Obery, Angela D.
Abstract:: This qualitative study examined the influence of the 2011 Oregon Writing Project (OWP) Summer Institute (SI) on the professional development of six teachers in the following ways: 1. The development of case descriptions of teachers' personal and professional backgrounds relevant to their teaching of writing. 2. An examination of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: focused on middle and high school teachers and students (DiStephano & Olson, 1980; Shook, 1981; Wilson

Creator:: Kowalski, Marie
Abstract:: Microplastics, plastic marine debris less than 5 mm in size, is a threat to the health of our oceans. One important way to reduce microplastics in our oceans is to educate people about the issue, particularly future decision-makers. In this study, a middle school curriculum was developed using current scientific...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: both its merit and worth in the context of middle school classrooms on the Oregon coast. The merit of

Creator:: Gonzalez, Emily A.
Abstract:: This study involved the development of two bilingual and inquiry-based forest education programs within the Central Willamette Valley of Oregon. The first program used the participatory research (PR) process to engage 7th and 8th grade Latino students as participatory researchers to interview members of their community to learn their perspectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: increased performance in science inquiry and collaboration skills among Latino middle school students

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