On-line educational training for 9-12 Students

[Mary Hendrix]

As you may know, many states including Montana, has cancelled their Envirothon competition for 2020. Looking to the future, a teacher asked their conservation district if there were any additional resources available that he could utilize to offer exercises and/or lessons online to his students. He was looking to provide an intro to conservation, plant science, and natural resources systems as well as expanded lessons related to the traditional natural resource topics covered in Envirothon.

I wonder if there are other states that may have started to compile such a list of resources? If so, would they consider sharing it to this body? Thank you!

[Denise Savageau]

The most comprehensive on line is probably at North American Association of Environmental Educations. Here is the link.
https://naaee.org/eepro/resources/high-school-grades-9-12-resources

Connecticut is also exploring how to host a virtual statewide competition using google classroom and/or Zoom. We are hosting a zoom meeting with CT Envirothon Advisors to see what would best help them this year. We definitely will be setting up some type of virtual platform.

[Davin White]

The “West Virginia Envirothon Study Materials” section found under this site, http://www.wvca.us/envirothon/, has a great deal of information about soils, wildlife, forestry and aquatics that go well beyond West Virginia-specific information. A lot of good resources compiled for a teacher who has some time to sift through the information.

[Laura Johnson]

Hi Mary,

A group of our CD educators are exploring how to develop/compile/deliver lessons and activities for students, both on-line and print versions (for those students who lack access to computers/internet). In the meantime, our partners at E3 Washington have compiled some existing resources on their website: http://www.e3washington.org/safe-outside-diy-learning. The lessons target a range of ages (not just 9-12), but you might find some helpful links there. I’ll keep you posted on how the efforts of our CDs go moving forward. Take care!

[Mary Hendrix]

Hi Denise, Davin, and Laura,
Those are all great links and information! Thank you!
Stay safe & healthy!

[Johnna McHugh]

Although these videos are done by the University of Kentucky, they’re not really Kentucky-specific.

How to Measure Tree using a Biltmore Stick – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8kzuq6ecKI
Tree Identification Overview – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMRp8W1Q6b4
Identifying Trees Using a Dichotomous Key -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGSW8aFvr_Q
Leaf Characteristics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTZQrVGtDxM
Leaf Arrangement – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYNuJAdVvw
Leaf Form – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHzlUjeZIQI
Leaf Margins – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMjYJCdmF0
Additional Tree Characteristics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOk2TLFc3DA
Tree Id – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ExXUL-Kck

[Mary Hendrix]

Thanks Johnna for the great links!

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