{"id":8466,"date":"2022-10-13T09:44:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=8466"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:44:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:44:31","slug":"uw-green-bay-workshop-provides-freshwater-education-to-k-12-educators","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-green-bay-workshop-provides-freshwater-education-to-k-12-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Green Bay workshop provides freshwater education to K-12 educators"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UW-Green Bay<\/a>,\u00a0Atlas Science Center<\/a>,\u00a0NEW Water<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin<\/a>\u00a0partnered to offer K-12 educators a\u00a0half-day workshop<\/a>\u00a0in August that promoted freshwater education.\u00a0The goals for the summer teacher workshop were to 1) inform teachers about the\u00a0NERR (National Estuarine Research Reserve) while experiencing a boat ride on Green Bay, 2) allow teachers to examine transformational restoration work at Ken Euers park, and 3) connect teachers to water-related community resources in the region.Twenty educators, including two from the Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, took a boat tour of Lower Green Bay with updates on designating the\u00a0Green Bay\u2019s NERR<\/a>; toured the Ken Euers Nature Area, focusing on wetland restoration and park improvements; and received a sample of different STEM-related kits and activities from Atlas Science Center that are available to K-12 educators for their classrooms.\"\"<\/p>\n

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Brook Wendorf, the founder of Forest to Brook Enrichment Education Services, a local business in Abrams, Wis., discussed the enrichment opportunities provided by her business for creating accessible environmental education programming for students and adults with disabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe teacher workshop was a wonderful collaboration of UW-Green Bay campuses, community partners, and teachers from 10 school districts,\u201d says Lynn Terrien,\u00a0\u200b<\/em>K-12 outreach assistant coordinator at UW-Green Bay. \u201cI heard engaging conversations between teachers, saw new ideas being exchanged and witnessed lots of smiles on everyone coming off the boats.\u00a0Couple that with perfect weather, and I think we can say we had a highly successful day!\u201d<\/p>\n

The workshop was part of UW-Green Bay\u2019s \u201cEducators and Students Rise to Freshwater Challenges\u201d grant from the Freshwater Collaborative. The multifaceted project involves building a network of freshwater educators throughout northeast Wisconsin\u2019s coastal communities, developing freshwater field experiences for high school students and teachers to expose students to water careers and connect them to UW System researchers, and to engage community partners in water-focused STEM events.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what some of the teachers had to say about participation in the workshop:<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved the hands on with the researchers. 1) Boat tour was excellent and a great way to interact with current research students. 2) Loved the shore hike and the information presented on invasive species. 3) Really appreciated the labs that could be used to various\u00a0science classes and grades.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI liked the opportunity to see real science being done in the bay. As teachers we sometimes lose a connection to current research and projects.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis was an excellent amount of information, and I absolutely loved this workshop. Thank you to everyone!\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFavorite thing: The combined perspective of the lower bay NERR and the reclaimed wetlands on the west side of the bay. Both have potential and easy access for student projects.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Written by Kristin Bouchard<\/p>\n

Link to original story: https:\/\/news.uwgb.edu\/phlash\/news\/09\/23\/uw-green-bay-workshop-provides-freshwater-education-to-k-12-educators\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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