C ONFERENCE 2015 Impacts on Master Teaching Fellows Leadership - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

N OYCE M IDWEST C ONFERENCE 2015 Impacts on Master Teaching Fellows’ Leadership Skills and Teacher’ Research Skills Community of Problem Solvers: Kristal Deming, Tammy Patterson & Selena Sasser

GOALS FOR THIS AFTERNOON • Noyce in Southern Illinois • Cache River Wetlands • Past 3 Summer Research Projects • 2015 Summer Research Experience for Teachers (SRET) Leadership Skills Research Skills Impacts on Teaching • Questions

Southern Illinois Noyce: A Community of Problem Solvers • NSF (National Science Foundation) • SCC (Shawnee Community College) • SIUC (Southern Illinois University - Carbondale) • IDNR (Illinois Department of Natural Resources) • US Fish and Wildlife Services

Southern Illinois Noyce: A Community of Problem Solvers The College of Science and the College of Education and Human Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in partnership with Shawnee Community College, regional school districts, and local non-profits, have initiated a comprehensive science and mathematics education program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that is designed to transform the way we engage elementary & middle school students in science and mathematics. http://noyce.siu.edu/

SRET: SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS The goal of the two-week summer program is to engage teachers in authentic research surrounding ecological issues in and near the Cache River Wetland system.

C ACHE R IVER W ETLANDS The Cache River Wetlands are a unique and ecologically important ecosystem ✓ Shelter to over 100 species on endangered or threatened list in Illinois ✓ Comprises over 90% of high quality wetlands in state ✓ Is listed as a “Wetland of International Significance ” ✓ mp4\sret2015sp00_canoeing_Cache_methane.mp4

SRET 2012 (C OHORT 1) Project Theme Teacher Participants *Beavers in the CRW *Connie Merriman *Bird Community Changes and Habitat *Fran Wachter Succession *The Relationship Between Age of Restoration *Chris Midden and Amount of Carbon Stored in the Soil *Diatoms in the Cache *Ian Nicolaides *Benthic Macroinvertebrates as Bioindicators *Jennifer Fickenscher in the Cache River Watershed *Rock Weirs and Habitat Heterogeneity *Denise Brown *Are there Differences in Swamp Rabbit *Jennifer Eagle Occupancy in the Upper Cache River vs the Lower Cache River? *Heather Sunny *The Importance of Wood Duck Management: & Janae McGee How can we Best Insure Higher Survival Rate? *Brood Parasitism in CRW Wood Ducks: What *Julie Wittenborn-Sikorski location of Nests are Most Susceptible to Brood Parasitism in the CRW? *Possible Opportunities for Ecotourism

SRET 2013 (C OHORT 2) Project Theme Teacher Participants *Duckweed: Is it a Habitat for *Scott Peterson Macroinvertebrates? * Beaver Dams & Macroinvertebrates *Pam Plunkett *Transportation Study of Silver Carp *Shannon Weger *The Effects of Weather on Revenue in *Kristal Deming the Cache *Clyde Hurley *Community Opinions About the Cache *Andy Morgan River Wetlands Area *Tammy Patterson * Water Chemistry in the Cache *Invasive Plant Species and Recreational *Holly Dunderdale Activities in the CRW *Predicting Seismic Activity from Cypress Tree Core Samples

SRET 2014 (C OHORT 1 H OSTED ) Project Theme Teacher Participants *The Saline River *Jane Sechrest & Delia Villagomez *Pollinator *Beth Shuler & Melissa Purdy *Pollinator Conservation and *Melissa Robertson, Rachel Jenkins Promotion & Paige Liddell *Bee Pollination *Regenna Biermann & Rebecca Daniels *Bee Pollination: Long-tongued vs *Kyle Dieckhaus & Sean Patrick Short-tongued

Pollen on the Scanning Electron Microscope!

Pollen in Nectar

Bumblebee Front Leg

SRET 2015 (C OHORT 2 H OSTED ) Project Theme Teacher Participants *How Does Doing Scientific Research *Jo-Anne Butt & Chip Lenox Impact a Student’s Attitude Towards Science? *Daphnia Magna and Water Chemistry *Mary Lou Crews & Brittney Lipe Comparisons as Indicators of Water Quality *Lisa Shields *Porosity and Particle Size in Sandstone *Melissa Purdy & Beth Shuler *Long Reach Run: A Water Analysis at Different Depths *Regenna Bierman & Lindsay Robinson *What Effect Does the Presence of Riparian Zone Have on Water *Paige Lidell Chemistry at the CRW? *Chironomidae Contribution Compared *Euginia Nyirenda & William Moore to Macroinvertebrate Diversity in the CRW *Stephanie Ferrell & Megan Lemonds *The effects of Duckweed (Lemna Minor) on water chemistry in the lower Cache *Water Quality Comparison of Heron Pond and the Cache River Chanel

Noyce Teachers’ Voices What did you gain from this experience? Research Skills- “I am able to come up with a research question on my own and also analyze data.” “I gained research experience that I would not have had anywhere else.” “I gained knowledge of scientific experiences. I am taking away vocabulary, strategy and skills that I previously did not posses. By actually “doing” the scientific experience, I learned more about how to implement and share it in my own classroom.” “I gained experience in research techniques and lab work..” “I gained proper sampling techniques, data collection, and statistical analysis.” “The experience of sharing research with friends and other teachers. The opportunity to gain more experience researching new ideas.”

Noyce Teachers’ Voices What did you gain from this experience? Leadership Skills- “I developed leadership skills by working with other teachers.” “I learned how to lead my students to become river watchers and citizen scientists.” “I will be working with the 5th and 6th grade teachers in my building to design a life sciences research project that can be used this school year.” “I gained experience as a teacher leader. I learned ways to incorporate field research into my curriculum.” “As a math teacher, I feel more confident instigating collaborations with the science teacher.” “As a math teacher, I felt confident teaching science lessons for the science teacher.”

MTF S ’ L ASTING “F OOTPRINTS ” ● Partnership with Local Science Center ○ Created instructional banners ● Developed Native Plants Garden ● Assisted Course Instruction at SIUC ● Cross Curricular Partnerships ● Problem Based Learning in the Classroom ● Real-World Classroom Connection ● Created Math and Science Forum ○ www.siteachers.com ● QUESTIONS?