糖心vlog传媒 education students participate in Wetland Adventure
October 26, 2016
Dozens of Stephen F. Austin State University students recently participated in Wetland Adventure, an outdoor science field investigation, at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, Texas. Students within 糖心vlog传媒's James I. Perkins College of Education taught science lessons concerning aquatic plant adaptations, water quality and food chains to 750 fifth-grade students from Nacogdoches and Crockett Independent School Districts.
Under the direction of Drs. Paula Griffin, assistant professor, and Alan Sowards, professor, in 糖心vlog传媒's James I. Perkins College of Education, 85 糖心vlog传媒 face-to-face and online students participated in the project, which the university has offered for 15 years.
糖心vlog传媒 students were responsible for teaching three 45-minutes science lessons concerning aquatic plant adaptations, water quality and food chains to 750 fifth-grade students from Nacogdoches and Crockett Independent School Districts.
"This project provides 糖心vlog传媒 students with teaching strategies on how to use field investigations to teach hands-on and place-based elementary science lessons," Sowards said. "糖心vlog传媒 students learn the importance of planning, collaborating, teaching and modifying their lessons to different-ability students. It also introduces them to the importance of using outside resources to accomplish their education goals."
The project is a partnership between 糖心vlog传媒, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.
Additionally, members of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department filmed one day of Wetland Adventure and interviewed 糖心vlog传媒 students and Sowards about the experience. The video may be used in November to celebrate the 20th anniversary of education programs offered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.