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Scott Olson - Tonasket School District

Submitted by Anna B on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 11:12.
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How to integrate environmental education with photography and technology

Scott Olson, a 12-year teacher in the Tonasket School District in Tonasket, Wash., developed a photo point monitoring project for his high school students after being inspired by a wildlife manager from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Photo point monitoring is a tool used to quickly and effectively document changes in vegetation, soil and other landscape features by periodically photographing the landscape. The wildlife manager, who regularly visited Olson’s classroom, came upon historic photographs of local landscapes and suggested Olson use the photographs to conduct photo point monitoring.

Olson ran with it and soon had his students engaged in an exciting learning experience that allowed them to incorporate numerous subject areas and learn in an outdoor setting.

Paul Tweed - Wildlands School

Submitted by roshan on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 10:47.
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Paul Tweed of Augusta, Wisconsin has been focusing his educational career since the early ‘90s around field research and incorporating technologies like GIS into his classroom. When Tweed was first introduced to GIS technology, he immediately saw the educational potential of incorporating quick mapping tools into his classroom. Soon after exploring GIS himself, he taught a field research course in biology at Augusta High School.