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Van Cleve students go ape It's true, primates do go bananas for sweets. The question posed by a group of Van Cleve Sixth-graders may not have been taken the jungles of the Congo, but did allow them to study primates and discern if apes have a hankering for sweets. |
| Wildlife Explorer article on Mongolia November, 2007 One early morning this June, nineteen U.S. educators had the extraordinarily rare opportunity to observe a wild Pallas' cat and her kittens in the great steppes of Mongolia. |
| From Belize to Longbeach September 20, 2007 Cody Onufrock, a science teacher at Long Beach High School, joined several other educators from across the country for an Earth Expeditions trip in Central American country of Belize over the summer. |
| If we expand their hearts and open their minds September 7, 2007 Mary Carroll Alexander, named Outstanding First Year Teacher at International Students School, Garinger, North Carolina, was a participant in the 2007 Thailand: Buddhism and Conservation course. Learn more about her experience here. |
Princeton teacher OK with cheetahs in class As she stood in the blind, Tracy Whitaker absorbed the vista before her: giraffes, zebras and other animals drinking from a water hole in their natural habitat. |
In Thailand, conservation is local When middle school science teacher Jesse Smith teaches about the rainforest this year, she'll be able to do it in the first person thanks to a summer-time educational opportunity through Miami University of Ohio's Earth Expeditions program. |
Two Weeks in Thailand Description: In an educational climate that puts test scores over creative learning, teachers looking to open their students' minds must find alternatives on their own time and their own dime -- even if it means leaving the country. Malissa Babe, an eighth-grade English teacher at Becker Middle School in Summerlin, Nevada did just that on her summer vacation. |
African adventure People keep asking me if my trip to Africa was life changing; if I'm going to move there. "I don't know yet," is the answer to both of those questions. "I sure hope so" is what I'm thinking. |
Local educator to conduct research overseas Round Valley Middle School educator Thomas Chilcott of St. Johns has been selected as a 2007 Earth Expeditions participant and this summer will travel to the Central American country of Belize to study conservation and marine ecology. |
Local teacher chosen for expedition to Thailand Grand Canyon middle school science teacher Jesse Smith will travel to Thailand this summer to study its ecological and cultural environments as part of Miami University's Earth Expeditions program. |
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Cast Member to Travel to Africa for Conservation Disney's Animal Kingdom educator Heather Heslep of Orlando, has been selected as a 2007 Earth Expeditions participant and this summer will travel to the African country of Namibia to study conservation of the cheetah and other African wildlife. |
| The Global Impact of Inquiry-Driven Educators March 26, 2007 Traditional and Leading-Edge EE A delegation from Earth Expeditions gave a conference presentation at NAAEE's 2005 conference in Albuquerque, and NAAEE has posted a paper based on their session. |
| Wild Research Grant Featured in AZA's Connect Magazine March 1, 2007 A description of Wild Research, the new grant from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and Miami University's Project Dragonfly, was published in March's Connect, the monthly AZA member magazine. |
| Costa Rica Expedition featured in CET Interview February 8, 2007 Teachers experience neo tropical ecology "Meet local educators who have participated in a trip to Costa Rica to learn more about the neo tropical systems that exist there, including lowland rainforests and cloud forest. Michael Baker talks to Jamie Bercaw Anzano, a member of the Earth Expeditions management team and Director of Program Services at Miami University�s Project Dragonfly; Heidi Adams, 5th grade teacher at Independence Elementary in the Lakota School District; and Theresa Kroeger, a 6th grade teacher at Bridgetown Middle School in the Oak Hills School System." |
| Belize Expedition featured in CET Interview February 8, 2007 Teachers visit Belize's Mayan forest and coastal communities "Local educators share their experiences on a trip to Belize as they learned more about the terrestrial, coastal, and coral reef communities while learning about conservation programs on such species as jaguars, howler monkeys and manatees. Michael Baker talks with Jan Dietrich, one of the course instructors and School Services Coordinator at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden; Jill Korach, also a course instructor and the Earth Expeditions Program Manager at Miami University�s Project Dragonfly; Catherine del Campo Hartman, 11th grade teacher at Fairfield High School; and Barb Hartwick, a reading teacher at Lakota Schools." |
| Wild Art featured in Miami Township News January 25, 2007 "Third and fifth graders McCormick Elementary in the Milford School District took part in some REAL research which was on display at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday." |
| Dragonfly Quest program in the Northwest Arkansas Times January 25, 2007 Boys and Girls Club, BGSO to continue Dragonfly Quest field trip program "The Fayetteville Boys and Girls Club will again partner with the Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks in the coming semester to continue providing a field trip experience for its Dragonfly Quest program." |
| Earth Expedition participant featured in ThisWeek Community Newspaper January 25, 2007 BMS' Mroz honored as international educator of the year "Natalie Mroz, a social studies teacher at Bexley Middle School, has been selected as the international educator of the year by the Columbus Council on World Affairs." |
| Wild Research and Indianapolis Zoo on INDYSTAR.COM January 25, 2007 Indy Zoo, Gardens to be part of collaboration "The Indianapolis Zoo will join a network of zoos trying to turn their visitors into zoological investigators." |
| Namibia Expedition featured in CET Interview January 22, 2007 "Classroom teachers Dave Palguta and Brian Antrim of Gahanna East Middle School and Dave Jenike, Vice President of Education at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden discuss the latest Earth Expedition trip to Namibia to experience cheetahs in the wild with the Cheetah Conservation Fund." |
| Wild Research on WVXU Cincinnati Edition January 21, 2007 "Thane Maynard interviews Dave Jenike of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden about Wild Research." |
| Earth Expeditions featured in CET Interview January 18, 2007 Educators are traveling the world to bring better science instruction back to their classroom "Michael Baker talks with Chris Myers, Miami University, and Dave Jenike, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, about their collaborative efforts on Earth Expeditions. Earth Expeditions takes classroom science teachers to countries around the world to learn more about conservation. These adventurous teachers then incorporate what they've learned into making science more fun for their students at home." |
| Trinidad Participant featured in CET Interview January 18, 2007 Local educators share their experiences from a visit to Trinidad. "Dr. Bernadette Plair and Cydie McKee share their experiences as part of the Earth Expeditions team that recently visited Trinidad. During their visit, they learned a great deal about the local conservation efforts and worked with Trinidadian teachers." |
| Namibia Participant featured in EECO Newsletter January 18, 2007 EECO past president travels to Africa "Laura Busby, Director of Conservation Education at the Wilds and EECO's immediate past president, was in Africa this August to study conservation programs for cheetahs African wild dogs and other African wildlife She plans to use lessons learned on the trip as the Wilds develops a new facility for conservation of mid-sized carnivores." |
| Earth Expeditions Third World Community Conference Covered by
Cincinnati Enquirer January 14, 2007 Globetrotting Teachers Talk about Travels "More than 300 educators and students, many from Greater Cincinnati, converged on the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday to talk about learning, the environment and global culture." |