Documents — Education Committee

Annual report of the LTER Education and Outreach Committee was presented to the LTER Science Council at the annual meeting on June 13, 2024 by Committee Representative Annette Brickley (NES).

The annual report for the Education and Outreach Committee was presented at the LTER Network business meeting in association with the annual Science Council Meeting at the Kellogg Biological Station, May 12, 2023.

Produced by the committee for the LTER Science Council Meeting held November 8-10, 2021, online.

Produced by the Education-Outreach Committee for the 2020 Science Council Meeting, held May 4, 2020, online.

Prepared by the education and outreach committee for the 2019 LTER Science Council Meeting, May 14-16, 2019.

Presented by Kari O'Connell Education/Outreach Committee Representative to the LTER Executive Board, May 2018

These website guidelines were developed by a committee composed of information managers, communications professionals, educators and investigators. They were distributed to Information Management, Education, and Communication Committees and the Science Council for comments from March 22 to May 1, 2018. Comments were addressed and guidelines were reviewed and approved by the LTER Executive Board and Science... Read more »

The 2018 Annual Report of the LTER Education Committee, presented at the 2018 Science Council Meeting, is attached.

The terms of reference for the education and outreach committee were updated in January 2107 to allow electronic voting. This version supercedes all previous versions.

Final report of a survey of the Schoolyard LTER program from the 2009-2010 school year.

LTER Student Post-Summer Survey 2013
Summary Results & Recommendations

2011 LTER Education Executive Committee Report

Between the 2006 and 2009 All Scientist Meetings, the Education Committee has continued to promote cross-site interactions and network-wide activities.

2009 Education Committee Report

Report of Activities of the LTER Executive Education Committee May 2006. Submitted by: M. Elser (CAP LTER), Education Committee co-chair.

Education Committee Report to the Coordinating Committee. September 2005. Submitted Robert Bohanan

The LTER Education Committee Report to the Fall 2004 Coordinating Committee meeting at Fairbanks, AK. Submitted by Robert Bohanan, Committee Chair, 18 August 2004.

Spring 2004 Education Committee Report to the LTER Coordinating Committee. Submitted by Robert Bohanan, Education Committtee Chair.

Secondary Science Teaching in Rural Michigan – A Model Program for Teacher Retention and Renewal

LTER, BIO/DEB – NSF’s LTER Program Began in 1980 with 6 sites, Now: 24 field sites, 1 Network Office, 6 USFS collaborative sites (other agencies), $19M annual budget ($16M core), 5 NSF Directorates contribute to core funding

Center for Biology Education, UW-Madison & NTL-LTER – Seamless Environmental Education at North Temperate Lakes: K-12 students, teachers, and graduate students working together

Secondary Science Teaching in Rural Michigan – A Model Program for Teacher Retention and Renewal (powerpoint)

LTER Education Highlights (powerpoint)

Report from the LTER Education Committee Spring 2002

Executive Summary – Beginning in 1998, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network formally expanded its education efforts to include K-12 students and teachers mainly through the Schoolyard (SLTER) program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Each LTER site designed its own program in relation to the ecological research conducted at the site and the particular need and resources of its local school district and community.

This small set of slides depicts the current status of the Schoolyard LTER Program

Education: Schoolyard LTER, April 2001 presentation of the Education Committee to the Coordinating Committee.

Schoolyard Education of the Long-Term Ecological Research Program (SLTER)- Report to the LTER Coordinating Committee – Spring 2001

At the 2000 All Scientists Meeting, a subgroup of the education committe representing interests directly related to the Schoolyard LTER program, met and subsequently submitted a request to hold a post-ASM2000 workshop. This workshop was held Dec 1 and 2 at the San Diego Supercomputer Center.

The suggestion to NSF to create a special RFP for LTER education was not accepted.

Report from the Spring 1999 Education Committee Meeting

The Vision Statement for the LTER Education Committee