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.
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
