Where
This is an online event.
Contact
Janice Elvidge
NPS Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
509-449-0521
janice_elvidge@nps.gov
The River Mile Mission Statement
To foster investigation and understanding of the Columbia River Watershed and to promote watershed health
The River Mile is…
…a network of educators, students, resource managers, scientists and environmental educators in the Columbia River Watershed sharing what they know and learn about the Columbia River Watershed and sharing best practices, lessons learned, examples of participation, links to resources and collecting and sharing real world scientific data. It is a participant driven approach to learning, researching and exploring the watershed health of the Columbia River.
Students and teachers are engaged in the practices of scientists and resource managers as they become intimately familiar with their outdoor classroom by spending time in the field inventorying, monitoring, analyzing, investigating and researching site discoveries.
Investigating Crayfish
+ Freshwater Ecosystems
Science Educators Virtual Live Online Training
FREE
Friday April 24, 2020
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
And
Friday May 1, 2020
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
A Joint Education Training Opportunity
Presented by:
National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, The River Mile Network, Engaging Every Student, University of Idaho Extension and The REACH Museum
Location:
Online
Registration Deadlines
When full or April 22, 2020
Meets STEM requirements for Washington teacher certification renewal
Free Hands-On Resources, Curriculum
+ In-Service Credit!
Learn to engage grade 2-12 students in fascinating crayfish studies in this hands-on STEAM workshop. Rick Reynolds, veteran educator and author of Investigating Crayfish + Freshwater Ecosystems, will team up with other partners from The River Mile Network to step you through student activities including scientific investigations in your local watershed. Gain confidence to participate with The River Mile's Crayfish Study to support important research by scientists and wildlife managers.
Agenda
April 24, 2020
9:00 am to 1:30 pm
- Intro. to crayfish + freshwater ecosystems with hands-on materials
- Overview of lesson plans aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards + Common Core State Standards
- Hands-on activities, including some outside based on location
- Learn how to participate in the citizen science project
- More lessons + hands-on activities
April 24 - May 1
On your own
- Complete the virtual on demand crayfish training
- Practice water sampling (materials will be sent to you)
- Create a classroom plan for participating in the crayfish study in September and October 2020.
May 1, 2020
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- Classroom plans presentations
- Wrapup
- Q &A
- Evaluation
Learn how different tools can be used to monitor native and invasive crayfish, assess water quality, and collect, analyze, and share data and student observations to benefit people and wildlife. Meet NGSS and CCSS while integrating the arts and all content areas.
Completion of this training qualifies you to lead groups in the collection and submission of crayfish data for The River Mile Network's Crayfish Study.
Professional Development
Idaho Teachers
Option for 1 credit from Univ. of Idaho: Course Title: Crayfish Investigations TRM; CRN: TBD EDCI TBD
Oregon Teachers
Certificates of Completion will be awarded.
Washington Teachers
Meets STEM requirements for teacher certification renewal!
Free STEM Clock hours will be awarded to everyone who completes all portions of the training. We will be awarding 9 STEM Clock Hours! Participants must complete all portions including, 4+ hours on the 24th, 3-4 hours of homework, 1 hour culminating webinar and a little pre-reading.
Student Participation Assistance
Education stipends will be provided for educators who complete all portions of the training. These stipends may be made for transportation of students to collection sites.
Join the Study and Contribute Valuable Data!
The River Mile Network has teamed up with the Universityof Illinois and the University of Washington scientists! Data from this project will help inform researchers about the species distribution throughout the Columbia River Watershed and beyond. This year they are asking for help locating and identifying crayfish. The project leaders are especially interested in locating and identifying species below Dry Falls in Eastern Washington AND in the Okanogan River region. They believe there is an undescribed species of crayfish in those places which have not been documented (geolocated and photographed for identification). You and your students may be the first to record new species of crayfish!
After this training you have the ability to join the study and state research permit. Without the research permit data may be collected May 1 to October 31 in Washington with a valid state fishing license and in waters open to crayfish fishing.
Anything you can do to help researchers will be of benefit!
Check out our website! therivermile.org
Register Now! Registration Closes April 22nd