Forest Monitoring and Research Program for Middle and High School Students

德累斯纳9619052每三年将有40名来自太平洋西北地区的初中和高中教师参加森林生态系统功能的实地体验。师范学院首先在波特兰州立大学进行为期一周的森林生态学背景研究，然后在国家森林遗址进行为期四周的实地研究。暑期课程的最后一周包括教师与学校附近的参与机构(国家森林遗址)会面，这些机构同意成为合作伙伴。教师从巴黎州立大学获得8学分的研究生学分。暑期教师团队来自同一所学校，在学年期间，他们的学生将进行研究并收集数据，供他们的科学课程和林业局使用。在第二个和第三个暑假期间，完成一年课程的教师将担任新学员的领导教师。这个针对教师的森林研究项目将成为巴黎州立大学新的科学硕士教学计划的永久组成部分，从而成为制度化的项目。该项目的合作伙伴是来自PSU、俄勒冈州立大学和俄勒冈理工学院的美国林业局科学家和教职员工。

Dresner 9619052 In each of three years 40 middle and high school teachers from the Pacific Northwest will participate in field-based experiences in forest ecosystem functioning. The teachers' institute begins with one week of background study in forest ecology at Portland State University followed by four weeks of field research at a National Forest site. The final week of the summer session includes teachers meeting with participating agencies (National Forest sites) near their school who have agreed to be partners. Teachers receive 8-units of graduate credit from PSU. The summer teacher teams are from the same school, and during the academic year their students will do research and collect data for use in their science classes and by the Forest Service. During the second and third summers teachers who have completed a year in the program will work as leadership teachers for the new participants. This forest research project for teachers will become institutionalized as it becomes a permanent part of PSU's new Masters in Science Teaching Program. Partners on this project are US Forest Service scientists and faculty from PSU, Oregon State University, and the Oregon Institute of Technology.