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The Oxford Institute for Environmental Education is for K-12 teachers who are interested in inquiry-based instruction in their schoolyards. The Institute, which is taught for two weeks in the summer and a follow-up one day workshop in the fall, is designed to introduce the fundamental concepts of inquiry-based instruction and to provide field and laboratory experiences that can be used by teachers and their students to investigate their schoolyards and other local habitats. Emphasizing “hands-on” learning and field experiences, this workshop helps teachers develop investigation plans specific for their schoolyards. In addition, topics such as Internet use, grant writing, and schoolyard assessment are addressed. Due to generous support from our sponsors and grantors, the OIEE has been able to offer this workshop to twenty participants each summer and also provide stipends and classroom grants to assist with expenses. | |
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The Institute, located at the Oxhouse Science Center on the Oxford College of Emory University campus, includes the J.F. Landt Field Laboratory, a small lake and forty-seven acres of forest and grassland. Nearby upland and floodplain forest communities and numerous lakes and streams in the area offer opportunities for field trips and investigations. Local schoolyards with outdoor classrooms serve as additional resources for participants. Oxford College is a two-year undergraduate division of Emory University located in Oxford, Georgia, just north of Interstate 20, approximately thirty-five miles east of Atlanta. The program is taught by Steve Baker, Eloise Carter, and Theodosia Wade of the Oxford College Department of Biology, all of whom are scientists with teaching and research experience in a wide variety of ecosystems. A classroom teacher is also on staff to help participants apply workshop activities and knowledge to the classroom. |
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