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2013 Spring | Education & Outreach

The Role of Informal Environmental Education in Standards Based Learning

Student(s):

Natalie Oppliger

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Jackie Wilson

Partner(s):

  • Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center

Faculty advisor(s):

Francesca Lo, Husky Leadership Initiative

For my project, I worked at the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center (MSEEC). While I was there, I worked on curriculum development that ensured the programs offered at MSEEC were not only engaging for students, but also were relevant to what students were learning in class. To do this, I worked on aligning the programs at MSEEC with WA State Science and Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) learning standards. This included a spending time reviewing programs at MSEEC and doing a literature review.