What Do I Need to Do to Participate?
To participate, applicants agree to complete all requirements of the project courses. Each course is three credits, and both are required. The sequence can be taken for professional development or graduate level continuing education credit. The application is available here. Applications are currently be accepted until May 21, 2010.
Specific course requirements include:
1. Willingness to learn about watershed science, including the impact of land use on stream and river conditions;
2. Willingness to develop and implement strategies and utilize resources that support student understanding of watershed dynamics, geospatial science and technology, and spatial learning skills;
3. Developing computer literacy in CMAP and related computer and field-based technologies;
4. Developing maps and other geospatial learning and research products focusing on state and local watersheds;
5. Developing computer literacy in My World GIS and associated equipment / software / websites;
6. Developing, field-testing, and revising a West Virginia Watershed Dynamics 'Geospatial Unit' of at least two (2) weeks duration that includes field-study on a local stream and watershed;
7. Maintaining an electronic reflective journal for the duration of the project that includes responses to various questions;
8. Being an active on-line participant of the project 'learning community', which includes use of communication tools (e.g., threaded discussions, WIMBA live classroom, reviewing the work of project colleagues);
9. Completing surveys and reports;
10. With teacher-participant colleagues, presenting a session on West Virginia Watershed Dynamics units that result from your efforts at 2011 WVSTA conference.
Updated May 6, 2010