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LaBelle Nature Park Project

LaBelle Nature Park Project. Capstone Seminar Spring 2004 Margaret England EME 6938. Action Research Question. How can I best moderate a resource database of LaBelle Nature Park curriculum activities?. Hardwood Hammock. River. Pines and Palmettos. Ferns and Lichens.

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LaBelle Nature Park Project

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  1. LaBelleNature Park Project Capstone Seminar Spring 2004 Margaret England EME 6938

  2. Action Research Question • How can I best moderate a resource database of LaBelle Nature Park curriculum activities?

  3. Hardwood Hammock

  4. River

  5. Pines and Palmettos

  6. Ferns and Lichens

  7. Birds, Animals, Reptiles, including Gopher Tortoise

  8. Close To Schools

  9. What did I do? • Permission from Assistant Superintendent and Principal • Developed site • Recruited participants • Added information to site to meet needs of participants • Evaluated project

  10. Home

  11. Contact Form

  12. Message Board

  13. Park Information

  14. Document Manager

  15. Useful Links

  16. Scrapbook

  17. What did I learn? • Narrow topic • Start small • Ask for critical friend’s or tutor’s advice • Proofread questions for errors and clarity • Insure equal access to technology • Help participants with technology concerns

  18. Questions? • Project Report in Portfolio: Areas of Mastery • Transcripts of Message Board available upon request

  19. References • Bones, D. (Ed.). (1994). Getting started: a guide to bringing environmental education into your classroom. Washington, DC: National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, pp. 44-61 • Burnaford, G., Fischer, J., & Hobson, D. (Eds.). (2001). Teachers doing research (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (Original work published 2000) • Chou, C., & Tsai, C. -C. (2002). Journal of Curriculum Studies, 34(6), 623-636. • Gredler, M, E. (2001). Learning and instruction: theory into practice (4th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall. • Ercetin, S. S., & Demirbulak, D. (2002). Action research...organizational intelligence.....curriculum development. Educational Research Quarterly, 26(1), 41-49. • Hart, P. (2002). Environment in the science curriculum: the politics of change in the Pan-Canadian science curriculum development process. International Journal of Science Education, 24(11), 1239-1254. • Leinster, S. (2003). Curriculum planning. Lancet, 362(9385), 750. • McNiff, J., Lomax, P., & Whitehead, J. (2003). You and your action research project (2nd. ed.). New York: Routledge Falmer. (Original work published 1996) • Ornstein, A. C., & Hunkins, F. P. (1998). Curriculum: foundations, principles, and issues (3rd ed.). New York: Allyn and Bacon. (Original work published in 1988). • Prendergast, M. (n.d.). Seven stages in my first action research project. Retrieved February 28, 2004, from Queen's University: http://educ.queensu.ca/projects/action_research/michael.htm

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