INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR
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INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR
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Welcome!
Introductions: Steering Committee Members
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This Webinar will cover an overview of the program and some first-hand experience from our Returning Coaches Panel.
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Outdoors to experience Massachusetts ecosystems.
Working alongside natural resource professionals to learn about the interactions of local forests, water, wildlife, and soil.
The Envirothon Gets Students…..
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The Envirothon Gets Students…..
Testing their environmental knowledge, skills, and teamwork in a challenging competition.
Developing skills to participate in community decisions and action.
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The Envirothon Involves…
Over 500 Young People and their Coaches More than 40 statewide communities are represented
Committee Members and Volunteers from a variety of Federal, State Agencies, and nongovernmental organizations
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The Envirothon Involves…
Current Issue Judges
Natural resource professionals from around the state who are experts in the Current Issue topic
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Envirothon is a Year-Round Experience
Three Workshops Throughout the School Year: Fall – UMass, Amherst
Winter – Worcester Technical High School, Worcester Spring – Alden Research Laboratory, Holden
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Envirothon is a Year-Round Experience
The Current Issue Topic for Community Research
2013-2014: Sustainable Local Agriculture Recent Topics Include: Forestry, Storm water, Renewable Energy,
Invasive Species, and Wetland Protection
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Envirothon is a Year-Round Experience
The Envirothon Competition DayMay 15, 2014 at Sholan Farms, Leominster
Teams Test Their Skills and KnowledgeDivided into sub-teams students cover all elements of the competition: Four Ecostations (soil, water, forest, and wildlife) and a Current Issue presentation
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The Envirothon Competition Day
A New Format Allows for More Opportunities:
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Three 65-minute sessions Up to 10 students per team
Ecostation sessions may include a brief demonstration/ activity as well as the short answer/hands-on test
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The Envirothon Competition Day
Students Share their Experience At the Lunchtime Roundtable session teams are encouraged to share their community research and meet with natural resource experts
The Awards The day concludes with the announcement of final
competition scores along with of Community Research and Action awards
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Envirothon Returning Coaches Panel
Russ Anderson, Worcester Tech
Anndy Dannenberg, Newton North High School
Martha Moore, Reading Memorial High
Susan Snay, Worcester South Community High
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Why Are You Involved in the Envirothon?
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Why Do Your Students Get Involved With the Envirothon?
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How Does Your Team Prepare Through the Year? What Role(s) Do You Play?
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Are There Curriculum Connections?
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QUESTIONS?? FOR OUR PANEL OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Will Snyder, ChairUMass Center for Agriculture/Extension
203 Agricultural Engineering BuildingUniversity of Massachusetts
Amherst MA 01003(413) 545-3876 Fax: (413) 545-6555
Dan Giza, Vice ChairBiologist II
Alden Research Laboratory, Inc.30 Shrewsbury St., Holden, MA 01520
(508) 829-6000 ext. 6421Fax : (508) [email protected]
Brita DempseyMassachusetts Envirothon Coordinator
40 Morgan St. Holyoke MA 01040413.532.0372
Fax: [email protected]
www.maenvirothon.org