Northwest Center
for Sustainable Resources
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NCSR conducted a Natural Resources Adaptation Institute in August 2006 for middle and secondary school
teachers. The institute was developed and conducted by Jon Yoder, NCSR CO-PI. The Institute lead teachers in the process
of adapting a community-based instructional process in developing environmental science and field biology lessons. The
community-based approach was based on the secondary education guides developed by Yoder and published and disseminated by NCSR
(see Community Based Secondary Education Guides on this site).
The participants' evaluation questionnaire reflects a very successful professional development experience. The
participants plan to use the community-based instructional model in the future and feel they will be beneficial to their
students. One participant's comment quote below reflects this opinion.
"I was expecting a typical institute where as this has been exceptional! The camaraderie and lesson improvement
will greatly assist my at-risk students who rarely get the opportunity to visit and touch nature. Thank you!"
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Updated January 2008.
Copyright 2007 Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources, Salem, Oregon.
