
The following states have been selected to participate in an exciting environmental science curriculum:
Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and New York.
High School Teachers are needed to participate in this week long program. All participating students and teachers will be surveyed twice during the study including 1) prior to the program, and 2) immediately following the program. The purpose of these surveys is two-fold. First, they will help identify differences in student attitudes and knowledge prior to and following the program implementation. Secondly, the surveys will reveal areas in which the program can be modified and/or improved for future use.
Each participating teacher will receive a complimentary copy of the three-disk multimedia program, Living with White-tailed Deer. The project will commence at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year and must be completed by December 31, 2009. Those who are interested, or would like more information may contact Jessica Tegt by phone at 662-617-2735, or by email at jtegt@cfr.msstate.edu
Studies confirm that high school students, more than any other educational group, lack environmental education programs that blend science with civics while meeting national education standards. A new multimedia classroom curriculum, Living with White-Tailed Deer, finally bridges this educational gap. This week-long activity equips students with fact-based tools to think for themselves in solving biodiversity issues in their community. Students assume the roles of town citizens, then research and debate how to restore balance to their community’s ecosystem that has become dominated by overabundant white-tailed deer. Perhaps most impressive is how this program helps students enthusiastically embrace the combination of civic and environmental responsibility in the classroom.


