Bringing Field Techniques for Monitoring Birds into the Classroom

June 17-20, 2004
Astoria, Oregon

Sponsored by
Oregon Field Ornithologists


What: A 4-day workshop for teachers on the basics for monitoring
birds and how these might be included in a science classroom.
Field work on identification, designing and carrying out monitoring
plans, making connections with experienced professionals and linking
with ongoing programs will be emphasized. Afternoons sessions on
protocols, curriculum implementation and basic data analysis
techniques will also take place. Professional Development (PDU)
credits will be available.

Who: Middle School, High School and College Biology Instructors.
Limited to 25 participants.
Where: Astoria Applied Sciences Center, Neawanna Natural History Park,
lodging at Astoria/Warrenton KOA
When: 17-20 June 2004
Cost: $35.00 for the workshop

Curriculum and activities: The workshop will emphasize field based
activities. Participants will spend most their time with experienced
observers learning how to identify birds, conduct censuses and handle
captured birds. Participants will also review lessons plans that have
been implemented by other teachers and introduced to basic techniques
for analyzing and presenting data. Basic topics will include:
Common birds of the Coniferous Forests
Birding in the field by sight and sound, and estimating distance to
birds detected.
Point counts- systematic constant effort monitoring.
ID challenges- how to deal with inexperience.
Bird banding- aging and sexing techniques in the field
Applications for the classroom- designing curriculum to include
monitoring
and field work.
Data analysis- basic statistics, graphing and data presentation
Classroom resources with an emphasis on Internet resources and National
data collection programs.

Additional information and registration form available at:
http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/online_curr/workshop2004.html

Please distribute to other potentially interested parties.

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

Half-a-bee, philosophically must ipso-facto half not-be.
But half the bee, has got to bee Vis-a-vis its entity...
d'you see?
But can a bee be said to be or not to be an entire bee
When half the bee is not a bee due to some ancient injury?
-Monty Python

http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html