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Live Action Manure Spill Response Demonstrations Improve Response, Decrease Environmental Impact
(2009-02-08)A summary of how Land Grant Extension Educators, regulatory staff and manure applicators created the first manure spill response training exercises using actual manure in the US. The poster details the background, planning ... -
Lake Superior Reserve Boundary Map
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2011 St. Louis River Summit Proceedings
(2011)A St. Louis River Estuary Summit was organized to provide a venue for St. Louis River Estuary (SLRE) researchers and resource managers to share information, collaborate on projects and strengthen partnerships. This workshop, ... -
Custom Manure Applicator Training: A Summary
(Land Grant/Sea Grant National Water Quality Conference, 2011-01)A summary of the need, objectives, methods and results of a 3-state voluntary training and certification program targeting for-hire manure applicators in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Participating businesses and ... -
Teacher Professional Development for Energy Literacy: A Comparison of Two Approaches
(Journal of Sustainability Education, 2015-01)In this program and practices feature, we describe two different models of teacher professional development designed to help teachers build their own energy literacy while gaining tools to bring energy literacy to their ... -
From the forest to the classroom: Energy literacy as a co-product of biofuels research
(Journal of Sustainability Education, 2015-01)The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) is a biofuel research project that includes a holistic educational approach to energy literacy. NARA research is focused on woody biomass as a feedstock for biofuels and ... -
Creating a research to classroom pipeline: closing the gap between science research and educators
(Journal of Sustainability Education, 2015-01)As scientific research evolves information in (K-12) curriculum can quickly become outdated. New research can greatly change the way we teach about science topics and the content we want students to understand. Educators, ... -
Global Sustainability: An Authentic Context for Energy Education
(Journal of Sustainability Education, 2015-01)Reimagining energy education involves moving beyond the basics of energy use, conservation, and efficiency toward a more robust exploration of energy. This exploration should address energy access and equity, the impacts ... -
Refinement of an Energy Literacy Rubric for Artifact Assessment and Application to the Imagine Tomorrow High School Energy Competition
(Journal of Sustainability Education, 2015-01)National efforts in energy education aim to increase energy literacy and a diverse set of tools is needed to assess the effectiveness of different educational endeavors. As an alternative to the standard testing-based ...