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Elizabeth Burke
Elizabeth Burke is a parent volunteer and master naturalist in Fairfax County, Virginia, who uses PLT to train parents to be classroom docents.
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Jane Ulrich
Jane Ulrich teaches fourth grade at Sunny Hills Elementary School in Issaquah, Washington, where she led the creation of a school trail and garden.
Tips for Organizing Service-Learning Projects in Your School
An elementary teacher from Arkansas shares what she’s learned from implementing a schoolyard habitat project. Organizing a committee, engaging volunteers, and publicizing the effort have all contributed to their success.
High School Students Lead Island Clean-Up Project
Litter is a pandemic problem on the island of St. Croix, so local high school students organized a series of “Service Saturdays” to combine a litter clean-up with environmental activities.
Overcoming Fears About Teaching Outside: One Teacher’s Story
A 5th grade teacher in rural Minnesota uses a local forest as a teaching resource. He also engages parents and the entire school in environmental learning.
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Cherie Wyatt
Cherie Wyatt teaches life science and physical science to grades 7 and 8 at Burlington Middle School, Burlington, Colorado, and helps them teach younger students.
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Rob Marohn
Rob Marohn teaches fifth grade science and language arts at Bay View Elementary School in Duluth, Minnesota, where he created an after-school forest club.
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Ina Ahern
Ina Ahern teaches chemistry, physics, and environmental science to grades 10-12 at Plymouth Regional High School, Plymouth, New Hampshire. Her career spans 25 years.
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Susan Ward
Susan Ward teaches science to seventh graders at Whittemore Park Middle School in Conway, South Carolina, where she helped correlate PLT materials to state standards.
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Brita Hampton
Brita Hampton teaches science to grades 6-8 and is the science coordinator at Star of the Sea Regional Catholic School, Virginia Beach, Virginia.