>Ms. Dawn Ford and Dr. Henry Spratt of Biological and Environmental
>Sciences have received $36,100 from the Tennessee Higher Education
>Commission to co-direct a professional development program in
>environmental education for regional science teachers.
>
>Ms. Ford and Dr. Spratt's development team will provide training to 20
>teachers of grades three through eight in Bradley, Hamilton, Marion,
>Sequatchie, and Polk Counties.  The co-directors will guide participating
>teachers through an intensive, fou-day workshop this summer to enhance the
>environmental science education that regional students receive.  The
>training program utilizes the U.S. Government GLOBE Program (Global
>Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), an initiative that
>encourages teachers to develop hands-on environmental activities for
>students.  During the workshops, teachers will gain content enrichment and
>learn practical strategies to teach environmental education.  Once in the
>classroom, these teachers and their students will become active members of
>the scientific community by reporting environmental information to the
>GLOBE website and discussing their findings with students around the
>world.
>
>Congratulations to Ms. Ford and Dr. Spratt!  This scientific initiative is
>an important resource for teachers and students in the region.