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Anne,

A few years ago I evaluated a youth program at the Illinois State Museum, 
the Museum Tech Academy (MTA). This program focused on archeology, 
information technology, encouraged interest in STEM careers. (So not exactly 
like your program). Field trips focused on visits to colleges and places 
where people pursued science-based careers. Some youth programs like MTA, 
aim to involve parents/guardians involved in the program. MTA invited 
parents and younger siblings to go on the field trips. Some of the parents 
made this a special opportunity to spend time with this child. In other 
cases whole families (mom, dad, and three other children went along). In 
other cases, just a younger or older sibling came on the trip. This really 
boosted shared experiences among family members, introduced younger siblings 
to the program, and in a couple cases (where the parent was a scientist) 
provided an extra-expert. It also changed the behavior in the van with all 
those parents and little kids in the mix.  The evaluator had a great time 
too--I have great memories of visit to a fish hatchery and learning about 
how the State of Illinois stocks lakes.

They kept the food simply. The teachers unpacked a cooler and everyone made 
their own balony sandwiches and grabbed apples and chips. They ate outside. 
This reduced the differences in available pocket money among the kids and 
the "eating lunch with my friends and you can't sit with us" business of 
field trips.

The Karli White and Beth Shea at the MTA program at the Illinois State 
Museum could be contacted for more good ideas about their field trips.

Best Regards,

Carey

Carey Tisdal
Tisdal Consulting
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Thanks, Jeremy, I'll look him up.
Anne

On Jun 26, 2011, at 9:31 AM, (Jeremy Stone) wrote:

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> Hello,
>
> A few years ago I had the wonderful opportunity to work with John Schaust 
> the chief naturalist with Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc.
>
> He is a true gem in the field of birding and natural resource 
> interpretation.  I would highly recommend contacting him as a starting 
> point.
>
> This is his facebook page: 
> http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Schaust/100000298303906
>
> Good luck with the curriculum,
>
> Jeremy
>
>
> Jeremy Stone
> Exhibits and Facilities Manager
> WonderLab Museum
> 308 West 4th Street
> Bloomington Indiana 47404
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Request for field trip ideas
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> Hi all,
>
> A group of us at the Cornell Lab are developing a new curriculum for 
> connecting middle school students to nature through birds, and I'd like 
> the input of some educators from this list.
>
> One of the lessons involves taking students out for a field experience to 
> a local park/natural area/nature center. We would like to address the 
> difficulties of taking students on field trips , while also providing 
> inspiring examples. That's where you all come in. I am looking for 
> examples of field trips you have led, either at your site or to local 
> natural areas, that focused on exploring nature and/or collecting citizen 
> science data. Specifically, where did you go, what did you do there, how 
> was the trip funded (and anything else you think might be useful). Even a 
> brief description could be useful in providing as wide a variety of 
> examples as possible.
>
> Also, if you'd be willing to share links to materials you use to guide 
> visitors through a visit to your site, send those along, too!
>
> Any feedback you can send me ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) 
> by Wednesday, July 6 will be very much appreciated—and will hopefully help 
> us to empower more teachers to give their students field experiences!
>
> Many thanks,
> Anne Rosenberg
>
> Anne James Rosenberg
> Youth Education Coordinator
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
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> birds.cornell.edu/education
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