Outdoor education enhanced by use of mobile technology is the focus of a new iPad – iPhone App being developed by programmers atTexasStateUniversity. The App would be used in conjunction with watershed outdoor education at the River Systems Institute’s Aquarena Springs. The App will lead students through a watershed discovery trail on an educational scavenger […]
Ewing Halsell Foundation, Meadows Center, Outdoor Education, Rudolph Rosen, STEM, TechnologyA major H2O partnership will involve HRI, CGEE, and ICF in developing a world-class Gulf of Mexico teaching and education unit, fully integrated with online resources and use of technology. Educational content for teachers and students will be based on a proven educational model pioneered by CGEE in order to meet standards-based STEM content for […]
Aquatic Education, Ewing Halsell Foundation, Experiential Education, Harte Research Institute, Rudy Rosen, STEMStudent experiential education outdoors inTexas’ watersheds can be enhanced by targeted use of mobile devices such as smartphones and pads. Students can access information to augment their outdoors experience or use the devices to store information about the outdoors experience that can be used later in classroom or after-school learning, thus extending the outdoors experience. […]
Ewing Halsell Foundation, Meadows Center, Rudolph Rosen, STEM, Technology, Water EducationH2O, the Harte Research Institute and River Systems Institute: Partners in STEM Education and Building Tomorrow’s Conservation-Minded Citizens by Rudolph Rosen, Ph.D. Research Professor, Texas State University, River Systems Institute The Harte Research Institute (HRI) and River Systems Institute (RSI) are cooperators in H2O’s breakthrough K-12 education projects. Both institutions are young major centers of […]
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The San Marcos Springs give rise to the San Marcos River and are home to several endangered and sensitive species, including wild rice. Researchers at Texas State University are evaluating specific in-stream conditions that favor growth of rice. Computer modeling of micro flows in the river, specific locations of rice, impacts of drought, inputs of sediment, […]
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The Texas Rivers Center’s Discovery Room for youth and adult water education must serve multiple purposes during Spring Lake peninsula’s restoration period and beyond. Visitor traffic in the Discovery Room has increased since Aquarena was closed and the Discovery Room’s facilities and displays must accommodate, educate, and entertain more visitors than ever before. The Discovery […]
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A key H2O project partner providing student access toTexas’ gulf bay and estuary educational opportunities is the Aquatic Education Program (AEP) at TAMU-CC’s Center for Coastal Studies. The AEP has been in existence for almost two decades and began as a partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Corpus Christi Ecological Field Office and […]
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Restoration of the Spring Lake peninsula at the headwaters of the San Marcos River has dramatically changed the site’s outside creative education-play scenario and access to open spaces for school groups. To maintain and increase the educational school group tours, new programs are being developed, prototyped, and tested with support of the H2O project. Improvements […]
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Youth and Adult Water Science Education for the 21st Century by Rudolph Rosen, Ph.D. Educational exhibits designed for today’s visitors and students rely heavily on technology. Technology enhanced exhibits generate added excitement for visitors and can deliver large amounts of information in a small space, reducing space requirements and overhead costs. They also provide flexibility […]
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The Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education, in partnership with H2O and funded by a grant from the Ewing Halsell Foundation, is focusing on the oyster as Mother Nature’s water treatment plant in our bays and estuaries. Oysters filter sediments and other matter from the water of bays and estuaries, keeping the water clean. […]
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In addition to basic learning about watersheds and the role of people in protecting water resources, H2O is being designed by science educators to help young students better understand the world around them and inspire them to pursue careers in science, technology, mathematics and engineering. These are the so-called STEM subjects that have been the […]
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The National Assessment of Educational Progress is the largest continuing nation-wide assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history (http://scim.ag/NAEP-2009). The most recent report found that 12% of first year college students had […]
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Headwaters to Ocean partner River Systems Institute (RSI) is currently reviewing plans developed by Lake | Flato for a new visitors and discovery center. Lake | Flato is a national leader in the master planning and design of visitor centers with over a dozen projects completed at locations throughout the country. The design process starts […]
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H2O staff and supporters toured facilities designed and built by firms interested in providing services on the H2O project. These visits included extensive on-site discussions with educators, display design specialists and facilities managers as well as a general tour and evaluation of facilities and the firms doing the design and construction. The goal of the […]
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“All buildings of the old theme park at the site of the spring will be removed by the Army Corps of Engineers,” said Ron Coley, Director of the university-run Aquarena Education Center. The restoration project is expected to be complete by 2012, but the popular site will continue to be open to the public for […]
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