Portfolio of Jan Abernethy

I chose to use an environmental education module I put together to show a coherent curriculum. The "Trout in the Classroom" program works very well with the "Creek Connections" program. Students have a real purpose in making sure the quality of the stream is good, because it is the stream where we will release our trout. Discovery Education offers an animated glossary for vocabulary study, and the Notebook file I put together offers a varied approach from reading in the content area to hands on experiments to virtual lab experiments to webiinars for the students. This year I partnered our school and Allegheny College with University of Pittsburgh to take our students on a field trip to Lake Pymatuning. This put added another layer allowing students to compare and contrast the ecology of a lake to a creek. Click below to take a peak into the curriculum.