MEECS Environmental Workshops
I have been trained as a MEECS (Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support)
Teacher Trainer. This is a set of environmental education curriculum lessons and support materials
that help teachers integrate environmental lessons into their classrooms. What is very exciting about these
materials is that they are Michigan specific!
Feel free to view more resources here:
http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec.htm
I have trained middle school science teachers for Livonia schools and have held workshops
for Detroit Schools.
An example agenda is :
Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support (MEECS)
Ecosystems & Biodiversity / Water Quality Unit Workshop
Livonia Public Schools
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Presenter: Laura Amatulli, mrsamatulli@yahoo.com
Objectives:
Teachers will:
o Learn about the overall MEECS project
o Become familiar with the content in the Ecosystems & Biodiversity Unit as well as the Water Quality Unit
o Learn and implement the units in their classrooms
o Learn about how the MEECS lessons correlate to the Michigan Standards and Benchmarks
7:45 Brief Overview of MEECS Project
8:00 Overview of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
o Unit Organization, introduction, and assessments
o Why use the materials?
o Importance of completing EE in outdoor setting
o Tips for taking students outdoors
Ecosystems Lessons 1-5
o Lesson 1 – Ecosystems Basics
o Lesson 2 – It’s All Connected
o Lesson 3 – Nature’s Recycling!
o Lesson 4 – Michigan Ecosystems: What have they done for you lately?
o Lesson 5 – Michigan Time Machine
9:30 Short Break
Biodiversity Lessons 6-10
o Lesson 6 – Michigan’s Web of Life
o Lesson 7 – Biodiversity Study
o Lesson 8 – Threats & Protections for Michigan’s Biodiversity
o Lesson 9 – Most Unwanted: Invaders of The Great Lakes Region
o Lesson 10 – Michigan’s Threatened Species
Wrap-Up Discussion
10:45 – 12:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session – Water Quality
12:00- Water Quality Lessons 1-5
o Lesson 1 – Where is water on earth?
o Lesson 2 – How we use water
o Lesson 3 – Do you know where your watershed is?
o Lesson 4 – How do land uses affect water quality?
o Lesson 5 – Why care about ground water?
2:00 Short Break
2:15 Water Quality Lessons 6-9
o Lesson 7 – How healthy is this stream?
o Lesson 8 – Can we stop storm water?
o Lesson 9 – Bioaccumulation in the Great Lakes
Wrap–Up Discussion
3:00 Dismissal
