Miami University

Workshops

Advanced Dendrology for Teachers
BOT 630 .W (4 semester hours)

Roger D. Meicenheimer
06/16/2008 - 06/27/2008
9-12 Monday through Friday, Field Trips Saturday and Sunday
Location: Oxford, Cincinnati
Objectives of BOT 630.W are to provide teachers with an intensive and broad experience with respect to knowledge of trees (Dendrology). This experience will include identification, distribution, and utilization of native and introduced trees and their products. Teachers will customize a Miami University Dendrology Expert System (MUDES) CD and develop lesson plans for incorporation of it into their own individual curricula as an independent project during the course. Please consult the Ohio Educational Department Science Benchmarks and Indicators for your grade level(s) to begin contemplation of your project. 2 h Lecture, 5 h Field Laboratory on Oxford Campus each day; Saturday and Sunday Field Trips to Arboreta located in Cincinnati. Contact: Roger D. Meicenheimer, 306 Pearson, Miami Oxford, 529-7012; meicenrd@muohio.edu.

Ohio educators may be eligible for the TEAM scholarship toward tuition for this workshop. Visit the official TEAM Scholarship website.