Field Interpretive Techniques I (EnEd 3341)

General Course Information

• Syllabus
• Tips on writing for this class
• Field Experience Assignment
• Lesson Plan Format
• Definition of Interpretation

Assignments

• Hawk Teaching
• Exotic Species Teaching
• Cultural History Teaching for November 19
• U of M's Guide to Writing - this may help you in any writing

Phenology

• Backyard Almanac for September
• Phenology Journal example
• Larry Weber on MPR talking about fall phenology
• Phenology Background (from first class)
• Journey North

Readings

• Everyone Reads: Weber's Teaching Through the Seasons
• Ham's Environmental Interpretation Chapter 1
• Beck & Cable Interpretation for the 21st Century Introduction
• Strauss Passionate Fact Chapter 1
• Weilbacher Renaissance of the Naturalist
  

Birds

• Hawk Ridge website
• Minnesota Ornithological Union website - info on bird sightings & MN birding
• Hawk Identification Handout (from class)
• Hawk Ridge Funnel Effect Diagram (from class)
• Hawk Migration Flow Map of North America

Geology

• General Review of North Shore Geology
• I.D. of Regional Rocks
• Geology of Minnesota - A Guide for Teachers

Mammals

• Eager Beavers - Article from The Minnesota Volunteer
• Dealing with Beavers

Insects

• Lady beetles/Lady bugs
• Asian Lady Beetles

Plants

• Pitcher Plant

Bogs

• Review Information on the Bog
• Bogs and Global Warming article

Interpretation

• The National Park Service's Interpretative Development Program
• The National Association for Interpretation

Trees

• Tree info for Minnesota at MNtrees.org
• Harvest and Use of Basswood from Mazina'igan Newsletter