SCHOOLYARD LTER
WORKSHOP GOALS

1.   Inform teachers about Konza Prairie Research Natural Area and the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. 

2.   Inform teachers about KPRNA long-term ecological research, the scientists and research results. 

3.   Inform teachers about the Konza Environmental Education Program (KEEP) and how it can be a resource for their classroom. 

4.   Have teachers help in the development of the Schoolyard LTER program along with researchers and docents. 

5.   Carry out hands-on activities so teachers will know the inquiry-based science available for their students in the local ecosystem. 

6.   Decide which activities will be developed and used in the fall of 1999 and the spring of 2000 and perhaps beyond. 

7.   Help the teachers to incorporate the Schoolyard LTER program into their curriculum by sharing data and other resources. 

8.   Establish long-term relationships and a network of teachers, researchers and docents with KEEP. 

9.   Evaluate the Schoolyard LTER Program as it stands to date (including this workshop), and offer ideas for future changes and directions.

10.   Have fun!