Janice Elvidge
NPS Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
509-754-7848
laro_river_mile@nps.gov
The River Mile Mission Statement
To foster investigation and understanding of the Columbia River Watershed and to promote watershed health
The River Mile is…
…a network of educators, students, resource managers, scientists and environmental educators in the Columbia River Watershed sharing what they know and learn about the Columbia River Watershed and sharing best practices, lessons learned, examples of participation, links to resources and collecting and sharing real world scientific data. It is a participant driven approach to learning, researching and exploring the watershed health of the Columbia River.
Students and teachers are engaged in the practices of scientists and resource managers as they become intimately familiar with their outdoor classroom by spending time in the field inventorying, monitoring, analyzing, investigating and researching site discoveries.
Using ArcGIS Online to Collect, Analyze and Share Data
A Joint Education Training Opportunity
Presented by:
National Park Service, Vancouver Water Resources Education Center, Engaging Every Student and Lake Roosevelt Forum
Location:
Concordia University Library
2800 NE Liberty St
Portland, Oregon 97211
Join us for this free hands-on STEAM workshop at the Concordia University Library where we will explore how to use ArcGIS Online and a variety of other methods to collect, analyze, and share data. Janice Elvidge from the National Park Service will team up with Rick Reynolds from Engaging Every Student and other partners of The River Mile project to show how GIS and other tools can be used to engage students in important real-life science investigations while meeting the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards.
Learn how The River Mile’s network of schools has been helping biologists and wildlife managers by collecting and presenting data on native and invasive crayfish, and how ArcGIS can be used to implement countless other meaningful scientific inquiries with students. Participants will create ArcGIS maps and add information and data layers to them, in addition to utilizing other digital and non-digital data analysis tools.
Registration Deadline: When full or July 20th
Additional Training Opportunity!
Engaging Students with Crayfish and Water Quality Monitoring
July 28, 2018
Learn to engage students in fascinating crayfish studies and water quality monitoring in this hands-on STEAM workshop with partners from The River Mile Network. Janice Elvidge from the National Park Service will team up with Debra Berg, veteran teacher from Columbia High School, Cory Samia from the Water Resources Education Center, and Rick Reynolds from Engaging Every Student to step you through student activities including scientific investigations in your local watershed to benefit people and wildlife.
Learn methods to monitor native and invasive crayfish, as well as a variety of factors which impact water quality. Learn More...
Credit and Clock Hours
Free Clock Hours are available for Washington teachers and certificates of participation will be provided to all Oregon teachers.
Check out our website! therivermile.org
Register Now! Registration Closes July 20, 2018