[Ecoed] NCEP Update and Opportunities for the Fall

[Christine Engels]

Update and Opportunities- Network of Conservation Educators and  
Practitioners
Fall semester 2007

Greetings! We write to update you on the teaching resources and  
activities of the Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners  
(NCEP), a project of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation of  
the American Museum of Natural History, and individual faculty  
members and institutions in the U.S. and abroad.

On the NCEP website http://ncep.amnh.org, you can download and use a  
series of teaching modules on topics related to biodiversity  
conservation. These modules are free to users, and are designed to  
encourage student-active and engaged approaches to the material. The  
latest modules and case studies available for classroom testing  
include: Ecological Consequences of Extinctions, Biodiversity and  
Forest Ecosystem Management, and The Pelagos Sanctuary for  
Mediterranean Marine Mammals (case study.) Visit the NCEP website to  
download the most updated versions of these and many other modules,  
and browse the growing list of topics or do a search to find specific  
modules and case studies.

This fall, we would like you to consider joining our Faculty Focus  
Group (FFG), a group of faculty working with NCEP to test and develop  
content and process skills assessment tools. Members of the FFG have  
the opportunity to attend active teaching faculty development  
workshops, and in some cases can receive support to attend  
professional meetings to present the results of using NCEP materials  
in the classroom. For example, eight spring 2007 FFG participants  
recently presented the results of their work with NCEP at the  
meetings of the Ecological Society of America. Please contact  
Christine Engels (cengels at amnh.org) if you are interested in  
participating in this effort; we are especially interested in  
recruiting participants from minority-serving institutions (MSIs).  
Please note that you do not have to be a member of the FFG to use  
NCEP modules; modules are open to all and the FFG is simply another  
way of being involved.

There are many other opportunities to become involved in NCEP. You  
can help test and assess the materials with your students, review  
parts of modules or help develop new materials. For more information  
about these opportunities, please email us at biodiversity at amnh.org.  
We look forward to hearing from you.
  
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