INVESTIGATE
The Ultimate Educator Expo
Hosted by: Greater Cincinnati Environmental Educators
Date: Tuesday, September 14th
Time: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Place: Cincinnati Zoo
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Each school year, we provide training for new teachers starting our program and a refresher for current teachers. Newcomers receive a comprehensive briefing about the school program and Mill Creek watershed, health and safety protocol, water quality monitoring methods, and data interpretation and analysis. Teachers interested in our school program should visit the environmental education page for more information.
Participating Teachers
If you are currently working with Mill Creek Restoration Project and need resources for water quality monitoring this page should have everything you are looking for.
New Teachers
If you are interested in joining our program and are looking for information you are in the right place.
Description of School Program
Mill Creek Restoration Project (MCRP) sponsors an environmental education program that provides authentic learning experiences for middle school and high school students in twelve school districts in the Mill Creek watershed, including Cincinnati Public Schools. MCRP's school program is designed to empower students by presenting them with challenging goals and ways to accomplish them. Participating students acquire new skills, contribute to their communities, and learn to take pride in their accomplishments. There are no fees for our program and we provide the schools with all the equipment needed for the field trips. Detailed description of our school program.
Resources
Classroom Presentation pdf
See how the Mill Creek Environmental Education Program complies with and reinforces the Ohio Academic Content Standards.
Academic Content Standards Spreadsheet.
Academic Content Standard Correlator
To find information on our water monitoring program go to the MCRP Teacher Guide
For all the data sheets needed for recording your water quality monitoring results click here.
To order equipment for your water monitoring field trips please print out the equipment request form and fax it to 731-8404.
For a macroinvertebrate identification key by the Izaak Walton League visit http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-Study/Key/Key1.HTML
View a map of the water monitoring sites.
Visit www.facingthefuture.org to download free, standards-based, easy-to-use curriculum resources for grades K-12 that engage students in their learning and encourage them to think critically about global issues and sustainable solutions.
National Environmental Education Foundation Be Water Wise resources http://eeweek.org/water_wise/water_audit
For more information about the Mill Creek Environmental Education Program contact Lora Alberto at 513-731-8400
Thank you for your interest in Mill Creek Restoration Project!
