| Session Title: Inside the Outdoors: Field Trip to Outdoor Environmental Education Site |
| Demonstration Session 650 to be held in Off Site on Friday, Nov 4, 1:35 PM to 2:20 PM |
| Sponsored by the Environmental Program Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Kara Crohn, Research Into Action, karac@researchintoaction.com |
| Abstract: This demonstration session offers an opportunity to learn about Inside the Outdoors, a K-12 outdoor science education program. The program is independently funded and administered by the Orange County Department of Education. It serves 152,000 students annually, providing scholarships to 55,000 low-income students. Its curriculum is aligned with and assesses student learning according to California Science and Social Science standards. The session includes a site visit to an Inside the Outdoors program location: Irvine Regional Park or Great Park. The tour will be lead by the Program Administrator. Discussions will cover program goals and activities, ways the program incorporates core values into the curriculum and assessment of state standards, and the program's use of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation. We will engage in a group brainstorming session to help the program further develop evaluation and assessment ideas that demonstrate the effectiveness of key values. Space for this field trip is limited. |