Published by the ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs
July 2014
Vol. 4 Issue 4
Photo Credit from EcoEdDL: Example of habitat fragmentation in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA.
Image data from USDA Farm Service Administration (FSA) NAIP program and the Kentucky Division of
Geographic Information, 2010.
Special Feature: Effects of Fragmentation & National Disability
Independence Day
Announcements
EcoEdDL at ESA’s 2014 Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting Sessions on Education, Diversity & Outreach
A list of all education, diversity, and outreach sessions at the ESA
Annual Meeting is available for your reference
Session on EcoEdDL:
Workshop 31: Submit Your Teaching Resource to ESA’s EcoEd Digital Library
Have a hands-on opportunity to submit your own ecology teaching resource to ESA’s
EcoEd Digital Library (beta)
Upcoming Events
National Science
Foundation webinars on
PAESMEM nominations for
Diversity Mentoring Awards
July 8-September, 2014 |
Registration now open
American Society of Plant
Biologists 18th Annual Meeting
July 12-16, 2014 | Portland, OR
Society for the Study of
Evolution- 2014 Annual Meeting
July 20-24, 2014 | Raleigh, NC
Botanical Society of America –
2014 Annual Meeting
July 26-30, 2014 | Boise, ID
Animal Behavior Society –
51st Annual Meeting
August 9-14, 2014 |
Princeton, NJ
Ecological Society of America99th Annual Meeting
August 10-15, 2014|
Sacramento, CA
The Life Discovery- Doing Science conference will highlight the leading science,
curriculum design and implementation and data exploration in a research-rich biology
education for grades high school through undergraduate.
 Registration Early Bird Deadline: August 25, 2014
 Now accepting Education Share Fair Roundtable Discussions submit proposal here.
EcoEdDL Stewards
Editorial Board
Ken Klemow
Kathleen Shea
SEEDS Update
Join us for the following sessions at the ESA 99th Annual
Meeting on August 10-15, 2014, in Sacramento, CA.
WK 34: ESA SEEDS Chapter Activities Presentation Workshop
Tuesday, August 12, 2014: 11:30 AM-1:15 PM
304/305, Sacramento Convention Center
Join us to learn more about the SEEDS Chapter network across the U.S.
TK 4: ESA SEEDS Diversity Celebration
Wednesday, August 13, 2014: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Ambrosia, 1030 K St. $10 ticket includes light dinner
All are welcome! The event highlights the accomplishments of ESA’s award-winning
education program – Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability
(SEEDS) program and its participants.
Special Feature: Effects of Fragmentation
Life on the Edge: Investigating Habitat
Fragmentation, the Edge Effect and Associated
Invasive Species in the Field
By Tamara Sluss, Kentucky State University
This field activity allows students to discover the
impacts of habitat fragmentation on air and soil
temperature, canopy cover, and invasive species
presence. It is a versatile activity that can be
conducted on a typical campus and modified based
on resources available.
Advisory Board
David Kirschtel
Gerd Kortemeyer
Nora Bynum
Philip Bourne
Life Discovery Partners
Botanical Society of
America
Society for the Study of
Evolution
Society for Economic
Botany
Committee on Diversity
and Education (CDE)
ESA Education & Diversity
programs staff
Teresa Mourad, Director
of Education and Diversity
Programs
Fred Abbott, Diversity
Programs Coordinator
Léa Dolimier, Education
Intern
Tracy Estelus, Education
Intern
Education Resource
Partners
NCEP Exercise- Forest Fragmentation and its
Effects on Biological Diversity: A Mapping
Exercise
By James P. Gibbs, SUNY-ESF
This exercise involves measuring changes in a
landscape as it is fragmented. Students begin with a
blank grid then, mark grid squares in a progression
that mimics fragmentation of the landscape by
human colonization. Students invoke land use
guidelines to examine how they might influence the
outcome in terms of structure of the landscape and
the biodiversity within it.
An Assessment of Assemblage Nestedness in
Habitat Fragments
By Roarke Donnelly, Oglethorpe University
This experiment illustrates how ecological theory
can help conserve native species in a fragmented
landscape. Student groups survey breeding birds in
forest fragments, perform a statistical analysis, and
assess the relative merits of the alternative
hypotheses. Student groups complete the
experiment by presenting scientific research
posters
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National Disability Independence Day
July 26, 2014
This day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) on July 26th, 1990
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF’s formal report, now in the form of a digest, on Persons
with Disabilities in Science and Engineering. It provides
statistical information about their participation in science and
engineering education and employment.
The Alliance for Students with Disabilities in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at
University of Washington
AccessSTEM is a central resource for publications, tutorials,
ESA Education
& Diversity
training materials, videos, online Knowledge Base, and webbased learning environments for people with disabilities.
Sponsored by the DO-IT program at the University of
Washington.
From College to Careers: Fostering Inclusion of Persons
with Disabilities in STEM
This book is a collaborative project initiated to examine
current issues and explore future directions for improving the
academic success and career entry rate of postsecondary
students with disabilities (SWDs) in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. This publication
contains chapters prepared by four groups of invited authors
who shared their pertinent research findings, expert
knowledge and views on key topics pertinent to this topic.
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