The education program area was started in August,
2006 as part of Project DIBS. Our first school
experiment was conducted through the Project DIBS
discussion forums, but this program area was moved to
the Reef Stewardship Foundation in April, 2007.
Our educational efforts are based on best practices
suggested in the National Science Education Standards
(NSES) and the North American Association for
Environmental Education (NAAEE) environmental education
standards. The curriculum materials developed by the
Foundation are not designed to tell students what to
think, but instead are focused on how students can think
about the environment.
Education Program Area Summary
Podcasts
Plankis, B. J. (2007).
Project DIBS Class Interview - Talkingreef Podcast
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Education Program Area
Publications and Presentations
Plankis, B. & Weatherly, R. (2008). Engaging
Students and Empowering Researchers: Embedding
Assessment, Evaluation and History into Podcasting.
In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of
Society for Information Technology and Teacher
Education International Conference 2008 (pp.
1267-1274). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Plankis, B. (2007). How to retool the
classroom aquarium for environmental stewardship.
Paper presented at the Conference for the
Advancement of Science Teaching, Austin, TX.
Plankis, B. (2007). How to Retool the Classroom
Aquarium for Environmental Stewardship., Texas
Science Teacher, 36(1), 13-15.
Plankis, B. (2007).
Hobbyists Advancing the Hobby, Part III: Creating
Educational Videos to Share Hobbyists' Knowledge.
Reefkeeping Magazine, 6(11).
