Visualizing Biodiversity for a Better World 2017 EDUCATOR WORKSHOP How science, technology, art, and imagination create change

JULY 24–26, 2017 FREE Educator Workshop | Grades 4–12

ARE YOU…

Seeking creative ways for your students to visualize, deeply understand, and effectively communicate environmental science concepts?

WHO Looking for new ways to connect with peers • Classroom educators from the greater St. Louis region working across disciplines, from science with students in grades 4–12, representing multiple disciplines and technology to – science, communications, technology, and the arts communications and arts? • Informal educators from gardens, zoos, science centers, museums, and other places of learning Wanting to transform • Artists, designers, research professionals, and other your campus and community partners welcome! community into your very own learning lab WHY and design studio? How can we become a more ecologically literate and empowered citizenry? This ginormous, timely, worthy question is at the heart Searching for of this workshop. Designed to bring together practitioners from inspiration the sciences, arts, technology, communications, and other and ideas? realms, this workshop embraces data-driven, multi-disciplinary, nature-inspired approaches to learning and meaning-making, with an eye on the living world and our role in it. DON’T MISS IT! WHAT Co-convened by Missouri Botanical Garden, the Academy of Participation is FREE, but registration is required. Science - St. Louis, and the BiodiverseCity St. Louis network of Space is limited to 75 educators. organizations, this 3-day workshop will feature: Register online: tiny.cc/visualizing-biodiversity • Local and national professionals sharing perspectives on how they blend multiple disciplines to both understand and For more information, visit: www.mobot.org/schoolprograms creatively convey ecological concepts, ideas, data, and facts • Replicable experiences and projects that apply and hone Questions? Call Jennifer Hartley at 314.577.0819 STEAM skills in the context of your local community or e-mail: [email protected] • Professional networking and planning time • Project guidance, support, and resources Registration Deadline: Friday, July 14, 2017

Completion of this 3-day Missouri Botanical Garden workshop equates to 1.5 continuing education unit credits, calculated according to the National Task Force for Continuing Education guidelines; approval is at the discretion of participants’ employer and/or licensing board.

Visualizing Biodiversity for a Better World 2017 EDUCATOR WORKSHOP How science, technology, art, and imagination create change Workshop Agenda | July 24–26, 2017 Day 1 | Monday, July 24 Eat, drink, and be comfortable!

Monsanto Center, 4500 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. • Each day, a light breakfast (Yes, 8:30 a.m. Check-in, networking including coffee!) and lunch will be 9 a.m. Welcome! Workshop introduction/overview provided. Vegetarian options will be • Sheila Voss, V.P. of Education, Missouri Botanical Garden available each day. 9:30–11:30 a.m. Voices and Visions • Dr. Gerardo Camilo, Saint Louis University • We encourage all participants to bring a Visualizing Urban Bee Diversity reusable water bottle, to help stay • Dr. Kyra Krakos, Maryville University hydrated and reduce waste. Bauhaus Botany: Invasive Honeysuckle as an Integrative Teaching Tool • Sarah Vogt, Heartlands Conservancy | Mapping Green Infrastructure • Dress comfortably and for the weather • Michael Wohlstadter, East-West Gateway Council of Governments each day. On days we will be outside, be Planning in Context sure to bring a hat and sunscreen. • Micah Stanek, Washington University in St. Louis The Baden Pilot Project: Visualizing Human-Nonhuman Interaction • We encourage participants to bring • Stephen Leard, Saint Louis Zoo | Tree Talk Mapping Project their own personal digital devices to • Ellie Balk, professional artist and teaching artist Visualizing Data Through Public Art take photos, bookmark links, or

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Lunch share their experience on • Short films and digital prompts social media.

• Tours of the Garden’s Herbarium and Peter H. Raven Library • Bring a 1–2 p.m. Ruby’s Honeysuckle Table Fable – live performance Bauhaus Botany Art Studio – hands-on experience friend!

2–3:15 p.m. Getting Personal with Data small-group challenge

3:15–3:30 p.m. Wrap-up

Day 2 | Tuesday, July 25

Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m. Check-in at Ridgway Visitor Center, Jordan Education Wing

9–10:30 a.m. Morning keynotes – Shoenberg Theatre • Dr. Leighton Reid, restoration ecologist, Missouri Botanical Garden Visualizing Rainforests in Tropical Cow Pastures • Dr. David Haskell, author of The Forest Unseen and The Songs of Trees Professor of Biology, University of the South The Songs of Trees WORKSHOP 10:30–10:45 a.m. Overview: Visualizing Plant Science in the Garden Field Lab

11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Self-guided Field Lab experiences • Lunch | Sassafras Cafe COLLABORATORS • Garden of Glass: The Art of Craig Mitchell Smith | Climatron • Exhibit creation and curation experience| PlantLab Classroom Academy of Science St. Louis • Botany and Biodiversity Photo Hike| Garden grounds BiodiverseCity St. Louis

2:45–3:30 p.m. Closing Presentation | Shoenberg Theater Biodiversity Heritage Library • Alanna Slack, Living Collections Coordinator, Missouri Botanical Garden East-West Gateway Council of Govts. • Action: collect data and imagery collected by all Forest ReLeaf of Missouri • Day 3 preview: Biocube Project| https://qrius.si.edu/biocube Heartlands Conservancy Day 3 | Wednesday, July 26 Maryville University

Tower Grove Park, 4256 Magnolia Ave, St. Louis | 8:30 – 11 a.m. Saint Louis University

8:30 a.m. Check-in at Stone Shelter pavilion | https://www.towergroveparkmap.org/ Saint Louis Zoo

9–11 a.m. Biocube Project citizen science experience using iNaturalist Think About Tables

Monsanto Center, 4500 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis | 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Tower Grove Park Washington University 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Lunch

• Visualization Stations Support for the Garden’s teacher professional • Tours of the Garden’s Herbarium and Peter H. Raven Library development programs generously provided 1–2:30 p.m. Visualizing Biodiversity multi-disciplinary team challenge/activity by the Ameren Corporation Charitable Trust