Retired Projects

Chesapeake FieldScope
This capacity building project provided training and created web-based resources that helped educators effectively integrate Learn More …

Inquiring with GIS (iGIS) and Mapping and Monitoring Maryland Streams
These professional development projects funded by NSF and NOAA (NSF 0422545, NOAA NA06NMF4570173) helped Central Learn More …

Partners in Ecology and Restoration of Schoolyards (PIERS)
This project helped western Maryland elementary school teachers and students improve schoolyard environments to provide Learn More …

Flood of Mud: The Roanoke River Past and Future
This video project produced an 18.5-minute documentary that highlight the Lab’s research on the effects Learn More …

Citizens Restoring American Chestnuts
This citizen science project partnered western Maryland volunteers with Lab scientists to study viability of Learn More …

An Exploratory study linking teacher professional development with changes in teaching practices
For this NSF-funded (NSF 0833524) research project, we examined the impact of technology-intensive professional development Learn More …

PopClock
This citizen science project partnered volunteers across North America with Lab scientists to study climate Learn More …

Portal to the Public (PoP) Network
For this evaluation/research project, our team initially conducted a summative evaluation of the NSF-funded (NSF Learn More …

EA4CS
Volunteers of citizen science efforts need to be well-versed on relevant skills to ensure rigorous Learn More …

TOP – Science
(also called Validating an innovative technology classroom observation protocol in high school classrooms) Classroom observation Learn More …