Event:St Lucie County Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Module 2021-01-21

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St Lucie County Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Module 2021-01-21
Learn about Florida's coastal shoreline ecosystems and how they can and should be restored. This is a 100% online course taught via Zoom. Registration is required and space is limited.
Who:
Organization: UF-IFAS Extension St Lucie County
Contact: Ken Gioeli
Email: ktgioeli@ufl.edu
Phone: 772-462-1627
What: Class
When: January 21, 2021 11:00 am
Where: Online Event
Why:
Cause: Coastal Shoreline Restoration
Region: Saint Lucie County
Water Body: Atlantic Ocean
Web Link: IRL Event Web Link St Lucie County Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Module 2021-01-21
Social Media: Online- St. Lucie County- Coastal Shoreline Restoration Facebook Link Online- St. Lucie County- Coastal Shoreline Restoration Facebook
A Natural History Training Program
Increase your knowledge of Florida's environment by taking a course with the Florida Master Naturalist Program. This module focuses on coastal systems including uplands, estuarine, and nearshore marine environments. This is a virtual course taught online via ZOOM. Registration deadline is January 15, 2021 and space is limited.

Tentative Course Schedule: Day 1 Monday, January 11, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Welcome to FMNP course, Introductions, Icebreaker (30 min) Getting familiar with Zoom/Google Classroom/testing technology (30 min) Pre-test (30 min) Review course requirements (attendance, final projects, on your own assignments, etc. (30 min) ON YOUR OWN 30 minutes - Familiarize yourself with course manual + expectations (30 min)

Day 2 Thursday, January 14, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Review course requirements, Q+A final projects, on your own assignments (60 min) Coastal Ecology presentation (60 min) ON YOUR OWN 75 minutes Brainstorm final project ideas (30 min) Watch Nearshore Environments video (30 min) Complete video reflection activity (15 min)

Day 3 Monday, January 18, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Debrief Nearshore Environments video (15 min) Marine and Estuarine Habitats presentation (60 min) Virtual tour – ELC mangroves (30 min) Review on your own assignment (10 min) ON YOUR OWN 45 minutes Watch Marine and Estuarine Habitats video (30 min) Complete video reflection activity (15 min)

Day 4 Thursday, January 21, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Debrief Marine and Estuarine Habitats video (15 min) Coastal Uplands presentation (60 min) Course and technology check-in (10 min) Review on your own assignment (10 min) ON YOUR OWN 45 minutes Watch Dune and Beach Habitats video (30 min) Complete video reflection activity (15 min)

Day 5 Monday, January 25, 2021 9:00am – 10:45am Debrief Dune and Beach Habitats video (15 min) Invertebrates I presentation (60 min) Review on your own assignment (10 min)

SELF-GUIDED FIELD ACTIVITY 180 minutes Field Experience: visit a nearshore marine habitat and complete assignment

Day 6 Thursday, January 28, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Guest Speaker: Sea Turtles (45 min) Invertebrates II presentation (60 min)

Day 7 Monday, February 1, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Debrief nearshore marine habitat field experience (30 min) Reptiles and Amphibians presentation (60 min) Review on your own assignment (10 min)

SELF-GUIDED FIELD ACTIVITY 180 minutes Field Experience: visit an estuarine habitat and complete assignment

Day 8 Thursday, February 4, 2021 9:00am – 10:30am Fish presentation (60 min) ELC Aquarium virtual tour (30 min)

  • Final project check-in (*optional 30 min)

Day 9 Monday, February 8, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Debrief estuarine habitat field experience (30 min) Coastal Waterbirds presentation (60 min) Review on your own assignment (10 min) SELF-GUIDED FIELD ACTIVITY Instructions and online links provided by instructor via email Please complete before next live meeting or posted deadline 180 minutes Field Experience: visit a beach, dune, or maritime forest and complete assignment

Day 10 Thursday, February 11, 2021 9:00am – 10:45am General Birds in Coastal Ecosystems presentation (60 min) Student final project worktime (30 min)

Day 11 Monday, February 15, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Debrief beach, dune, maritime forest field experience (30 min) Mammals in Coastal and Marine areas presentation (60 min) Review on your own assignment (10 min)

ON YOUR OWN Please complete before next live meeting or posted deadline 45 minutes Watch Coastal Systems in Modern Human Society video (30 min) Complete video reflection activity (15 min)

Thursday, February 18, 2021 NO CLASS. Optional Final Project worktime

Day 12 Monday, February 22, 2021 9:00am – 10:30am Debrief Coastal Systems in Modern Human Society video (15 min) Interpretation presentation (60 min)

Day 13 Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Guest Speaker: Microplastics in coastal ecosystems (45 min) Ethics presentation (60 min) Day 14 Monday, March 1, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Live online via Zoom Interpretive practice (105 min) Final Project questions/review (15 min)

Day 15 Thursday, March 4th, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Final Project presentations (120 min)

Day 16 Monday, March 8, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am Finish Final Project presentations (60 min) Post-Test + Online course format evaluation (30 min) Graduation (30 min)

ON YOUR OWN Please complete before next live meeting or posted deadline 20 minutes FMNP Course Evaluation (20 min; complete online within 3 days)

Registration ends January 15th. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Register Here
Topic: Virtual Learning


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