Poster # 28. Taylor, Jason^*,1, D'Avanzo, Charlene², Grant, Bruce³, Udovic, Dan⁴, ¹ Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC, USA² School of Natural Science, Amherst, MA, USA³ Department of Biology, Chester, PA, USA⁴ Department of Biology, Eugene, OR, USA Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A web site and CD-ROM for undergraduate ecological education.

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Poster # 29. Hoffman, Katherine^*,1, Taylor, Jason^*,1, Jurgensen-Armstrong, Melissa^*,1, ¹ Ecological Society of America, Silver Spring, MD SEEDS: Promoting ecology opportunities for minority students.

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Poster # 132. Mital, Stephen^*,1, Udovic, Daniel¹, ¹ University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Linking academics, skill development, and community involvement: a service learning model for environmental programs.

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Poster # 30. Randriamahefa, Alexandrine ¹, Onesimus, Oetino¹, McGinnis, Nathan¹, ¹ Oakwood College, Huntsville, AL 35896, USA, Huntsville, AL, USA Practical experience leads minority to ecology.

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Poster # 31. Jones, Crystal^*,1, Kleppel, Gary¹, ¹ University at Albany, Albany, NY Biodiversity education in New York's secondary schools: an assessment of current curricula.

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Poster # 32. Muth, Christine^*,1, Vogel, Amber¹, Brown, Betty ¹, Bollenbacher, Walter¹, ¹ Department of Biology, Chapel Hill, NC, USA An ecosystem model for science education reform.

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Poster # 33. Bright, Kerry¹, Brewer, Carol^*,1, Snetsinger, Carol¹, Perkins, Alison¹, ¹ University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA Fatal Flower frailties: Addressing misconceptions about evolutionary theory found in nature films.

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Poster # 34. Sprott, Patricia ^*,1, ¹ LTER Network Office, Albuquerque, NM, USA From research to classroom: How LTER integrates research into education.

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Poster # 35. Steiner, Susan^*,1, Kloeppel, Brian¹, ¹ University of Georgia, Otto, NC, USA Activities, experiences, and products of the Coweeta Schoolyard LTER Program, 1998 to 2003.

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Poster # 36. Snetsinger, Carol^*,1, Brewer, Carol¹, ¹ Division of Biological Science, Missoula, MT, USA Integrating computer technology into biology instruction.

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Poster # 37. Chaudhari, H. K.^*,1, Hopper, William¹, ¹ Florida Memorial College, Miami, Florida, USA Preparation of a virtual natural walk and tree labeling by a campus ecology club.

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Poster # 38. Brown, John ^*,1, Evans, Celia¹, Mihuc, Janet¹, Smith, Ruth¹, ¹ Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths, NY Scaffolding scientific inquiry across a Bachelors Degree in Natural Resources: Preliminary assessment of student outcomes.

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Poster # 39. DePriest, Timothy ^*,1, ¹ Cornell University, Ithaca, NY High school students as forest ecologists: Learning the nature of science and the science of nature through inquiry.

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Poster # 40. Shirk, Jennifer^*,1, Krasny, Marianne^*,1, ¹ Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA Can student inquiry lead to valid data? Seeking mutual benefit in a student-scientist partnership.

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Poster # 41. Prysby, Michelle^*,1, ¹ Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Townsend, TN Citizen scientists contribute to education and research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Poster # 42. Wennerberg, Sarah^*,1, Klugh, Katrina¹, Springer, Clint¹, Pyle, Eric^*,1, ¹ West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Ecological education enrichment in grades 5-10 of West Virginia schools by NSF GK-12 teaching fellows.

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Poster # 43. Vierling, Lee^*,1, Frykholm, Jeff², Glasson, George ³, ¹ South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, Lee.Vierling@sdsmt.edu² University of Colorado, Boulder, CO³ Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA The Earth Systems Connections elementary curriculum: Contextual learning opportunities for building ecological knowledge.

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Poster # 44. Ford, Mary^*,1, Berkowitz, Alan¹, Lowe, Kathryn ¹, Novak, Daniel¹, ¹ Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY Ecology Field Programs for K-12 school groups at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

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Poster # 45. Thomas, Carolyn^*,1, Pohlad, Bob^*,1, ¹ Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia, USA The use of small watersheds as teaching tools.

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