Week	Dates	Location	Guest Speakers/Topics	Readings	Assignments
Week 1
Mon Orientation	5-19-14 (9-11AM)	Orientation CB State Park ‘Visitor Center’	Carolina Beach State Park Director, Chris Helms – ‘Welcome!’ and ‘Intro’ Carolina Beach State Park Tour – Sugar Loaf Orientation Hike http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/cabe/main.php	Read “Last Child in the Woods” select chapters (Link to .pdf here)
Tues Intro Ecosystem Overview and Terrestrial Fauna	5-20-14 (9-11AM)	Watson College of Education Room 223	Syllabus Review, Website Building (https://sites.google.com/), Lesson Plans · 5-E PPT · 5-E Lesson · 5-E Lesson 2	Reading #1 – The Cormorant Controversy Reading #2 – The Herpetology Project Reading #3 – “Inquirize” Your Teaching	Bring completed information sheet Paper Requirements · UndGrad Paper · Graduate Paper
Wed	5-21-14	Watson College of Education Room 223	Open Workday for Students		Week One: Terrestrial Fauna Checklist; Grading Rubric
Thurs	5-22-14 (8AM-12)	CB State Park ‘Visitor Center’	Guest Speaker - Mike Campbell Coastal Outreach Educator/NC Wildlife Birds/Herps Workshop http://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning.aspx	Reference the hard copies provided during hike Birding Basics
Fri	5-23-14		No Class
Week 2
Mon Terrestrial or Aquatic Flora	5-26-14	NO CLASS	Memorial Day No Class	Reading #1 – Plant Ecology Reading #2 – Invasive Plant Guide Reading #3 – Visualizing Zonation Patterns
Tues	5-27-14 (9-11AM)	CB State Park	Guest Speaker - John Taggart UNCW Associate Professor of Environmental Studies ‘Terrestrial Flora Hike’ http://people.uncw.edu/taggartj/	Handout – Mainland Communities	Questions? - Week One Assignments
Wed	5-28-14 (9-11AM)	CB State Park	Guest Speaker – Kip Futch Carolina Beach State Park Ranger ‘Venus Fly Trap Population Count Activity’ http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/cabe/ecology.php		Week One: Terrestrial Fauna template and lesson plan due
Thurs	5-29-14 (9-11AM)	CB State Park	Guest Speaker – Melanie Doyle NC Aquarium Conservation Horticulturist ‘Invasive Species and Removal Techniques’ http://nceppc.weebly.com/	Lesson Plans http://www.learnnc.org/	Week Two: Terrestrial and Aquatic Flora Checklist; Grading Rubric
Fri	5-30-14		No Class		Revisions Due
Week 3
Mon Aquatic Fauna	6-2-14 (9-11AM)	Airlie Gardens	Field Trip – Airlie Gardens with Matt Collagen “Invasive and non-invasive terrestrial and aquatic floral species” http://airliegardens.org/education/	Reading #1 – Learning Lessons from Estuaries Reading #2 – Env. Research Puts Science in Action Reading #3 – Salt Marsh Modeling	Questions? - Week Two Assignments
Tues	6-3-14 (9-11AM)	CB State Park	Open Workday for Students		Week Two: Terrestrial and Aquatic Flora template and lesson plan due at 11:00 AM
Wed	6-4-14 (9-12)	NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher	Guest Speaker – Ms. Megan Ennis, Outreach Educator, NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher http://www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher		Week Three: Aquatic Fauna Checklist; Grading Rubric
Thurs	6-5-14 (8-12)	CB State Park	Guest Speaker - Mike Campbell Coastal Outreach Educator/NC Wildlife Water Quality and Fauna Exposure http://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning.aspx	Reference the hard copies provided during hike
Fri	6-6-14		Independent Study Day		Revisions Due
Week 4
Mon Factors in Ecosystems	6-9-14 (8:00-11AM)	Fort Fisher Reception Area	Lindsey Baker CESTEM Employee (Island Ecology Grad!) Nature Hike to Zeke’s Island http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/fofi/directions.php	Handouts: Fort Fisher Park Map Fort Fisher Brochure	Questions? - Week Three Assignments
Tues	6-10-14 (8:00-12AM)	CB State Park	Ms. Kay Lynn Plummer-Hernandez Education Specialist Cape Fear River Watch, Inc. http://www.capefearriverwatch.org/	Reading #1 – Chapter 2 Reading #2 – Chapter 5 Reading #3 – Chapter 6 Reading #4 – Chapter 7	Week Three: Aquatic Fauna template and lesson plan due
Wed	6-11-14 (9-11AM)	CB State Park	Mr. Roger Shew UNCW Lecturer of Geology ‘Sea Level Rise’ http://uncw.edu/earsci/PeopleShew.html http://ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/fofi/main.php		Week Four: Factors in Ecosystem Checklist; Grading Rubric
Thurs	6-12-14 (9-11AM)	Fort Fisher State Park	Open Workday for Students
Fri	6-13-14		Independent Study Day	Graduate Paper Requirements	Revisions Due
Week 5
Mon History and Culture of Barrier Islands	6-16-14 (9-11AM)	CB State Park	Field Trip – Carolina Beach State Park Marina, ‘Blue Claw Crabbing’ http://eol.org/pages/312939/details		Questions? - Week Four Assignments
Tues	6-17-14 (9-11AM)	Federal Point History Center	Guest Speaker – Rebecca Taylor Federal Point Historical and Preservation Society ‘Historical Perspective on Pleasure Island’ http://www.federalpointhistory.org/		Week Four: Factors in Ecosystems template and lesson plan due
Wed	6-18-14 (9-11AM)	CB State Park	Last Day of Class Scavenger Hunt
Thurs	6-19-14 (9-12PM)	Room 226, Watson School of Education	Final Presentations Final Exam		Grad Students: Final Assignment Due