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Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Process

Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Process. Firewise Teacher Training. Included: Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Curriculum Minnesota DNR Forestry Education posters and resources GIS (Firewise in the Classroom) and GPS training

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Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Process

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  1. Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Process

  2. Firewise Teacher Training • Included: • Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Curriculum • Minnesota DNR Forestry Education posters and resources • GIS (Firewise in the Classroom) and GPS training • Field Trips: MN Interagency Fire Center and Forest History Center • Beverages, breakfast and lunch • CEUs and stipend • Ongoing DNR support

  3. Firewise • National and Minnesota program designed to help communities reduce the wildfire risk of homes on the edge of urban areas. • Since 2004, the U.S. Forest Service, through Firewise Minnesota, has provided grant funds to the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education (MAGE) to support curriculum writing and teacher training.

  4. 5 Lesson Plans What is Wildfire? What is Firewise? Making Sense of the Public Land Survey System Firewise in the Classroom Community Assessment Process Creating and Presenting a Community Report 8 Images Appendix Student Guide Teacher Resource Links Curriculum Contents

  5. Standards Based • Correlated with national and Minnesota Geography and Science Standards • Based on the steps of geographic inquiry as published in Geography For Life: The National Geography Standards, 1994: • Ask geographic questions • Acquire geographic resources • Explore geographic data • Analyze geographic information • Act upon geographic knowledge

  6. Integrates Spatial Analysis, Technology and Community Service • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Firewise in the Classroom • For PC or Mac • Community Report • Leads to Firewise Community Plan

  7. Questions?

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