E-Teach E-SCAPE Environmental Science Coalition involving Animals through Public Education E-Teach is the first of the four cornerstones of the E-SCAPE Program. Target population E-Teach targets educators and future educators. This program is design by teachers for teachers. E-Teach offers teachers continuing education requirements that they need through future workshops at Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge. Need Statement As Texas's student achievements in math, science and technology continue to lag behind national levels, the disadvantaged rural students & educators need relevant, innovative programs utilizing local resources and environments to enhance math, science and technology curricula through hands-on "real world" scientific methods. Through E-Teach teachers will be equipped with a unique environment that enables them familiarity with programs that are designed by them for their own students use.  Goals E-SCAPE will provide environmental and wildlife opportunities to introduce local educators, future educators and their students to innovative, technological science and math hands-on curricula and activities. Objectives 1. E-SCAPE has partner with 15 regional school districts (through the SUPERNet consortium) and a local college. The agency has consulted and partnered with outside wildlife experts from the area including the Texas Forest Service and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Service, for advising in development and maintenance of the individual ecosystems. Additional Educational Partners include a consortium of private, public agencies working within the educational community. 2. E-SCAPE will develop facilities for teacher workshops/camps for continuing education, program development and curricula development and implementation. 3. Utilizing interns, community support, corporate sponsors, and consultants E-SCAPE will plan & develop two ecosystems consisting of a wetland, and woodland for the use of regional teachers & students for hands-on, real-world learning applications. These E-Systems will contain outdoor classrooms for the teachers use during the proposed E-Teach workshops. Project Summary The Tiger Missing Link Foundation has partner with educational entities to create, write and implement science/math and technology curricula. During curricula development. The teacher retreat center will be built, to include 2 E-systems that are planned and established on the Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge. By April 2002 teachers from the region will be able to attend workshops to learn and develop curricula for students for the E-Venture & E-Camp Programs. A few of the topics include the areas of  wildlife management, conservation, and ecology. Outcome (long-term) (1) Foster ongoing collaboration between corporate, non-profit, and educational agencies. (2) Increase public awareness and participation in environmental stewardship. (3) Provide opportunities for math, science and technology skill enhancement for student K-16, educators, and the general public. Copyright © 2002 Tiger Missing Link Foundation. All rights reserved. TEXT MENU