Curriculum (general objectives and topics, types of instructors, and planned time frame)
3 modules, student text for each, 40 hrs of class & field each: Big Wood, Big Rivers; Prairies & Potholes; Northwoods--Great Lakes. Overall goals = To increase knowledge of Minnesota’s natural and cultural history; to increase your ability to convey this knowledge in a variety of education settings and to a variety of audiences; To increase your ability to serve as a steward of the land; To help you become more knowledgeable, concerned and proactive about the natural environment; to help you become a life-long and self-directed learner. Big Woods classes = Introduction to the Natural History of Minnesota’s Deciduous Forest; introduction to Minnesota Master Naturalist, ecology, and Minnesota’s biomes; Rocks, Ice, and Dirt; Plant & animal Communities; interpreting; water and its flora & fauna; human impacts; capstone project
