The immediate outcome of this project will be an educational framework for teachers to implement project-based learning in Iowa high schools that address intersections of science, government, sociology, economics, and art as they relate to decision-making regarding water and land use at local levels. We hope to inspire more than that \u2013 we hope this program inspires students and communities to take greater interest in environmental sustainability issues. We hope the students in these programs consider entering STEM fields post-graduation, armed with interdisciplinary knowledge so they can inspire new solutions. We hope to develop emerging generations of citizens and civic leaders that value and implement environmentally sustainable policies and strategies. Ultimately, we dream of engaged, resilient communities that proactively and collaboratively address soil and water conservation issues.<\/p>\n
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<\/h6>\nMelissa Miller is the associate director of the Iowa Water Center. She earned a BS in Kinesiology from Iowa State University with an emphasis in Community and Public Health. She is currently pursuing a MS degree in Community Development with an emphasis in Natural Resource Management, also from Iowa State University.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Student project from the Bluestem Institute (left). Image of the Southfork Watershed Alliance sign (right). Story submitted by Melissa Miller, Associate Director for the Iowa Water Center In fall of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,78],"tags":[71,98,148,149,73,150,64],"class_list":["post-1888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outreach","category-practices","tag-conservation-education","tag-education","tag-iowa-stormwater-education-partnership","tag-leopold-center-for-sustainable-agriculture","tag-students","tag-teachers","tag-watershed"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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