Kentucky Master Logger Training

Program name: Kentucky Master Logger Training

Field station name: University of Kentucky Robinson Forest

Outreach program type: Lecture(s)

Years active: 16+ years

Frequency: Upon request

Course credit: No

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Outreach program characteristics

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  • ✗ Build community
  • ✓ Disseminate place-based knowledge and/or skills
  • ✓ Encourage conservation or environmental stewardship
  • ✗ Inspire curiosity
  • ✗ Make field station resources available to the public
  • ✗ Promote STEM careers

  • ✗ Raise awareness of the field station's work
  • ✗ Raise money
  • ✓ Reach a particular audience
  • ✓ Teach about the environment generally
  • ✗ Teach researchers how to communicate with the public
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All topics are directly tied to the place where the program is situated.

  • ✗ Animals
  • ✗ Archeology
  • ✗ Art
  • ✗ Astronomy
  • ✗ Biodiversity
  • ✗ Biology
  • ✗ Botany
  • ✗ Chemistry
  • ✗ Climate
  • ✗ Conservation
  • ✗ Ecology
  • ✗ Ecosystems
  • ✗ Engineering
  • ✓ Environment
  • ✗ Environmental Philosophy
  • ✗ Evolution
  • ✓ Field Science
  • ✗ Fungi
  • ✗ General Science
  • ✗ Genetics
  • ✗ Geographic Information Systems
  • ✓ Land management
  • ✗ Leadership
  • ✗ Learning about Technology
  • ✗ Limnology
  • ✗ Marine Science
  • ✗ Mathematics
  • ✓ Microorganisms
  • ✗ Natural History
  • ✗ Paleontology
  • ✗ Physics
  • ✗ Plants
  • ✓ Preservation
  • ✗ Science Communication
  • ✗ Social Sciences
  • ✗ STEM Career Awareness
  • ✗ Using Technology
  • ✓ Water
  • ✗ Other

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Outreach program implementation and planning

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Leaders

5 program leader(s):

  • ✗ Professional scientists
  • ✗ Graduate students
  • ✓ Professional educators
  • ✗ Field station staff
  • ✗ Volunteers
  • ✗ Other

Scientists have the following roles:

  • ✗ Organizers
  • ✓ Teachers/Facilitators
  • ✗ Participants
  • ✗ Guest speakers
  • ✗ Content reviewers
  • ✗ Not involved
  • ✗ Other

Leaders have the following credentials:

  • ✓ Formal training in education (a university degree)
  • ✓ Formal training in science (a university degree)
  • ✗ Teaching experience (K-12 or University)
  • ✗ Relevant certification
  • ✗ None
  • ✗ Other

Leaders are prepared in the following ways:

  • ✗ One day or less of training
  • ✗ Apprenticeship
  • ✓ Self-taught or learned from experience
  • ✗ Trained in communicating science
  • ✓ Trained in educational practices
  • ✓ Scientific training
  • ✗ No training
  • ✗ Other

Participants

NA participants on average per event.

Participants are recruited in the following ways

  • ✗ Word of mouth/flyers around town
  • ✗ Schools (any type)
  • ✗ Social media (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
  • ✗ Organizational communication (e.g., listservs, newsletters, emails, pamphlets)
  • ✗ Free local media (e.g., radio)
  • ✗ Paid advertisements (e.g., newspapers, journals)
  • ✗ Partnership with a particular group
  • ✗ Other

Participants are from the following demographics:

  • ✗ Youth (under 14 years)
  • ✗ High School Students
  • ✗ University Students
  • ✗ Graduate Students
  • ✗ Adults (18 years and older)
  • ✗ All ages/Families
  • ✗ Retirees
  • ✗ Professionals
  • ✗ Other

The following groups are recruited:

  • ✗ Hispanic or Latinx
  • ✗ African American/Black
  • ✗ American Indian
  • ✗ Alaska Native
  • ✗ Pacific-Islander-American
  • ✗ Urban, low income community
  • ✗ Rural, low income community
  • ✗ Immigrant community
  • ✗ Persons with disabilities
  • ✗ Women/girls
  • ✗ Men/boys
  • ✗ Other

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