Teachers’ perspectives on citizen science: Helping students understand biodiversity

Presentation given by Georgia Southern faculty members Lacey D. Huffling and Heather Scott with Regina Collins, Britt Gantt, Hayward Johnson, and Melissa Weeks at North American Association for Environmental Education Annual Research Symposium. Program Our team of K–20 educators is using self-study to analyze how citizen science wildlife camera projects help our students understand biodiversity around the world. Questions to consider include: How can citizen science projects be used to promote EE in formal education? What are the affordances and constraints of self-study