Name: Connecting to Community through Citizen Science
Start: 2026-07-30T10:45:00-0600
End: 2026-07-30T11:45:00-0600

Connecting to Community through Citizen Science

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am MDT

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Participants will connect with the local community and larger scientific community using Seek and iNaturalist to identify plants, animals, bugs and fungi in the school yard or neighborhood. The apps are fun and user-friendly, with endless opportunities. Then, we'll discuss how we can use these apps--and other citizen science projects--to make science relevant to our student's real lives. Participants should bring a smartphone or tablet with data to fully participate in the workshop.

Speakers

Amy Post

Current IdEEA Member, Idaho Out-of-School Network

Amy Post is the Think Make Create (TMC) Labs Program Manager at the Idaho Out-of-School Network, where she has shared hands-on, inquiry-based STEM education with over 75,000 kids in Idaho and the educators who serve them. She’s a naturalist and informal educator with nearly two... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am MDT
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Environmental Education, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 | Science, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

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Idaho Annual STEM Conference: The Magic of STEM 2026

Amy Post

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Idaho Annual STEM Conference: The Magic of STEM 2026

Amy Post

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