Date: 6/29/26 11:16 am From: Brian Zinke via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Teachers wanted: 5-minute survey to help build placed-based curriculum for local students using bird data
Hi Tweets,
I'm reaching out on behalf of a University of Washington student completing
her Environmental Studies capstone project internship with Pilchuck Audubon
Society. She's developing a place-based curriculum built around our Vaux's
Swift community science dataset — and she needs your input. Vaux's Swifts
are migratory birds that pass through Washington each spring and fall with
a special tie to a large roost in Monroe, among several others in the state.
We're looking for teachers from all grade levels to complete a short survey
(under 20 questions) that covers:
- Your familiarity with place-based learning and concepts like
ecological citizenship
- Your comfort level with incorporating local wildlife data into
classroom instruction
- Whether you've worked with Pilchuck Audubon Society in the past
The survey will use a Likert scale format and should take about 5 minutes
to complete. At the end, you'll also have the option to express interest in
piloting the lesson plan with your students and/or participating in a
longer follow-up interview with the intern.
Your perspective — whatever your grade level or experience with outdoor or
environmental education — is genuinely valuable to this project.
*If you're interested, please respond to this email indicating so.* I will
share your name and email address with the intern who will follow up with
regards to the survey.
Also — please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone you know who
might be interested in participating!
