Dr. Saleit Ron Head of Education Ramat Hanadiv A Joint Schoolyard ILTER for Students in Israel and the US Ramat Hanadiv Ecological research (25 years) LTER site since 2003 LTER stations and the databases they develop create a number of unique educational opportunities for enhancing environmental literacy: The ability to monitor long-term patterns and phenomena The ability to analyze and synthesize the data collected at different stations The ability to undertake learning relating to large-scale systems typical of most of the systems on Earth The accumulation of data from different systems and over time by different educational communities enables the development of unique mutual relations The potential for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary generalization is more similar to the context of problem solving in the real world. The concept: students monitor their environment- LTER-EDU at Ramat Hanadiv LTER- Long Term Ecological Research LTER-EDU Environment ecological changes over time and space Bartaa- Arab Muslim Hof Carmel - Kibbutz Pardes Hanna- Agriculural school What do we monitor and how? Abiotic data Vegetation Arthropods Butterflies Birds Vegetation litter Water / ILTER "ILTERs vision is a world in which science helps prevent and solve environmental and socio- ecological problems ILTER can contribute to solving international ecological and socio-economic problems through question and problem-driven research, with a unique ability to design collaborative, site-based projects, compare data from a global network of sites and detect global trends. Teachers as Researchers at the Andrews LTER Site Goal: To increase middle and high school teachers capacity to involve students in authentic field-based inquiry by engaging teachers with scientists at the Andrews LTER. As a result, teachers: engaged students more often in field-based science inquiry projects in their local communities and schoolyards. extended their communication, collaboration, problem solving, and sharing with one another beyond workshops. engaged students of varying academic abilities in field-based projects. seek opportunities to deepen and enhance skills through additional workshops, RET positions, and as teacher leaders. A joint schoolyard ILTER project for students in Israel and the US Field Investigations and international data sharing, a teacher workshop at Oregon State University on February 26, 2013 to initiate a cooperative decomposition study. Euro-Med training course at Ramat Hanadiv uares/sites/site_02 / On- line, GIS based reports: LTER-EDU Looking forward to future collaboration