It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

 Communicating Science To The Public

Encouraging Students

An interview with a previous student, who, at my urging, applied for Research Experience for Undergrads, and had a life-changing experience in Maine.

 

As a kid, Tom Hutchinson never thought he'd get to be a scientist. Hear him talk about the thrill of DNA extraction and research, all conducted while he is a...
 

Communicating Research

My student Chelsea Gray interviews GMU students about their experience with PEREC faculty and Staff.

George Mason (https://www2.gmu.edu/) undergraduate research, led by principal investigators Amy Fowler and Kim de Mutsert, who are researchers at the Potomac...
 

Undergrad Research

With a grant from Virginia Sea Grant, undergraduates at GMU were able to conduct water quality research at Potomac Science Center. I helped them learn to communicate their research to the general community.

Local Outreach

I frequently communicate to the local community about gardening sustainably.

 

Educational Lab Videos

 

My 300 level undergraduate lab usually consists of unique field trips. However, due to COVID these could not happen. So I teamed up with GMU-TV to create engaging, educational videos.

Prince William County Landfill

You can view the video at this link: https://vimeo.com/472184115 using the password “Landfill”

GMU Honey Bees

You can view the 5 part video at this link: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7735519

George Mason Facilities

You can view the video at this link: https://vimeo.com/479630382 using the password “Smith”

  Watershed Education Program

 PEREC’s K-12 educational initiatives include the award winning school2bay, which has provided Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for over 40,000 students in Prince William County and 25,000 students in Fairfax County.

Following NOAA’s guidelines, a program qualifies as a meaningful watershed experience when it:

  • is investigative or project oriented

  • is an integral part of the instructional program

  • is part of a sustained activity

  • considers the watershed as a system

  • is enhanced by NOAA products, services, or personnel, where appropriate

Awards

In 2012, the Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition recognized Prince William County’s From the Mountains to the Estuary: From the Schoolyards to the Bay award as a “Program That Works“, an award that recognizes effective student and teacher educational programs.

In 2011, the Chesapeake Bay Education Partners (which includes PEREC) won Prince William County’s Business Partnership Award.

Related News and Materials:

  • Operation Rain Barrel. 2014. A video by Arlington Public Schools Green Scene. (feat. Dann Sklarew)

  • PEREC recommended for B-Wet grant from NOAA Jan 2009

    • “Wonders of Watersheds” curriculum (courtesy Prince William Co Public Schools)

  • K-12 Teacher Training Program: June 23-26, 2008
    (Sponsored by Virginia Environmental Endowment and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund)

Teacher Training Programs