Ecology Service Learning Project 2023-2024 Kickoff

Monday, August 28, is the official first day of work on the first round of our set of class service projects known as the Ecology Service Learning Project or ESLP. This website will be the online home of the project, just as The Story of the Seed project has its own home website. This website will host collections of resources and records for all fall 2023 and spring 2024 ESLP projects in Mr. Bursch's Biology 1-2 and Honors Biology 1-2 classes. Any questions regarding individual ESLP projects should be addressed to the team lead of that project. This blog will be updated several times each year as projects are completed and will remain available as an archive thereafter.

For more information on the Ecology Service Learning Project, view the Introduction to the ESLP presentation and visit the "About the ESLP" page on this website.

Due Dates

• Fall Project 1: October13th
• Fall Project 2: December 15th
• Spring Project 1: March 22rd
• Spring Project 2: May 15th

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ESLP 2017-2018 Spring Project 2 (Round 4 Overall)

Round four of the 2017-2018 Ecology Service Learning Projects officially begins on Monday, April 23rd. Students should be signed up for a project by Friday, April 27th--many waited until the last week of the third round to sign up for that round--don't procrastinate this round, sign up ASAP!

Due Dates

• Fall Project 1: October13th
• Fall Project 2: December 15th
• Spring Project 1: March 30th
• Spring Project 2: June 1st

ESLP 2017-2018 Fall Project 2

Round two of the 2017-2018 Ecology Service Learning Projects officially begins on Monday, October 16th. Students should be signed up for a project by Friday, October 27th--many waited until the last week of the first round to sign up for that round--don't procrastinate this round, sign up ASAP!

Due Dates

• Fall Project 1: October13th
• Fall Project 2: December 15th
• Spring Project 1: March 30th
• Spring Project 2: June 1st

ESLP Complete Scoring Guide for Students

The list of documents below constitutes the Complete Scoring Guide for all 2017-2018 ESLP projects in Mr. Bursch's Biology and Honors Biology classes. Read each document very carefully to ensure that you understand all of the expectations for your completed project and know exactly how the various parts of your project are being evaluated in order to determine a final ESLP project score (the score going into the grade book).

• ESLP Evaluation Breakdown
• ESLP Student Guide to Successfully completing an Ecology Service Learning Project
• ESLP Student Peer Evaluation Form

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BioSITE Fall 2016 Schedule of Meetings

WGHS BioSITE 2016-2017 Fall 2016 Teaching and Training Schedule
Date	Day/Time	Subject	Activities
10/25	Tues 9:30 am Tutorial	Introduction, Overview	Inquiry investigation
11/1	Tues 9:30 am Tutorial	Content Training	Compost, trash timeline, chickens
11/8	Tues 9:30 am Tutorial	Content Training	Seed dissection, seed planting, Frankenstein plant
11/22	Tues 9:30 am Tutorial	Mentorship Training	Working with 4th graders, teaching tips
11/29	Tues 9:30 am Tutorial	Final Prep/Logistics	Review logistics
12/2	Friday 4th Period 10:15-12:05	4th Grader Teaching Day – Booksin Group 1
12/9	Friday 4th Period 10:15-12:05	4th Grader Teaching Day – Booksin Group 2

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BioSITE Pilot Blog

Visit the BioSITE Pilot blog at http://wghsbiosite.blogspot.com.

Mr. Bursch, Students, and ESLP Native Garden Projects Make the Local News!

On Thursday, May 14,  ABC 7 News (KGO-TV) put together and aired the following story on SJUSD's evaluation of a native plant landscaping project that started at Willow Glen High as a student service learning project:

http://abc7news.com/education/science-lesson-may-save-water-for-district-in-san-jose/723530/

SJUSD facilities supervisor Nick Nakao is presently working with other district personnel to determine how to implement the concept at sites district-wide.



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