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Author: Betsy Mitchell

Betsy Mitchell

Betsy Mitchell, PhD, is the UC Berkeley Natural History Museums coordinator for Exploring California Biodiversity’s outreach program. Dr. Mitchell has 15 years of experience managing science outreach projects, developing inquiry-based and NGSS science activities for students, doing workshops for teachers, and supervising graduate students working in K–12 classrooms and field settings. She is trained as a scientist, and has taught natural science to undergraduates, teachers, and K–12 students in informal and formal settings.

Betsy Mitchell, PhD, is the UC Berkeley Natural History Museums coordinator for Exploring California Biodiversity’s outreach program. Dr. Mitchell has 15 years of experience managing science outreach projects, developing inquiry-based and NGSS science activities for students, doing workshops for teachers, and supervising graduate students working in K–12 classrooms and field settings. She is trained as a scientist, and has taught natural science to undergraduates, teachers, and K–12 students in informal and formal settings.

Articles by Author: Betsy Mitchell

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Energy, Gardens, and Engineering: Alameda Elementary Environmental Literacy Summer Institute 2019

Posted By  Betsy Mitchell , Joanna Totino
  • ON November 4, 2019

“I need a glue gun!” “Should we use black or white paper?” “Think about the angle.” “Let’s try putting the foil here.” “Should we seal it completely?” If you were at Bay Farm School in Alameda on June 12, 2019,...

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Exploring Environmental Literacy and Earth Science with Elementary Teachers in Alameda

Posted By  Betsy Mitchell , Joanna Totino
  • ON January 10, 2019

When I think of environmental literacy as a kinder[garten] teacher, I carefully look at how I will provide my students with a strong base to feel comfortable exploring their environment to not only gain an appreciation of their surroundings, but...

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Reflections on the Alameda Elementary Environmental Literacy Summer Institute 2017

Posted By  Betsy Mitchell , Joanna Totino
  • ON March 5, 2018

“This was a wonderful week—fun balanced with lots of things to take away and try with my kids … a much deeper appreciation of environmental literacy.” The first of three planned Elementary Environmental Literacy Summer Institutes was presented to K–5...

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