Thanks to workshop participants and leaders

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Chestnut Science in Education Workshop on Saturday, October 4th! Special thanks to Dr. Carolyn Keiffer for making the trip from Ohio, and for putting a great deal of thought, effort and energy into her presentation and planning for a hands on process. Special thanks also to Kay Quam for lending her formidable professional talents to planning and guiding the process. And special thanks to each of our expert group leaders.

Jim Egenrieder has generously volunteered to transcribe the written plans and notes from the workshop sessions so that we will be able to share them with all participants within the next couple of days.

Kathy Marmet
Education Chair, Maryland Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation
VP for Education, VA Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation

Chestnuts in Education Workshop - October 4

A regional workshop presented by the Maryland chapter of

The American Chestnut Foundation

Saturday, october 4, 2008

11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Izaak Walton League National Headquarters

707 Conservation Lane

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Featured Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Howes Keiffer, Associate Professor of Botany, Miami University, Ohio, a leader in both chestnut research and k-12 education.

• Learn from pioneering educators who use the american chestnut story to create quality learning experiences


• Share your experiences and challenges


• Explore hands on chestnut materials


• Take home new chestnut science resources


• Shape the future of tacf education initiatives by helping tacf learn the needs of educators who seek to use chestnut restoration science in their teaching

Participating chestnut experts and educators

We invite TACF members and educators from throughout the region to join us for this exciting program. If you have experience relevant to teaching chestnut restoration science, please contact education chair Kathy Marmet at kathymarmet@gmail.com/540-253-5205 and plan to share your ideas, resources and experiences.

Directions to Izaak Walton League National Headquarters

Participants are welcome to attend a brief MDTACF annual meeting at 10:30 am. This education workshop includes a picnic lunch from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. No charge-open to all.