Featured Resources
Teaching Resources
Be sure to check out our 4DEE Scholars and their recent publications in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE)! 4DEE scholars participated in our Faculty Mentoring Network sessions.
Meet our 4DEE Scholars and view their Teaching Resources
4DEE AM Posters
Transforming ecology major courses to meet the goals of the ESA-endorsed 4DEE curricular framework
Authors: Carmen R. Cid, Alan R. Berkowitz, Kimberly A. Bjorgo-Thorne, Jennifer H. Doherty, Kenneth M. Klemow, George Middendorf, Teresa Mourad, Vikki L. Rodgers, and Amanda E. Sorensen
Applying ESA’s 4DEE framework to guide the development of ecological literacy for non-majors
Authors: Vikki L. Rodgers, Alan R. Berkowitz, Kimberly A. Bjorgo-Thorne, Carmen R. Cid, Jennifer H. Doherty, Kenneth M. Klemow, George Middendorf, Teresa Mourad, and Amanda E. Sorensen
Annotated Syllabus for Field Botany at Wilkes University
This resource is a syllabus for a Field Botany course at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The course is offered during the summer of even-numbered years. The syllabus has been annotated to show how it addresses the four dimensions of the 4DEE framework.
Assessment
Laverty JT, Underwood SM, Matz RL, Posey LA, Carmel JH, et al. (2016) Characterizing College Science Assessments: The Three-Dimensional Learning Assessment Protocol. PLOS ONE 11(9): e0162333. [PDF File] https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162333
Extravaganza Assessment Presentation
Assess What’s Important: Creating 4DEE Aligned Assessments That Show How Students Use Their Ecological Knowledge
Organized by: Amanda E. Sorensen, Michigan State University
Co-organized by: Jennifer H. Doherty, University of Washington and Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University
4DEE Brochures
Looking for a way to get your courses pointed in the right direction? Check out our newest brochure!
Transforming Ecology Courses to 4D!
Want something to distribute when giving talks about the framework? Use this brochure to get people a quick overview of the 4DEE framework.
Introductory Video to 4DEE
Watch this 5-minute video to get a sense of why 4DEE was created. Presented by Alan Berkowitz.