Return to Parks mainpage                                    Project WOW, Fall, 2009
-- recognizes these people --

Eastern Ilinois University pre-service teachers: for their superb teaching, research, teamwork and enthusiasm

Team 1, Yosemite National Park,   Heather Miller and Kelley Erlenbaugh
Team 2, Denali National Park,   Kylie Stecker and Richard Keinz
Team 3, Yellowstone National Park,   Kelly Welsh and Jennifer Gorman
Team 4, Mesa Verde and Grand Canyon National Parks,   Ashley Dockins and Rick Harper
Team 5, Mr. Rushmore National Park,   Meredith Beard and Amber Warmbier
Team 6, Everglades National Park,   Kelly Huston and Justin Gross
Team 7, Niagara Falls National Park,   Maggie Dean and Samantha Neil
Team 8, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site,   Angela Norris and Elizabeth Gutierrez
Team 9, Plimoth Plantation Historic Site,   Anna Morris and Sarah Milen
Team 10, Oregon Trail, National Historic Trail,   Abby Steinway and Kallie Adkins
Team 11, Appalachian Trail and Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cassie Kalebich, Ashleigh Nurdin, Amy Rigney
Team 12, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,   Andrea Thurman and Mallory Seaman

Carl Sandburg School
Third grade team members
: for their great learning, inquiry, and enthusiasm
Mr. Chad Burgett, principal
Mr. Rob Ulm, assistant principal

Eastern Illinois University, Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education
Dr. Joy Russell, Chair
Dr. Tom Grissom, director, Instructional Technology Center
Mrs. Terry Hyder, supervisor, Instructional Technology Center

Q. T. Luong (www.terragalleria.com) for permission to use his
outstanding photographs of the national parks
Creative commons artists of magnatune.com for music for podcasts

-- Standing ovations to all from --
Project WOW co-directors: Mrs. Conwell, Mrs. Miller, Carl Sandburg School, and Mrs. Barford, EIU