Julie Poth

Poth's "Top Notch Bird Watch" is an interdisciplinary project run in conjunction with Cornell University and the University of Florida that allows students to contribute to the scientific understanding of the natural world with an emphasis on ornithology. As part of the project, students throughout the district venture to Boyd Hill Nature Park - a 700-acre nature preserve - to identify birds, ask scientific questions, collect and analyze data, and publish findings, art, and stories in the national student newspaper Birdscope. This project allows students to practice research and analysis skills and gives them an opportunity to be part of real scientific research through the art of bird watching.