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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>News Release<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jan. 10, 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Dave Kvamme, OFRI – 971-673-2948 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OFRI offers framework for forest literacy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PORTLAND, Ore. – A new framework for Oregon forest literacy, developed over the past 12 months by a diverse statewide group, is now available on the Internet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Spearheaded by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, the Oregon Forest Literacy Program, a K-12 Conceptual Guide to Teaching and Learning about Oregon Forests, presents a conceptual framework for educating Oregon’s K-12 students about forests. The guide was made possible in part through a “Learn and Serve for Sustainability” grant from the Oregon Department of Education, jointly awarded to the Tillamook School District and OFRI.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“As citizens of an abundantly forested state, Oregonians have a special responsibility to be forest-literate,” said Paul Barnum, OFRI’s executive director. “The literacy framework will enable us to prioritize the goals of our K-12 forest education programs and better align them with academic standards.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Oregon Forest Literacy Program contains two components. The first, called the Scope and Sequence, is a blueprint for helping teachers know what forest concepts to teach and when to teach them. It is built on a foundation of four questions: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What is a forest? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Why are forests important? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How do we sustain our forests? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What is our responsibility to Oregon forests? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Within the framework, 62 concepts build on each other so students can progress from basic awareness to a deeper understanding of forest ecosystems, their importance, their sustainability and how they are managed. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The second component includes templates for service-learning, an instructional and learning strategy in which students apply what they have learned in the classroom to natural-resource-based community service projects. Studies have shown that direct experiences in nature can improve students’ overall academic performance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nearly 70 people participated in the development of the program, including teachers, university faculty, conservationists, foresters, loggers, businesspeople and others. A steering group of education specialists directed the program. A statewide team developed the 62 concepts, which were reviewed by an even broader group of stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Beginning in the spring, OFRI will offer a series of workshops for forestry educators and professionals tied to the program. These workshops will help educators correlate classroom activities to the Scope and Sequence as well as to state academic standards. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Oregon Forest Literacy Program is available at Oregonforests.org, along with tools that correlate the forest-literacy concepts to Oregon’s science and social science standards, as well as to OFRI’s other educational materials. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OFRI was created in 1991 by the Oregon legislature to improve public understanding of the state's forest resources and to encourage environmentally sound forest management through education. To learn more about the Oregon Forest Resources Institute and its work, visit OFRI online at Oregonforests.org. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>###<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>