Selected Current Presentations and Publications
 
Presentations
 
2007 Midwest Environmental Education Conference. Topic: Moving the Classroom
           Outdoors: Creating Dynamic Teaching Environments (co-presenting with Dr. Louise
           Fleming) October, 2007.
 
National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, November,
           2007,“A Change of Pace and Place: Using the Outdoors as a Teaching Tool.”
 
 Invited speaker: The College of Wooster Science Education Workshop Series. Topic:
            Schoolyard Enhanced Learning. (August, 2007)
 
Ohio Middle School Association Conference – Winter, 2007
                  Topic: Implementing Resident Outdoor Education in the Middle School Program
 
Environmental Education Council of Ohio Annual Conference- Cleveland, Ohio –Spring,
2006 Topic: Use of GPS in a Middle School Setting
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 National Middle School Association National Conference, Philadelphia, PA in November,
             2005. Topic: Teaching in the Outdoors.
 
 Ohio Middle School Association state conference - Toledo, Ohio. Topic: Using GPS as a  
            Middle School Motivator.
 
            Invited keynote speaker: Northeast Ohio Environmental Education Council 23rd Annual              
            Winter Workshop, Peninsula, Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley National Park), February, 2006.
            Topic: Plugged in, but Tuned Out.
 
            Invited presenter: The College of Wooster, Science Education Workshop Series. Topic:
           Inquiry Teaching. August, 2005
 
             Ohio Middle School Association Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio, Spring, 2004,
             Developing School Camping Programs.
 
             Environmental Education Council of Ohio Annual Conference, Mt. Sterling, Ohio ( Deer
             Creek), Spring, 2004: Using GPS as a Teaching Tool.
 
             Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Annual State Conference, August,
             2004: Using Group Initiatives to Develop a Sense of Team.
 
             National Middle School Association National Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
            November, 2004: Resident Outdoor Education: Moving from the Classroom to the
           Campfire.
 
             National Middle School Association Symposium on Middle Level Teacher Preparation,
             Columbus, Ohio, February, 2005 ( co-presented with Dave Kommer and Joan
            Knickerbocker).
 
             Northeast Ohio Environmental Education Council 23rd Annual Winter Workshop,
             Peninsula, Ohio ( Cuyahoga Valley National Park), February, 2005: Developing Sensory
            Awareness in the Outdoors.
 
 
Ohio Association of Litter Prevention and Recycling Professional Winter Conference, December, 2003. ( Delivered the keynote address).
 
Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Conservation Districts Annual State Conference, August 12-14, 2003  (Delivered the keynote address)

National Middle School Association National Conference for Professors of Middle Level Education, Charlotte, North Carolina (2003)
 
 Ohio Middle School Association Annual Conferences, Spring, (2000-2007) Presented
             concurrent sessions each year.
 
 2002 Midwest Regional Environmental Education Conference, St. Charles, Illinois
 
Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Annual State conferences (1999-2003). Presented concurrent sessions each year.
 
            National Middle School Association Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November, 2000.
 
            Ohio Environmental Education Research Symposium, March, 2001
 
            Northeast Regional Winter Conference of the Environmental Education Council of Ohio (February 1999-2004)
 
            Faculty College presentation on WebCt - May, 2003
 
Three day Inquiry Teaching Workshop for Ohio Board of Regents Grant in collaboration with Van Wert County Schools and Educational Service Center. Collaborative presentation with Dr. Matt Arthur of the AU Chemistry Department.
 
Two session presentation concerning instructional design for education interns at the Cuyahoga Valley Environmental education Center, located in the Cuyahoga National Park near Peninsula, Ohio (2001 and 2003).
 
Two session presenter for the Dalton Local School District concerning the use of the outdoors as an instructional tool ( 2002).
 
Co-presented with Dr. Matt Arthur as part of a Project Discovery Grant developed in collaboration with Ashland University and the East Holmes Local School District in Holmes County (2002)
 
            Featured co-presenter for the East Regional Professional Development Center's "Creating  the Arts Course of Study” workshop, February, 1998
 
            Presenter, state convention of the Environmental Education Council of Ohio -   (1995, 1996, 2000,  2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008.)
 
Publications
 
Broda, H.W. (2007)  Schoolyard-enhanced learning: Using the outdoors as an instructional tool, K-8. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers.
           
Broda, H.W.  (2006) “Using the outdoors as a teaching tool”. Middle Matters- National Association of Elementary School Principals, 15, No. 1.
 
 Broda, H.W. (2006) Book review of Introduction to Middle School, by Sara Davis Powell.  American Secondary Education Journal(Summer, 2006).
 
Broda, H.W. (2004). Using online instruction to deliver a discussion-intensive format. Mid-Western Educational Researcher.
 
Broda, H.W. Resident outdoor education: A dynamic example of experiential learning. The National Society for Experiential Education Quarterly, Summer, 2003.
 
 Broda, H.W. and Baxter, R.E. Using GIS and GPS technology as an instructional tool. The Clearing House, 76 (1), September/October 2002, 49-52.
 
 Broda, H.W. and Baxter, R.E. Using GIS and GPS technology as an instructional tool. The Social Studies,  94(4), July/August 2003, 158-160. (Invited reprinting of the of the above Clearing                       House article).
 
 Broda. H.W. (2003) Taking your class outside. In J. Braus, (Ed.), Windows on the wild: Oceans of life (pp. 78-79). Washington, D.C.: The World Wildlife Fund.
 
 Broda, H.W. A change of pace and place: Middle school students and the outdoors. The Journal of the New England League of Middle Schools. XV (1), Fall, 2002, 31-33.
 
 Broda, H.W. (2002). Learning in and for the outdoors. National Middle School Journal, 33(3), 34-38.
 
 Broda. H.W. (2001). The environment as an integrating context for learning. In J. Meredith  (Ed), Environment in Ohio education: Support through research symposium (pp 16-22). Akron, Ohio: Environmental Education Council of Ohio.
 
 Broda, H.W. The Ashland University middle grade teacher preparation program. Ohio Middle School Journal, 26 (2), 28-30.
 
 Broda, H.W. (1999). [Review of the book Rubrics: A handbook for construction and use]. American Secondary Education Journal, Winter, 1999.
 
 Broda, H.W., Baisden, C. and Broda, M.W. We’re more alike than different: helping middle school students understand and appreciate persons with special needs. Ohio Middle School Journal. 26 (1),
 
 Broda, H.W. (2000) Outdoor education: the time is ripe. (EECO Green Papers Monograph No. 2). Columbus, Ohio: Environmental Education Council of Ohio.
 
 Broda, H.W. (2001). Teacher career stages and local professional development committees: a powerful linkage. Ohio ASCD Journal, 4 (1), 4-6.
 
 Reviewer/editorial consultant for  "Biodiversity Basics", a new teacher resource publication  produced by the World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C.                          
 
 Invited reviewer for the document Best Practices for Environmental Education  published by Ohio EE 2000: A strategic Plan for Environmental education in Ohio.