This recording captures the Nov. 18, 2024 Learn & Connect workshop. In this workshop, Dr. Katie Spellman and Dr. Elena Sparrow talk about scenario storytelling, an innovative model for citizen/community science developed as part of the Winterberry project. This model turns data into stories and pathways to action, engaging youth and the broader community.
Elena Sparrow, Ph.D - Dr. Elena Bautista Sparrow serves as co-lead of the NNA-CO’s education and outreach field office at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She is a Research Professor and Education Outreach Director at UAF’s International Arctic Research Center, bringing more than 20 years experience working with educators and community members in engaging youth in environmental and earth science in Alaska and beyond. She established the Alaska GLOBE program a year after the GLOBE program, currently a 122- country citizen science network, launched worldwide in 1995.
Katie Spellman, Ph.D - Katie Spellman is an expert in Alaska's wild berries, invasive plants, community and public engagement in science, and climate change education.
