Who We Are
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The National Biodiversity Teach-in is a class project designed to raise awareness about Biodiversity!
Our goal for NBTI each year is to provide accurate information, great ideas, and connect professionals working in the biodiversity field to participants around the world!
How Did The NBTI Project Begin?
In 2012, Ms. Deb McMullen and Mrs. Brigid Trimble’s Environmental Science classes at Elgin High School learned about the saddening story of Martha the Passenger Pigeon. Following this opportunity, both classes became more interested in educating others about the importance of biodiversity.
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In the fall of 2014, Elgin High School’s Environmental Science classes launched the first National Biodiversity Teach-In (NBTI), hosting a total of 17 presentations and 6500 participants from all over the U.S., Canada, and even India!
The NBTI is currently facilitated by Mrs. Trimble & Ms. Mallen’s environmental science classes at EHS with support from Ms. McMullen who is now the U-46 Science Coordinator. Each year, our students have a specific job to make this program happen from marketing, communications, website design and updates, social media, taking action, and management.
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What Does the NBTI Project Look Like Today?
To date, through further development, the NBTI project has now seen over 100,000 participants from more than 25 different countries! These participants are from public and private educational institutions, home-schooled students, private citizens, and conservation organizations, with some even being Grassroot Heroes!
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The NBTI project has been continuously student-facilitated by Elgin High School’s environmental science courses. Every year, students work in various areas of Marketing, Communications, Website Design and Updates, Social Media, Management, and more. Working alongside teachers Brigid Trimble and Brittney Mallen, as well as Ms. Deb McMullen who is now the U.46 Science Coordinator, we bring the NBTI to fruition year after year!
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We hope you are able to learn from our NBTI project, finding it useful and helpful in creating your own ideas, and we hope to see you as a participant in one of our Webinar Presentations this February!
The National Biodiversity Teach-in is a class project designed to raise awareness about Biodiversity!
Our goal for NBTI each year is to provide accurate information, great ideas, and connect professionals working in the biodiversity field to participants around the world!
How Did The NBTI Project Begin?
In 2012, Ms. Deb McMullen and Mrs. Brigid Trimble’s Environmental Science classes at Elgin High School learned about the saddening story of Martha the Passenger Pigeon. Following this opportunity, both classes became more interested in educating others about the importance of biodiversity.
​
In the fall of 2014, Elgin High School’s Environmental Science classes launched the first National Biodiversity Teach-In (NBTI), hosting a total of 17 presentations and 6500 participants from all over the U.S., Canada, and even India!
The NBTI is currently facilitated by Mrs. Trimble & Ms. Mallen’s environmental science classes at EHS with support from Ms. McMullen who is now the U-46 Science Coordinator. Each year, our students have a specific job to make this program happen from marketing, communications, website design and updates, social media, taking action, and management.
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What Does the NBTI Project Look Like Today?
To date, through further development, the NBTI project has now seen over 100,000 participants from more than 25 different countries! These participants are from public and private educational institutions, home-schooled students, private citizens, and conservation organizations, with some even being Grassroot Heroes!
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The NBTI project has been continuously student-facilitated by Elgin High School’s environmental science courses. Every year, students work in various areas of Marketing, Communications, Website Design and Updates, Social Media, Management, and more. Working alongside teachers Brigid Trimble and Brittney Mallen, as well as Ms. Deb McMullen who is now the U.46 Science Coordinator, we bring the NBTI to fruition year after year!
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We hope you are able to learn from our NBTI project, finding it useful and helpful in creating your own ideas, and we hope to see you as a participant in one of our Webinar Presentations this February!