Workshop: Unlocking Student Voice: Integrating AI, Resilience, and Truckee Meadows Science
Duration: One-Hour (In-Person, Free)
This free, one-hour professional development workshop introduces the "Green Voice Educator with AI," a scalable, practical teaching methodology designed for K-12 educators across the Truckee Meadows region. The program aims to transform basic science education by integrating it with student wellness and effective communication practices for immediate use in your classroom.
Learn how to use local ecology—from the Truckee River watershed to high desert plant life—as a framework for building emotional resilience and confidence. We introduce a structured public speaking methodology for science interpretation, guiding students to creatively communicate natural history through projects like ecology play writing, ten-minute assembly speeches, and local blogging. You will review our adaptive AI platform, which acts as a responsive tool for teachers, providing real-time curriculum scaffolding and communication rubrics.
About the Instructor
Marvin Tanner is a Presenter and Mentor for SCORE Northern Nevada and a former National Park Service Ranger. He uniquely bridges the gap between technology and the environment, holding a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, and published the Masters Thesis: Artificial Intelligence for Natural Resource Administration. At the University level having taught Environmental Science and Ecoogy as the basic science requirement for Non Science Majors.
His background includes developing adaptive AI tools to improve basic science and math literacy for diverse student populations, and he leverages his expertise as an NPS Interpreter to train educators on structured public speaking, making complex ecological topics accessible and engaging for all students.
Why Teachers Should Attend:
Attending this free session offers direct input on a groundbreaking educational program being developed using AI for the youth in the community. You will acquire a new, cross-curricular framework for fostering student resilience and practical public speaking skills—the most critical competencies for future success—using no-cost, nature-based activities. Help us ensure this innovative, AI-supported methodology is perfectly tailored to the needs of your local classroom.
