Kristina Schaad
  • Biological Science
  • Class of 2015
  • Westminster, Colorado

Kristina Schaad earns Miami University master's degree with coursework through Project Dragonfly and Denver Zoological Foundation

2016 Jan 11

Westminster, Colo., resident Kristina Schaad has earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in the Biological Sciences from Miami University with coursework through Project Dragonfly and Denver Zoological Foundation.

Since being accepted to the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) master's degree in 2013, Schaad has explored conservation and education at Denver Zoological Foundation, while also conducting projects that have made a difference in the Westminster area. Schaad is a high-school science teacher at Legacy High School.

The AIP, a groundbreaking graduate degree focused on inquiry-driven learning and social change, combines coursework at Denver Zoological Foundation with collaborative work in Dragonfly's web-based learning communities.

Since 2004 Dragonfly and its U.S. and international partner institutions have engaged more than 1,850 people in firsthand education and conservation research in communities and zoos throughout the country and at critical field sites in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Americas.

Project Dragonfly reaches millions of people each year through inquiry-driven learning media, public exhibits and graduate programs worldwide. Dragonfly is based in the department of biology at Miami University, a state university in Oxford, Ohio. Miami was established in 1809 and is listed as one of the eight original Public Ivies.

The AIP is accepting applications for the 2016 cohort until Feb. 28, 2016, at http://AIP.MiamiOH.edu. Like Project Dragonfly on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PrjDragonfly.