Lillian Ulmer accepted into master's degree program through Miami University's Project Dragonfly and Woodland Park Zoo

2014 May 13

Seattle, Wash. (98125) resident Lillian Ulmer was recently accepted into the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) and will be taking classes toward a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in the biological sciences from Miami University through Project Dragonfly and Woodland Park Zoo. Ulmer is a teacher at Lawton Elementary School. The Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP), co-offered by Miami University's Project Dragonfly and Woodland Park Zoo, is a groundbreaking graduate degree focused on inquiry-driven learning and social change. Through work on the web and at the zoo, AIP master's students use inquiry not only as a tool for integrated learning but also as a powerful agent for student achievement, public engagement and ecological stewardship. Dragonfly's AIP partner institutions include the Chicago Zoological Society-Brookfield Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Denver Zoo, Phoenix Zoo, San Diego Zoo Global, Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo and Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle). 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. For more information about the AIP at Woodland Park Zoo and the seven other partner zoos, visit http://aip.miamioh.edu/. Like Project Dragonfly on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PrjDragonfly.