Matthew Kollstedt receives master's degree from Miami University through Project Dragonfly and Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

2014 May 5

Fairfield, Ohio (45014) resident Matthew Kollstedt will graduate with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in the biological sciences from Miami University in May 2014, as a member of the most recent class of graduates from the Advanced Inquiry Program.

Kollstedt works a science teacher at Fairfield Intermediate School.

The Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP), co-offered by Miami University's Project Dragonfly and Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 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 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and the seven other partner zoos, visit http://aip.miamioh.edu/.

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