Maria Curley, M.Ed.

I am an Education Specialist at the Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. I work in partnership with the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) at LMU to design high quality urban ecology science curriculum for LTELs, long-term English learners. One of our teaching modules is on hummingbirds and students are fascinated by them! We hope to involve students and teachers in this investigation by sharing our scientific methods and results. They too can design similar investigations on their school campuses. We are looking forward to having students of all ages join us in our exploration of how hummingbirds do or don't use torpor during the nesting season. We believe this investigation will inspire students to think of deeper questions such as, how do hummingbirds manage their 'energy budget' throughout the day, and how do humans impact their biological, physiological, and social processes?

October 2016