Mr. Scott Danville
Current NYS Master Teacher Academy Member
New York State MASTER TEACHER EMERITUS
Beekmantown Central School District
Scott Danville earned his BS and MEd in Earth Science Secondary Education from SUNY Plattsburgh. In the classroom for more than 25 years, Mr. Danville teaches Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science and Regents Earth Science at Beekmantown High School where he integrates technology into his classroom in many ways. His AP Environmental Science students create documentaries as a tool for learning about real-world science ( https://HaltingHades.com), and his Earth science students create green-screen TV-news style weather forecasts.
Mr. Danville also serves as Research and Content Coordinator for the Institute of Climate Studies, USA ( http://ICSUSA.org). He is also active in professional associations, leading workshops to share his "applied learning environments" at science teacher conferences. As a NYS Master Teacher, Mr. Danville participated in the "NCMasterTeacher.org" workshop, and "Moodle Everything!," and also enjoys regional meetings with fellow Master Teachers.
Check out Mr. Danville's Applied Learning Environments
Beekmantown Seismic Station - Mr. Danville's Regents Earth Science seismometer
Beekmantown Weather Station - Mr. Danville's grant-funded district weather station
Students as TV Meteorologists - Mr. Danville's Regents Earth science students as TV Meteorologists
https://HaltingHades.com - Mr. Danville's AP Environmental science student-made film about climate change on Amazon Prime Video
https://ClimateSkies.com - Mr. Danville's AP Environmental science student-made film about Whiteface Mountain's Atmospheric Science Research Center
https://EPOTS.earthscienceiscool.com - Eagle Pride on the Sky - wireless weathercam
https://EPITS.EarthScienceIsCool.com - Eagle Pride in the Sky - Weather balloon with self-tracking and programmed photography
https://TEACH.EarthScienceIsCool.com - Mr. Danville's Earth Science Teacher Site for Earth and Environmental science teachers