Koleen Haldeman

Koleen Haldeman used a scholarship grant to visit Churchill, Canada, and subsequently integrated her observations of polar bears and Arctic ecosystems into various science courses in Nebraska. By combining personal accounts with WWF resources, she taught students about genetic adaptation, the biomagnification of toxins, and community-based coexistence strategies, aiming to make climate change and conservation feel immediate and relevant to students in the Midwest.

• Koleen Haldeman integrated her expedition findings into several specific academic areas: comparative anatomy to study heat conservation, genetics to explore population adaptation and hybridization between grizzly and polar bears, and conservation service learning to analyze human-wildlife coexistence via classical conditioning.
• The curriculum connected local actions in the Midwest to Arctic environmental health by teaching students about the biomagnification of toxic chemicals in aquatic environments.
• WWF website resources were used to supplement the educator's experience, providing students with information on species monitoring, climate resilience, and community-based polar bear safety protocols in Churchill.

APA

Haldeman, K. (n.d.). Koleen Haldeman. WWF International. https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/teaching-resources/wild-classroom-spotlight/koleen-haldeman/

Chicago

Haldeman, Koleen. Koleen Haldeman. WWF International, n.d. https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/teaching-resources/wild-classroom-spotlight/koleen-haldeman/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |last1=Haldeman |first1=Koleen |title=Koleen Haldeman |publisher=WWF International |url=https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/teaching-resources/wild-classroom-spotlight/koleen-haldeman/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{haldemanndkoleen, author = {Haldeman, Koleen}, title = {{Koleen Haldeman}}, institution = {WWF International}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/teaching-resources/wild-classroom-spotlight/koleen-haldeman/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }