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Whether you’re teaching workshops or after school programs,
or science class or summer camp, Teaching Conservation
brings fun, interactive learning to your students.
Participants receive hands-on training, curriculum guide, additional
program resources and certificate of completion. PLU credit available
for 10+ hour workshops. Please call or visit our website for a schedule
or for more information about scheduling a workshop for your organization.
Class size: 10 minimum; 25 maximum. Workshop fees vary.
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Native Seasons: Georgia’s Flora & Fauna
(6-10 hours)
When you study the natural world you see that life has few definitive
beginnings and endings, but rather passes through stages that are
part of a continuing cycle. As the seasons revolve, many organisms
alter their routines to compensate for the changing temperatures and
available food. In this interactive workshop you will explore the
changes that occur in the flora and fauna throughout the Georgia seasons.
Interdisciplinary activities promote critical thinking and team-building
skills, and are a great addition to any outdoor classroom lesson plan.
(Georgia Conservancy’s Native Seasons curriculum provided) |
Georgia’s Native Waters
(6-10 hours)
Designed to be more than conservation education this curriculum
is 212 pages of interdisciplinary lessons and over 55 activities for
kindergarten through twelfth grade students that inspire them to
apply classroom knowledge to real-world situations through the investigation
of many of Georgia's amazing aquatic ecosystems as found in each of
Georgia’s five diverse eco-regions, while at the same time connecting
how community values can impact these areas. (Georgia Conservancy’s
Native Seasons curriculum provided) |
Biodiversity Basics: Exploring the Web of Life
Biodiversity is short for biological diversity—the variety of
living things on Earth. Our planet is so rich with life that scientists
don’t even know for sure how many different kinds of organisms
may exist. The sheer variety of species on Earth—from microscopic
bacteria to blue whales the length of a city block—is pretty
impressive on its own. But biodiversity isn’t limited to the
numbers and kinds of organisms. Biodiversity also includes Earth’s
ecosystems: its wetlands, forests, oceans, marshes, rock outcrops,
and all the other environments where species live. This interactive
workshop explores the meaning of biodiversity, its significance, current
status, and measures taken to protect it as it pertains to a Georgia
outdoor classroom. (World Wildlife Fund’s Biodiversity Basics
curriculum provided) |
Discovering Schoolyard Habitats
(6-10 hours)
Creating schoolyard habitats provides an opportunity for school communities
(students, educators, administration and community members) to learn
the benefits of and steps involved in creating a National Wildlife
Federation’s Schoolyard Habitats site. Teachers and other community
members will become empowered to create a safe place for wildlife
to call home, and a teaching tool that can provide interdisciplinary,
hands-on outdoor learning opportunities for improved student achievement.
Participants experience planning steps and strategies, as well as,
educational activities that get students involved in designing and
making their Schoolyard Habitats Project a success. (National Wildlife
Federation’s Creating a schoolyard Habitat curriculum provided) |
Monarchs Across Georgia I and II
(6-20 hours)
Monarchs Across Georgia (MAG) is the Environmental Education Alliance
of Georgia’s statewide educational initiative. In this interdisciplinary,
inquiry-based workshop you will learn hands-on activities and lessons
related to the life cycle and ecology of the monarch butterfly, techniques
to propagate milkweed, raise caterpillars in your classroom, tag migrating
monarchs and many other exciting lessons and investigation you can
do with your students. (Monarchs in the Classroom curriculum provided) |
Sharing Nature With Preschoolers: 
Workshop for Pre-School & Day-care Center Educators
(3 - 6 hours) This workshop is designed for pre-school and day-care
center instructors who want to incorporate various nature-related
activities into their curriculum. Teachers will be introduced to numerous
hands-on, sensory activities appropriate for 3-6 year-olds. They will
also examine activity guides and other resources. Topics include plants,
birds, insects, crafts, nature games and more. |
Wetlands as Habitats 
(6-10 hours)
This interactive program will create awareness among participants
about the important role wetlands play in the health of a watershed
and why conservation efforts should be made to protect the decreasing
number of wildlife habitats that still remain. It will also provide
an excellent opportunity for participants to learn more about biodiversity,
community conservation biology, community relationships and survival
strategies. (Wonders of the Wetlands curriculum provided) |
Leopold Education Project
(LEP) 
An innovative, interdisciplinary, critical thinking, conservation
and environmental education curriculum based on the classic writings
of the renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold. The Leopold Education
Project teaches the public about humanity`s ties to the natural environment
in the effort to conserve and protect the earth`s natural resources.
Participants will receive the Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
and an 87-page curriculum guide. |
Also available: Project Learning Tree, Project WET, Project WILD,
Flying WILD, and National Wildlife Federation’s Wolf Tracks
Educator Workshops
Many of the workshops listed above may be combined for 10-hour,
1 PLU, “Two-for-the price-of-one” workshop. Call for
details.
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