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Georgia's Native Seasons and Monarchs in the Classroom Workshop
Location:Cochran Mill Nature Center 6300 Cochran Mill Road Palmetto, GA (South Fulton County) Date: Friday, September 10 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM; Saturday, September 11 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM *Must attend both days to receive 1 PLU
Audience: Classroom teachers, nonformal educators, scout and youth leaders, homeschool educators, or anyone interested in the environment
Cost: $38 for both days includes curricula, resources, & make and takes Deadline for registration is August 25. Directions and program details mailed out upon registration. Cancellation policy: Full refund given if notice is at least two weeks prior to the workshop date.
Georgia's Native Seasons: When you study the natural world you discover that life has few definite beginnings and endings, but rather passes through stages that are part of a continuing cycle. In this interactive workshop you will explore the changes that occur in the flora and fauna throughout the Georgia seasons. The over 120 hands-on activities are great addition to any outdoor classroom lesson plan. Curriculum and resources provided.
Monarchs in the Classroom: Discover ways to use the biology and ecology of butterflies to bring diverse science concepts to life. Learn the skills necessary to raise, care for, and study monarchs in your classroom. Practice propagating various species of milkweed plants, the larval monarch's only food source. Also, learn ways to make your schoolyard or backyard an attractive habitat for monarchs and many other butterflies. You will also learn to identify common butterflies and ways to help to monitor their populations and submit the collected data.
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Georgia's Native Habitats
Come learn about some of Georgia's amazing aquatic habitats through interactive lessons from Georgia Native Waters and Project WET. The workshop will include a combination of hands-on activities from the two curricula, exhibit tours, andgroup discussion to promote awareness, conservation, and appreciation of Georgia's natural habitats.
Location: Georgia Aquarium 225 Baker Street, Atlanta, GA 30313
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010 from 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM and Friday, September 24, 2010 from 8:00 AM - 4:000 PM *Must attend both days to receive 1 PLU
Targeted Audience: Workshop will be geared for educators of grades 2 - 5. However, all classroom educators are welcome. Registration fee: $25.00 per person for curricula, resource materials, dinner and lunch and access to the aquarium ($100 value). Deadline for registration is September 10, 2010. Register early, as there are only 20 spaces. Directions and program details mailed out upon registration. Cancellation policy: Full refund given if notice is at least two weeks prior to the workshop date.
Georgia's Native Waters: Designed to be more than conservation education, it is an interdisciplinary set of environmental education 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, while at the same time connecting how community values can impact these areas.
Project WET: Facilitates and promotes awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of water resources through the dissemination of classroom-ready teaching aids. The curriculum guide contains over 90 broad-based water resource activities that were developed and field-tested by over 600 educators and resource managers working with 34,000 students nationwide..
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Georgia's Native Seasons and The Leopold Education Project Workshop
Location: Cobb County Water System 662 S. Cobb Drive Marietta, GA 30006
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM (The Leopold Education Project) Tuesday, October 26, 2010 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Georgia's Native Seasons) *Must attend both days to receive 1 PLU
Audience: Classroom teachers, nonformal educators, scout and youth leaders, homeschool educators, or anyone interested in the environment
Cost: $38 for both days includes curricula, resources, & make and takes or $ Deadline for registration is October 2. Directions and program details mailed out upon registration. Cancellation policy: Full refund given if notice is at least two weeks prior to the workshop date.
Georgia's Native Seasons: When you study the natural world you discover that life has few definite beginnings and endings, but rather passes through stages that are part of a continuing cycle. In this interactive workshop you will explore the changes that occur in the flora and fauna throughout the Georgia seasons. The over 120 hands-on activities are great addition to any outdoor classroom lesson plan. Curriculum and resources provided.
The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is 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. It compliments existing EE curricula. Participants will receive the Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold and an 87-page curriculum guide.
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Let's Go Native!
Georgia's Native Seasons and Native Waters Workshop
Location: Funk Heritage Center Reinhardt College 7300 Reinhardt College Parkway Waleska, GA 30183
Date and Times: Friday, January 28, 2011 4;30 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM *Must attend both days to receive 1 PLU
Registration fee: $35.00 per person, includes 2 curricula and numerous resources. Deadline for registration is January 22. Directions and program details mailed out upon registration. Cancellation policy: Full refund given if notice is at least two weeks prior to the workshop date.
Georgia's Native Waters: 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's Native Seasons: When you study the natural world you discover that life has few definite 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.
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