"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot."
Aldo Leopold, from the foreword of A Sand County Almanac
Flying Wild Teacher Trng-Cibolo Nature Ctr Pavilion
| Description: |
Become a Class of 2010 Flying Wild Teacher. Flying WILD makes it easy for teachers to educate their students about birds and their conservation. Hundreds of teachers in the San Antonio region will be trained in the Flying WILD curriculum that engages children in bird conservation and gets kids outdoors! Are you a classroom teacher or environmental educator? Do you work or volunteer for a locally based organization or group? Do you facilitate other Environment Education training programs? Become a Flying WILD Teacher Help reconnect city kids with nature and build science and literacy skills through a focus on birds. Date: June 9 and 10, 2010 Time: 9am – 12pm Location: Eisenhower Park Pavilion OR Date: July 7 and 8, 2010 Time: 9am – 12pm Location: Cibolo Nature Center Pavilion To Register for either Workshop - Contact: Mary Kennedy Email: mbkenned@sbcglobal.net Formal and informal educators will be trained in bird education with the Flying WILD program. Flying WILD will provide interdisciplinary activities and environmental education for educators to help middle school students excel academically with a program that engages students in real inquiry, and meets national science standards. Flying WILD materials provides interactive, interdisciplinary, standards-based activities to help students understand the importance of migratory birds and their conservation. ***Activities are grouped as teacher-led, student-led, or volunteer-led. Teacher workshops: Teachers learn how to conduct WILD lessons, participate in hands-on activities from the activity guide which teaches basic biology, identification and ecology, and bird conservation service learning activities. ***Participants receive great ideas as well as the curriculum guide to take back to their school or organization. Flying WILD is a program of the Council for Environmental Education. www.flyingwild.org Approved for advanced training. |
| Date: | Thursday, July 8, 2010 |
| Repeat Type: | Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - Thursday, July 8, 2010 (every Day) |
| Time: | 9:00am-12:00pm |
| Duration: | 180 minutes |
| Priority: | Medium |
| Access: | Public |
| Created by: | Alamo Area Chapter - Texas Master Naturalists |
| Updated: | Tuesday, June 1, 2010 8:40am |
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