Wild About Georgia Educator Workshop
June 20, 21,22, 2006
Presented
By: Georgia
Conservancy
Open to the Public
Registration deadline is June 5, 2006
Instructor: Karen Garland, Environmental Education
Coordinator
Time: 8:30
a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (lunch will be provided)
2 PLUs available for attending all 3 days
1 PLU available for attending 2 days
No PLU for attending 1 day, Reinhardt
College CEU's available
Target
Audience:
Classroom teachers, home-school parents, scout leaders,
other youth group leaders, and the general public.
Course
Description:
Day 1 -
Georgia's Native Seasons: In this interactive workshop you
will explore the changes that occur in the flora and fauna
throughout the Georgia seasons. Curriculum and resource will be
provided including over 80 hands-on activities which are a great
addition to any outdoor classroom lesson plan.
Day 2 -
Project Wild: This program emphasizes the ecological values
of wildlife, as well as its importance as a basis for
teaching how ecosystems function. Curriculum and resources
provided.
Day 3 -
Monarchs Across Georgia: Discover ways to use the lifecycle
of the monarch butterfly to learn the skills necessary to raise,
care for, and study them in your classroom. also, make
your schoolyard or backyard an attractive habitat for monarchs
and many other butterflies. Practice the skills involved
in catching and tagging monarch butterflies. Curriculum
and resources provided.
Registration
fee: $30 per person for one workshop. $55 for two workshops and
$70 for all three workshops.
Karen Garland
by phone (404) 876-2900 x 113
or E-mail:
kgarland@gaconservancy.org
Register Online:
http://www.georgiaconservancy.org/Event/List.asp
Links to Previous Educator
Workshops
Georgia
Humanities Council Grant funds 2005
Teachers' Workshop
The Funk
Heritage Center presented a professional
development workshop for teachers June
6, 7 and 8 of 2005. The three day
workshop was the result of a $5,488
grant from the Georgia Humanities
Council. The program was entitled
“Native Americans of the Southeast: A
Curriculum Based Workshop and Practicum
for Teachers.” Link above has more
information.
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