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CFPA's Education Programs Where learning happens... naturally! |
2007 Educational Programs
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CFPA at (860) 346-2372 or education@ctwoodlands.org
ADULTS
WalkConnecticut’s Family Hike
Leader Volunteer TrainingSaturday, May 3, 9 a.m. – noon CFPA Headquarters, Middlefield Share your enthusiasm for the outdoors with others! We are offering a training program for adults interested in connecting children and their families to the natural wonders of our world. Become a trained Family Hike Leader and share your enjoyment of the trails and the outdoors. Family Hike Leaders enjoy flexible schedules and are encouraged to lead just a few hikes a year. These hikes are part of Connecticut Forest & Park Assocation’s WalkConnecticut inititiative, an adventure in fostering lifelong health and connection to the land through a network of outdoor trails and programs. Join WalkConnecticut: the trail to health and happiness. Professional Development Workshops Professional Development Workshops for Teachers and Educators CFPA teaches students how to think, not what to think, about the environment as a sponsor of the award-winning environmental education curriculum Project Learning Tree. For a registration form, contact CFPA 860-346-2372 or email info@ctwoodlands.org; CEU’s available. Workshop fees are $35.00/participant and are held at CFPA headquarters unless otherwise noted. Children's Literature and Nature Friday, February 29, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. PreK-5th grade educators Children's natural affinity for animals and nature provides a wonderful way to enhance their reading, comprehension, communication and other language arts proficiencies. This Project Learning Tree (PLT) workshop uses the forest as a window into the world to explore seasons, habitats, animal groups, trees, life cycles and other environmental topics. PLT teaches students how to think, not what to think, with ready-made lesson plans that can be used within existing curriculum or as thematic units. Literary works from Jean Craighead George, Eric Carle, Leo Lionni, Eve Bunting, Robert Frost and others will be highlighted as exiting ways to engage students in books and natural history that will set them on the path of lifelong reading. Workshop participants actively participate in activities that address literature, science and social studies standards. Participants receive the Project Learning Tree PreK-8 Activity Guide. CT Language Arts Frameworks: Standard 1: Reading and Responding; Standard 3: Communicating with Others. CT Science Framework Content Standards: Structure and Function for 1.2, 1.3, 2.1 – VI and Heredity & Evolution for K.2 – VII. Service Learning with Project Learning Tree Friday, March 14, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Grade 3– 8 educators Get into action and learn activities that introduce your program participants to many important concepts essential to the conservation of natural resources - our forests, water, soil and biodiversity. Project Learning Tree encourages creativity, originality, and flexibility to resolve environmental problems and issues. Inspire and empower youth to become responsible, productive, and participatory members of society. Participants receive the Project Learning Tree PreK-8 Activity Guide and are eligible for PLT GreenWorks! grants. CT Framework Content Standards: Science - Science & Technology in Society (3.4, 6.4), Matter & Energy in Ecosystems (6.2, 4.2) Social Studies - Rights & Responsibilities of Citizens, Human & Environmental Interaction, Limited Resources; Language Arts - Communicating with Others. Your Environmental Workout: COEEA Environmental Education Conference Friday, April 4, 2008 Quinnipiac University, Hamden Annual Connecticut Outdoor & Environmental Education Association (COEEA) Conference filled with workshops, roundtables, networking, and wine tasting. Learn best practices in the environmental education field. Please visit www.coeea.org for updates and conference details. Squish – Train to be a FrogWatcher Wednesday, April 9, 9:30a.m.-12 Noon For all youth group leaders and educators Help scientists conserve frogs and toads. Learn observation skills, “frogging” protocol, data collection, internet monitoring and natural history of Connecticut’s frogs and toads and how to bring this program to your youth and students. Frogwatch USATM is a frog and toad monitoring program managed by National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey. Rubber boots and outdoor clothing recommended. $20/nonmembers; $15 members. Gardening with Native Plants for Wildlife Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. CFPA, Middlefield It’s National Wildlife Week! Learn how to create and enhance wildlife habitat within your own living space, no matter how large or small, to attract wildlife. This engaging program will present information about why yards are important for wildlife, the key components of habitat, basic habitat assessment techniques for your yard and the use of native plants in creating habitats for wildlife. We’ll be inspired to create our own natural space after our visit to a local National Wildlife Federation certified Backyard Wildlife HabitatTM yard. Fee is $20/nonmembers; $15 members. Light refreshments provided. Forest Forensics Arbor Day, Friday, April 25, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Grade 6-8 educators CFPA Headquarters, Middlefield Discover evidence-based activities that connect student’s natural affinity for the outdoors with scientific exploration, literacy and problem-solving. This engaging workshop will prepare teachers for the student Forest Forensics program offered in late spring, or will help them create a Forest Forensics program at their own site. During the student-based Forest Forensics program, the forest plots will be treated as a crime scene. Students will investigate a forestry-related crime as they search for clues and evidence in the role of entomologists, wildlife biologists or foresters. Participants receive the Project Learning Tree (PLT) Activity Guide; CEU’s provided. PLT meets state and national education standards. Friday, May 2, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Every Student Learns Outside Grade K-5 educators CFPA Headquarters, Middlefield Unleash the naturalist in your students. Discover ways to challenge them to explore grade-appropriate environmental issues – from the inside to the outside. Project Learning Tree (PLT) activities suit different learning styles, meet education standards and teach through experiences in nature. All activities feature science as well as reading and technology connections, clear objectives and assessments strategies. This completely hands-on workshop will teach how to use inquiry skills to examine and measure components of different habitats. We'll investigate a variety of factors of an environment, such as sunlight, temperature, wind, soil, plants, and animal life. Participants receive the Project Learning Tree PreK-8 Activity Guide. CT Language Arts Frameworks: Reading and Responding, Communicating with Others. CT Science Framework Content Standards: Scientific Inquiry, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Numeracy. Get Out! Outdoor Learning for Youth Leaders & Camp Counselors Thursday, May 22, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CFPA Headquarters, Middlefield In this fun and lively hands-on workshop, youth group leaders can: Receive help in planning nature programs relevant to group’s own site; Learn age-appropriate, environmental activities geared towards forests, nature, energy and more and their connection to our everyday lives; Become part of a network that offers follow-up resources and opportunities; Acquire background information and materials about environmental education; and Involve young people in the natural world them. Participants will receive the Project Learning Tree PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide. To top of page
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