When:
Thursday, May 27, 2010
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
$25 per person
To register:
Tenafly Nature Center is a registered provider with the NJ professional development provider directory and offers workshops to train Pre K - High school teachers, scout leaders, pre-service teachers, camp counselors, and everyone who works with children to use various environmental education resources. Our New Jersey professional development provider number is #6959.
Our staff members are certified to teach the
following nationally recognized EE curriculums:
Project WILD
Growing Up WILD
Flying WILD
Project Learning Tree
We can also provide training workshops on other topics for
schools/teachers with a particular focus (i.e. plants of New Jersey)
To schedule a workshop for your school/organization either here or at your location or to check when the next workshop will be held click here.
Upcoming Workshops
New-Growing Up WILD Workshop for Early Childhood Educators
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Growing Up WILD is a program for exploring nature with children ages 3 – 7. This program builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Growing Up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills. Participants will receive a full-color activity guide that includes age-appropriate crafts, art projects, music, conservation activities, reading and math connections and much more. Note: Please dress for the weather some activities will be held outside
Project Wild Teacher Training Workshop
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Project WILD is a workshop designed to train educators of all grades in a curriculum of wildlife appreciation and fun, hands-on activities. The activities assist students of any age in developing awareness, knowledge, skills, and commitment to result in informed decisions, responsible behavior and constructive actions concerning wildlife and the environment upon which life depends. These programs are conducted in cooperation with the National Project WILD office and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The curriculum is based on the premise that young people and their teachers have a vital interest in learning about the earth as home for people and wildlife. Project WILD can help prepare young people for decisions affecting people, wildlife and our environment.
The Project WILD Activity Guide contains hands-on activities that teachers can use with their preK-12 students, and relevant background information for the teacher. The activities are engaging and educational. Some can be done in a classroom, while others are intended to be done in a schoolyard or other outdoor area. Activities are designed to be incorporated into most major subject areas, strengthening basic skills while teaching about wildlife.
Many of the activities can be used to meet NJ core curriculum standards. Project WILD is an award winning program, thoroughly tested and evaluated. Note: Please dress for the weather some activities will be held outside
Teachers can earn professional development hours in Science and Social Studies. For Life Science hours, attend small-group lectures about coral reef ecology, marine mammal biology and the ecosystems of the tropical ocean, and meet the ocean’s inhabitants up-close while snorkeling or scuba-diving. For Social Studies hours, learn about the history, geography, and culture of the island nation of Curacao, its importance in the slave trade and its modern-day connections to Africa, Europe and the New World. Learn activities and techniques that you can use in your own classroom. For prices and more information click here.
Lectures and field trips are led by Jennifer Kleinbaum, Executive Director of the Tenafly Nature Center, dive-master and experienced educator. Local guides familiar with the island’s wildlife provide additional support.
Participants receive credit for up to 30 hours of professional development recognized by the NJ Department of Education and a guide with copies of all lesson plans for the week. Click here for a hour-by-hour syllabus.
