BOOK YOUR FREE SPRING PROGRAMS NOW!
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Prepare your students for spring testing with our FREE programs!
Spring semester Discovery Trunks, Wildlife by Design Classroom Presentations, and Distance Learning Programs are now available!
Information about the Outreach Programs is below.
Contact us now or reply to this e-mail if you need more information!
For a quick overview of our Outreach Programs click here!
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Be sure to check out TWA's additional education resources!
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To schedule a Wildlife by Design presentation, please contact your regional L.A.N.D.S. Outreach Educator for available dates and program topics.
Wildlife by Design programs are presentations delivered by our educators that spotlight wildlife and habitat conservation, all while bringing in hands-on, TEKS aligned resources and activities. Each program offers multiple activities, lesson plans, and discussions possible for the classroom. All programs are appropriate for ages 5-14. Presentation Topics: Skins & Skulls CSI, Let's Talk Turkey, Investigating Life Cycles & Where is Our Water?
- Each program is designed for a classroom-length period of time, approximately 30-60 minutes and for a group of 20-45 students.
- Each presentation date can include up to six (6) repeat programs.
- DFW: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Wise
- Harris/Houston area: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller
- Rio Grande Valley: Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, and Willacy
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Discovery Trunks are a FREE resource available to any educator in Texas and are filled with Grades K-8 Science TEKS-aligned lessons, activities, and hands-on materials that you and your students can utilize as needed to fit your schedule! We highly encourage sharing of the materials, allowing as many students to utilize the materials as possible!
RESERVE your Discovery Trunks ONLINE in a matter of minutes
@ www.trunks.texas-wildlife.org
- View the spring 2016 calendar
- View trunk inventories
- View trunk TEKS, Scope and Sequence alignment, and lesson topics
Seven (7) Discovery Trunk topics:
Bats-A-Billion, Bird is the Word, Butterflies Flutter By, Exploring Adaptations, Let's Talk Turkey, More Than a Drop, Wildlife Investigations
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Distance Learning
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February 17 - Animal Skull Investigation February 25 - Creepy Critters March 21 - Hawk Talk April 5 - Prickly Porcupines April 13 - The Magic of Monarchs April 21 - Reptile Lifestyle April 26 - Prairie Dog Discovery May 5 - Bats-A-Billion May 17 - Awesome Opossums Check the schedule on Connect2Texas and be on the lookout for our Distance Learning e-mail!
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Animal Skulls Investigation
Bats-A-Billion Food Chain Fun
Let's Talk Turkey
Magic of Monarchs
Prairie Dog Discovery
Coming soon: Life cycle Series
Complete Metamorphosis
Incomplete Metamorphosis
...and more
On-demand Webinars 101:
- Available 24/7 on the TWA website.
- 20-30 minute programs
- Follow-along worksheets are provided
- Post activities available
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Sampling of Science Units covered: Conservation and Land Stewardship * Characteristics of Environments * Structure/Function and Survival * Basic Needs * Inherited Traits and Resemblance * Ecosystems - Biotic and Abiotic * Groundwater, Surface Water, and Watersheds * Populations and Communities
- FREE to attend
- Designed for Grade K-8 Science Educators
- Six (6) hour workshops offering SBEC and TAGT hours
- Provides hands-on training for educators to incorporate natural resource and private land stewardship lessons into their teachings.
It's never too early to start thinking about summer trainings. Be on the lookout for a follow-up email from your regional educator in mid-February with the upcoming dates of teacher workshops in your area. We are also looking for places to host workshops, so contact your regional educator and let them know of your interest for Summer 2016!
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L.A.N.D.S. Intensive Programs
L.A.N.D.S. Intensive Notebook
- Classroom lesson notebook, Field Investigation Days & Necropsies
- Geared for Grades 6-12
Trinity River Project
- Aquatic-based classroom activities and field investigations, focusing on the Trinity River Basin
- Geared for Grades 4-5
Necropsy in a Box
- Designed for Grades 7-12
- Facilitate a quail necropsy in your classroom - we will provide the quail and step-by-step instructions!
Teacher/Volunteer Training
- June 21-23, 2016; Santa Anna, TX
- Learn how to incorporate L.A.N.D.S. notebook lessons into your classroom
- TEKS aligned lessons & activities
- Some workshops offer Project WILD certification
- 20 hours of SBEC or AT Master Naturalist hours
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L.A.N.D.S. Outreach Staff
Kassi Scheffer
Director of Education - Outreach Programs
Elanor Dean
Discovery Trunks and Distance Learning
Elisa Velador
Rio Grande Valley - Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and Willacy Counties
Adrienne Paquette Harris Area - Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, and Northern Harris County ISDs
Jo Picken
Harris Area - Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Southern Harris County ISDs
Toni Purnell
DFW Area - Hood, Johnson, Parker, and Tarrant Counties
Julia Farmer
DFW Area - Collin, Denton, and Wise Counties
Kimberly Shaw
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3660 Thousand Oaks Drive
Suite 126
San Antonio, TX 78247
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