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Friday, January 26, 2007

Register now for Spring Teacher Workshops at the Zoo

Spring 2007 Workshops
Woodland Park Zoo and National Geographic present:
Teacher Professional Development Opportunities

African Savanna: Predators and Prey
  • Sunday, February 25, 2007 (8:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.)
    Includes the matinee speaker presentation
  • Cost: $10 materials fee
  • Most appropriate for teachers of grades 1-8
  • Clock hours (7) will be available
  • Applications due date: Friday, February 9, 2007
What roles do predators play in ecosystems? What roles do prey species play in ecosystems, other than being food for predators? Explore Woodland Park Zoo's African Savanna exhibit while learning about the importance of predator/prey relationships and how they affect the tropical savanna ecosystems of east and southern Africa. This workshop includes admission to the National Geographic Live! matinee presentation, "Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo" with Dereck and Beverly Joubert on Sunday, February 25th.

Primates of the World
  • Saturday, May 12, 2007 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) and Sunday, May 13, 2007 (2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.) for the matinee speaker presentation
  • Cost: $10 materials fee
  • Most appropriate for teachers of grades 5-10.
  • Clock hours (9) and credit (one graduate quarter credit) will be available.
  • Application due date: Friday, April 13, 2007
What's the difference between an ape and a monkey? What about a mouse lemur and a macaque? Spend a day at Woodland Park Zoo learning about the physical characteristics and behaviors of primates and how zoos are involved in conservation efforts for primate species around the world. This workshop includes admission to the National Geographic Live! matinee presentation, "My Wild Life: Discovery in Madagascar" with Mireya Mayor on Sunday, May 13th.Join this dynamic scientist and journalist as she recounts her work in Madagascar, and offers an update on efforts to preserve that country's lemurs. She will also share a glimpse into the world of television journalism, highlighting some of her adventures both in front of the camera and behind the scenes of natural history filmmaking.


Celebrating Washington's Wildflowers and Wildlife
  • Saturday, March 10, 2007 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
  • Most appropriate for grades 2-12
  • Presented by Woodland Park Zoo, North Cascades Institute, the US Forest Service and Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
  • This workshop will be held at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma
  • To register, contact registrar Debi Martin, North Cascades Institute at 360.856.5700 x309 or email nci@ncascades.org
  • Cost: $20 material fee.
  • Clock hours (7) available.
  • Application due date: Friday, February 16, 2007
Join us for this interdisciplinary, hands-on workshop about Washington's native plants and animals. Participants will receive WPZ's Washington Wildlife teacher packet, NCI's Celebrating Wildflowers curriculum guide, and NCI's Native Plants of Washington video/DVD, which introduces the concepts of native plants, native plant communities and ecosystems and can be used along with the standards-based activities in the curriculum guide.

REGISTRATION
Advance registration by fax or mail is required for these workshops.In order to be accepted into one of these teacher workshops, you must complete and submit an application, available at www.zoo.org under Education/Teacher/Professional Development/Workshops.


posted by Kristen Bergsman at 10:19 AM

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