Meeting Pattern

Meet both days 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Description

Explore pollinators, what they are, where they live, life cycles, importance of pollinators and how you can make a difference.

This workshop is standards based, teaching across the curriculum with hands-on activities to engage all learning styles. Content areas include life science, language arts, agriculture and visual art. Topics and activities are suitable for all grade levels.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

You will:

• Be able to identify pollinator species and their habitat needs.
• Develop understanding of the importance of pollinator species.
• Be able to integrate resources into your existing curriculum.
• Develop lesson plans to integrate knowledge acquired in the workshop into your existing curriculum.

Materials:

All materials will be provided.

Testimonials:

"ALL OF THE HANDS-ON LEARNING WAS WONDERFUL! I GAINED MANY IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM."

"I LEARNED SO MUCH! I ENJOYED MY TIME IN THE FIELD GETTING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. I ALSO ENJOYED THE ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM; AQUATIC INSECT IDENTIFICATION, MAKING SEED BOMBS AND THE FOOD WEB RE-ENACTMENT."

"LOTS OF GREAT RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES!"

"REALLY ENJOYED THE LAID-BACK FEEL OF THIS COURSE ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER. I LIKED THE INCORPORATION OF TIME OUTSIDE FOR THIS COURSE. THE TWO DAYS FLEW BY."

"SUPERSTAR EXPERIENCE!! A+ IN THE ENGAGING IDEAS AREA. JOURNALING REMINDED ME ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS PEOPLE LEARN."

"FUN CLASS, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS."

"POLLINATOR INFORMATION AND NDGF RESOURCES - I THINK THE INSECT PRESERVATION WAS ALSO SUPER COOL AND WILL DEFINITELY BE USED IN THE ENVIRONMENT/NR CLASS."

"EVERY PART OF THIS CLASS WAS FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH GREAT IDEAS I CAN EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT IN MY CURRICULUM!"