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Growing Up WILD is a 6 hour environmental education workshop for early childhood educators. The workshop will be held virtually. No fee to participate, but registration is required. To register contact Sheila at sheila.connerly@agfc.ar.gov or 479.518.2621.

Enhance your teaching skills and become comfortable teaching outdoors – in urban, suburban, or rural environments through this 2-part Project Learning Tree professional development workshop. Receive multi-disciplinary, hands-on lessons aligned with state and national academic standards. Activities are correlated to state and national education frameworks and are easily adapted to remote learning and socially distanced learning.

PLT helps licensed teachers meet requirements within their Professional Growth Plan including: TESS Domains: 1c, 1e, 1f, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, and 4e.

Qualifies for 6 hours of ADE Professional Development. Each participant will receive a PLT PreK-8 Activity Guide containing 96 activities. Participants will receive a certificate showing completion of six Arkansas Department of Education professional development hours.

Participants must join both sessions. Sessions are March 4 & 11, 3:30pm – 5:00pm.

Cost: $10 per person.
To register: https://tinyurl.com/y2vlwxwe

This is a 6 hour celebration of birds environmental education workshop. The workshop is free, but registration is required. To register contact Sheila at sheila.connerly@agfc.ar.gov or 479.518.2621.

Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children helps educators and caregivers engage children in activities that encourage outdoor exploration. This 6-hour environmental education workshop for early childhood educators. Participants will receive a 27 lesson activity guide at no cost. The workshop will be held virtually.

No fee to participate, but registration is required. To register contact Sheila at sheila.connerly@agfc.ar.gov or 479.518.2621.

Fishing In the Natural State Professional Development. This is an online professional development opportunity led by James Davidson.

The Fishing In the Natural State program’s primary focus is 4th-12th grade students but can be adjusted for other ages as well. After completing the 6hr PD and returning a filled application, the educator will receive a curriculum containing 8 Units and educator’s kit to assist with teaching the lessons. The curriculum covers subjects such as Fish ID, Fish Anatomy, Aquatic Habitats, and Human Impact though Science, Math, Art, and Language Arts. Traditional and Non-Traditional Educators are all welcomed.

This workshop will be held over two days. Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 7. It will be 9:00 am to noon both days.

Zoom login: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArf-CoqDwoHtL6UYDBURtdZijFpFVCkobz

For questions contact James Davidson at james.davidson@agfc.ar.gov or 501.438.1663.

Project WILD is an education program rooted in nature that helps educators bring the outdoors to their students. This is a 6 hour environmental education workshop held virtually.

The workshop is free, but registration is required. To register contact Sheila at sheila.connerly@agfc.ar.gov or 479.518.2621.

Fishing In the Natural State Professional Development. This is an online professional development opportunity led by James Davidson.

The Fishing In the Natural State program’s primary focus is 4th-12th grade students but can be adjusted for other ages as well. After completing the 6hr PD and returning a filled application, the educator will receive a curriculum containing 8 Units and educator’s kit to assist with teaching the lessons. The curriculum covers subjects such as Fish ID, Fish Anatomy, Aquatic Habitats, and Human Impact though Science, Math, Art, and Language Arts. Traditional and Non-Traditional Educators are all welcomed.

This workshop will be held over two days. Tuesday, April 20 and Wednesday, April 21. It will be 9:00 am to noon both days.

Zoom login: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvceGrqzkvGdJxXGSeieehie4QRt7Ns8VD

For questions contact James Davidson at james.davidson@agfc.ar.gov or 501.438.1663.

Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children helps educators and caregivers engage children in activities that encourage outdoor exploration. This 6-hour environmental education workshop for early childhood educators. Participants will receive a 27 lesson activity guide at no cost. The workshop will be held virtually.

No fee to participate, but registration is required. To register contact Sheila at sheila.connerly@agfc.ar.gov or 479.518.2621.