Rangelands - Curriculum Workshops

 

Rangeland Curriculum Workshops for teachers have been scheduled at the following locations in Texas during 2012. 

 

March 27-28                  Region 15 Education Service Center, San Angelo

May 4-5                         Region 2 Education Service Center, Corpus Christi

                                      (Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, TX.)

May 17-18                     Region 20 Education Service Center, San Antonio

                                      (Cibolo Nature Center, Boerne, TX.)

June 4-5                        Region 13 Education Service Center, Austin

June 14                         Region 11 Education Service Center, Ft. Worth

June 22                         Region 3 Education Service Center, Victoria

 

Rangeland Science and Conservation Workshops

 

Come take part in science investigations, games, field based learning experiences, role play, models, and computer activities to make science interesting and fun for students.  This workshop for K-5^th grade teachers uses an integrated supplemental curriculum guide developed by Welder Wildlife Foundation to help teach students the importance of conservation. 

 

Participating teachers will receive the complete curriculum with 27 student-centered lessons.  Each lesson has from three to eight activities and will be presented by the curriculum author Dr. Sandra Johnson

 

The curriculum focuses on science, integrates social studies, and uses language arts and math skills.  All new core content and technology TEKS are documented with each activity.  Lessons include investigation of soil, water, plants, wildlife, ecology and stewardship.  These lessons use hands-on, real life, science and social studies skills and provide activities for multiple intelligences.  Lessons embed higher order thinking skills provide depth and complexity of learning and suggest ways to develop tiered tasks for all ability levels.  Students demonstrate learning through creative products and performances.  All lessons use inexpensive materials and are easy to use.

 

Participating teachers will receive CPE credit and the workshop is eligible for district G/T credit.

 

For information contact Welder Wildlife Foundation at (316) 364-2643 or email Dr. Sandra Johnson at dr_s_johnson@hotmail.com.