Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program for K-12 educators. Project WILD provides professional development opportunities for teachers emphasizing awareness, appreciation and understanding of wildlife and natural resources through hands-on activities. These activities are interwoven with English language arts, math, science, and social studies.
A perfect addition to classroom units or nature center programming, WILD can give your students the tools to become citizens that make better informed natural resource decisions.
- Activities, Lessons, Fact Sheets
Educator Workshops
These workshops give teachers, naturalists, scout leaders and other environmental educators tools to apply within their own classroom or program, and a copy of a guide. To plan a workshop, please contact Natalie Elkins at miprojectwild@gmail.com or 517-284-6041. A workshop needs a minimum of 10 people. The cost is $35 per person for one guide covered in a workshop. Training for an additional guide may be added for $15.
Below is more information about what you can expect out of these different workshops (these can be combined to create your own custom workshop too):
Growing Up WILD For 3-7 year olds
Project WILD K-12 wildlife and habitat
Aquatic WILD K-12 aquatic wildlife and habitat
Flying WILD Middle school: building toward a bird festival
- Facilitator (Train-the-Trainer) Professional Development & Resources/Forms
Educators can go on to attend a facilitator professional development workshop that enables them to host and facilitate their own workshops for new educators. Facilitators must hold at least one workshop every two years to maintain certification. Project Learning Tree and Project WILD partner for Michigan's facilitator workshops every other October.
Facilitator training offers a brief review of many activities and the highlights of the guides, and focuses mainly on planning for a high-quality, professional development experience for adult learners. Professional speaking tips, dealing with difficult participants, adapting on the fly, and knowing the audience are all discussed.
- Facilitator Resources/Forms
