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Join EcoRise staff and seasoned EcoRise teachers for an interactive learning experience to explore EcoRise lessons that utilize outdoor spaces as well as options to adapt lessons for outdoor learning, using our Outdoor Learning Guide. We will explore classroom management considerations and modifications that can be used to meet the needs of students.
This workshop is for current K-12 teachers. All content areas are welcome. PD credit will be provided.
Join in for a virtual networking event. Partners from across the state of Texas can gather to discuss getting more kids outside. Hosted by Texas Children in Nature.
Join EcoRise staff and seasoned EcoRise teachers for an interactive learning experience to explore EcoRise lessons that utilize outdoor spaces as well as options to adapt lessons for outdoor learning, using our Outdoor Learning Guide. We will explore classroom management considerations and modifications that can be used to meet the needs of students.
This workshop is for current K-12 teachers. All content areas are welcome. PD credit will be provided.
Open to PreK – 8th grade teachers. Learn about forest ecosystems & different activities to incorporate forestry into your classrooms. Sponsored by Project Learning Tree, Texas Forest Service and Texas Forestry Association.
Includes three sessions: October 26, November 2 and November 9.
FREE! Registration and details found here: http://www.plttexas.org/workshop.aspx?workshopID=355
We want everyone to learn, explore, and connect with nature. To do that we need the environmental field and nature-focused organizations to be more inclusive, diverse and representative of all communities.
Join youth leaders from the Austin Parks and Recreation Department Park Ranger Cadet Program to discuss the intersections of racial equity, connecting to the outdoors, and outdoor careers. For the first half of the session, they will share the work they’ve been doing in Austin to address racial equity by building a green careers pipeline for young leaders. In the second half youth leaders and attendees will dive into discussion topics such as: barriers to connecting with nature, why they focus on race, importance of knowing the history of an area, being a white ally, guidance for having tough conversations & curricular resources, eco-therapy in relation to this work, building partnerships, peer mentorship model, youth leadership development, the importance of elevating youth voices, and creating pathways to employment.
Come to the session ready to share stories, successes, challenges, and questions! We hope to have open and honest conversations, share strategies and resources, and strengthen our network of people doing this work. Together, we can work towards a Texas where nature and outdoor careers are more accessible for people who have been historically excluded.
Hosted by Texas Children in Nature.
Texas Tech University will host a virtual 1.5 day seminar that will meet the requirement for becoming a part of the OLE! Texas Design Network. Those who complete this training will no longer need to complete the NLI course.
Dates & Times:Â November 12, 2020 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM & November 13, 2020 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PMÂ
Fee: There is no fee associated with this workshop, however, we are asking all participants to support the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children with a $20 donation towards their 2021 Healthy Beginnings Conference. The conference theme is “Taking Learning Outdoors” and donations will support conference scholarships for local early care and education professionals. Donations can be made via their PayPal Account. Â
Participation Requirements:Â Participants must attend the full workshop in order to be added to the list of OLE! Texas certified designers. This evens is ONLY for Landscape Architects & Designers who are willing to support early care and education programs in the Harris County area.
Presenters:  Charles Klein, PhD, PLA, Research Associate, Landscape Architecture, Texas Tech University & Kristi Gaines, PhD, IIDA, IDEC, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor in the Department of Design, Texas Tech University.
Registration Link:Â https://www.eventbrite.
Birding in the Barrio, a workshop by Texas Children in Nature
This workshop explores the importance of diversity for the next generation of birders and ways to help minority birders overcome the fear of birding through The Texas Blue Jay Project.
Join CEC and the City of Houston on December 11 to leverage community resources and create strategic opportunities for Houston-area youth to engage in civic conversations and actions around climate resilience. This virtual, collaborative planning workshop is for all Houston informal educators and community engagement coordinators. Details and free registration via this Eventbrite link.
Join staff from Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve for a look at how to use iNaturalist to participate in a BioBlitz.
Then participate in a Bird Count Feb. 12 – 15 and the BioBlitz March 13-21 in any of the parks.
Contact Jerrel Geisler with any questions: jgeisler@hcp4.net.
Civic Science: Inquiry to Action
This six-session synchronous course will delve into CELF’s Inquiry to Action Framework to enhance real-world learning in your school community and engage student learning through inquiry, place and action. You will join a multi-state cohort of 5th-12th grade educators, developing and building upon place-based projects and exploring environmental pathways, such as water, biodiversity and air. This program is designed to support educators at any point in their civic science journey providing the opportunity for students to become civic scientists, equipped to confront 21st-century challenges.