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Going WILD!

Going WILD!. WILD Education introductory workshop Date | Location. Workshop Agenda (morning). List your agenda here!. Workshop Agenda (afternoon). List your agenda here!. Why are we here?. Goal: demonstrate how to use the WILD Education activity guides in your educational context

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Going WILD!

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  1. Going WILD! CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca WILD Education introductory workshop Date | Location

  2. Workshop Agenda (morning) CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca List your agenda here!

  3. Workshop Agenda (afternoon) CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca List your agenda here!

  4. Why are we here? CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca Goal: demonstrate how to use the WILD Education activity guides in your educational context Prepare you to run the activities with your students/youth Discover additional CWF Education resources Have fun!

  5. What is WILD Education? Training Network Respect WILD Education Resources Links with school curriculum CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca • A family of conservation education programs: • Project WILD • Below Zero • Fish Ways (to be released in 2012) • Programs have been tested and evaluated to ensure sound pedagogical foundations

  6. Project WILD CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca • Developed in the US in the 1980s • Canadian Project WILD: • Developed in 1982, launched 1984 • CWF program ever since • Can be integrated into academics • All subjects, all grades, all ages • Focus on • All non-domestic animals • Microscopic to megafauna • Contains 121 activities

  7. Below Zero CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca • 46 activities to complement Project WILD • Focus on winter conditions • Arctic environment • Developed by CWF with Canadian partners • Developed in 1996, piloted from 1998-2000 • Launched in 2003 • Can be integrated into academics • All grades, all subjects, all ages

  8. Structure of Project WILD and Below Zero Wildlife and environment Stimulate awareness and appreciation Develop knowledge and skills Engage Action Awareness Responsible decision-making Responsible actions CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca

  9. Structure of Project WILD and Below Zero CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca • 7 sections: • Awareness and appreciation • Diversity of wildlife values • Ecological principles • Management and conservation • People, culture and wildlife • Trends, issues and consequences • Responsible human actions • Eachactivity has background info on habitat, species, etc. to deepenyourknowledge and providecontext – youdon’t have to be an expert! • Activities indexed by: • Indoors, outdoors, aquatic • Grade, subject • Skills

  10. CWFEducation.ca CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca Online resources: • Curriculum fit • Resource centre • Download activities • Videos • Order posters • Users must sign-up to have access to all resources

  11. More Educational Programs CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca Habitat 2020 National Wildlife Week/Walk for Wildlife (walkforwildlife.ca) Rivers to Oceans Week video contest (riverstooceans.ca) Hinterland Who’s Who (hww.ca) Summer Institute WILD Classes of the Year (www.wild-mag.ca)

  12. Peer Teaching CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca In pairs, select an activity based on your interests, the age group or subject matter you work with. Prep time: 20 minutes You will have 5 minutes to explain how to run the activity to the group. Include two adaptations or variations for different age groups or settings (urban vs. rural, camp, Girl Guides, etc.)

  13. Peer Teaching CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca If desired, provide a list of activities for peer teaching groups to choose from. Include page numbers.

  14. Want more WILD Education? CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca • Upcoming facilitator training weekend: • Date • For more information, email: • cwfeducation@cwf-fcf.org • Your email address, if desired Thanks for coming!

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