Fish and Game Hosts Project WILD Workshop for Teachers

An Introductory Project WILD workshop will be hosted by Idaho Fish and Game on July 10 and 11 at the regional Fish and Game office in Pocatello. The workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. This workshop is perfect for anyone new to Project WILD or for those who haven't taken a basic Project WILD workshop in a while. Workshop participants will take home a variety of educational materials, including two activity guides that contain more than 150 activities related to wildlife and wildlife conservation. Project WILD workshops provide educators with wonderful wildlife-oriented curriculum that has been correlated to the Idaho State Education standards - and the July workshop is worth one continuing education credit from various Idaho universities. Plus the workshop is STARS certified for those who teach pre-K learners. Don't let the name fool you - Project WILD isn't just about science. Many of the 150 activities included in the Project WILD curriculum apply to various other K-12 disciplines, including reading, writing, art, math, social studies even physical education. So if you are school teacher, scout leader, zoo docent, museum volunteer, day care teacher, or any kind of educator and you are interested in a unique and fun hands-on experience that will help you in the indoor or outdoor classroom - Introductory Project WILD is the workshop for you! To register for the workshop, please contact Jennifer Jackson at the Idaho Fish and Game office in Pocatello at 232-4703 or by e-mail at jennifer.jackson@idfg.idaho.gov. Or sign-up by completing and mailing in the registration form on Fish and Game's website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/education/?getPage=217. The fee for the workshop is $25. Continuing education credits through a university are an additional cost, and registration for continuing education credits is handled at the workshop. Project WILD is a wonderful instrument Fish and Game uses to help educators and the students they teach to connect to the outdoors and to Idaho's wildlife resource. If we can educate youth early on, they not only grow up with a love and appreciation for wildlife, they learn to be better stewards of the resource. And, that is not only good for the future of wildlife, it is good for Idaho.