Project WILD Workshop Focuses on Wildlife, Water, and Words

If you are an educator who has participated in a Project WILD, Project WET, or Project Learning Tree workshop, then you are already aware of some of the innovative tools available for teaching science and environmental education to students of all ages. But did you know there is one workshop that ties all three "Projects" together with a special focus on literature? In November, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Forest Products Commission, and the University of Idaho are sponsoring "Focus on Literature". This workshop will help teachers link science and environmental education with reading and writing in their classrooms. Focus on Literature will be held at the Fish and Game office in Pocatello located at 1345 Barton Road. The workshop will run from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Friday, November 14 and will continue from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturday, November 15. Focus on Literature is ideal for any educator-schoolteachers (K-12), Head Start instructors, 4-H leaders, scoutmasters, docents, afterschool program teachers, and home school educators. The registration fee for this workshop is $35. As an option, participants can attend the workshop for university credit at an additional cost ($60 - $75). Typically, an outside assignment is required for those taking it for credit. Workshop participants will learn about Idaho's wildlife, habitats, forests, and water resources as well as the value, use, and management of those resources. Participants will also take home a variety of educational materials, including their choice of activity guides from one of the programs (Project WILD, Project WET, and Project Learning Tree) as well as posters, books, and a host of other materials, tools, and project ideas perfect for any classroom setting. For more information about this workshop, please contact Jennifer Jackson with the Fish and Game office in Pocatello at 208-232-4703. You can access the registration form via Fish and Game's Web site at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/education/pw_specWILD.pdf.