Resource Links for teachers
ShareThis!The following links are additional resources to help you bring nature into the classroom or the classroom into nature. We hope to continually expand this page. If you know of something you would like to share with your fellow educators, please let us know!
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Arbor Day Foundation
Offers free lesson plans, activities and downloads for all ages. INcludes resources, contests and ideas of what to do inside and outside the classroom. You can get your classroom certified, learn tree identification and a place to share ideas of what kids are doing to make a difference in the world.
KidWind Project
A team of teachers, engineers, and scientists committed to innovative energy education to promote wind power through affordable tools and training programs that challenge, engage, and inspire students of all ages. The website offers lesson plans, science project ideas, and more. Visit the student section for an introduction to renewable energy and electricity basics. (resource for PreK-8’s “Renewable or Not,” “Energy Sleuths,” “Waste Watchers” and the Energy & Society Kit)
One Million Acts of Green
Record acts of green and share ideas to encourage others. Also includes an online calculator to show your positive impact. Cisco’s One Million Acts of Green website shows that individual, organizational, and community acts of green add up to something significant.The website offers educational resources on climate change, a green career guide, and more. (resource for PreK-8’s “The Global Climate,” “Energy Sleuths,” “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” “Plant a Tree” and more)
Project Budburst
Join thousands of others in gathering valuable environmental and climate change information from across the country. Engage your students, making careful observations of the phenophases, such as first leafing, first flower, and first fruit ripening of a diversity of local trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses. Get students outside! (resource for PreK-8’s “Bursting Buds,” “Signs of Fall,” “Looking at Leaves,” “Adopt a Tree,” “The Closer You Look,” “Have Seeds, Will Travel” and more)
Teens for Planet Earth (Green Teens Social Network)
Great resource to help teens and adults who work with them carry out environmental service-learning projects. Members can post photos and videos of their projects; start or comment on a blog, share and seek advice on service-learning projects, and find out about grants to fund their efforts and the latest environmental news. (resource for PreK-8’s “I’d Like to Visit a Place Where” and “Improve Your Place” and the GreenWorks! and GreenSchools! programs).
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The Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT) is a multi-day (FREE!!) residence workshop held at 4 northern California locations.
The goal of FIT is to provide K-12 teachers with knowledge, skills and tools to effectively teach their students about forest ecology and forest resource management practices.
The program brings together natural resource specialists and teachers from rural and urban settings for one week, working side by side to gain a deeper understanding of the intricate interrelationship of forest ecosystems and human use of natural resources. The environment becomes the basis for integrating the learning of many subject areas, including environmental science, physical science, social science, biology, forestry, and history.
Each institute can accommodate 30 to 45 participants. All meals and lodging are free. Teachers are provided with extensive classroom and curriculum materials, and a $200 stipend on completion and implementation of a forest related curriculum unit or project conducted in their classrooms. Visit their website...
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