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

Going WILD!

WILD Education introductory workshopDate | Location

CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca

Workshop Agenda (morning)

List your agenda here!

CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca

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

• Prepare you to run the activities with your students/youth

• Discover additional CWF Education resources

• Have fun!


What is WILD Education?

• A family of conservation education programs:o Project WILD o Below Zeroo Fish Ways (to be released in

2012)

• Programs have been tested and evaluated to ensure sound pedagogical foundations


WILD Education

Training

Respect

Links with school

curriculumResources

Network

Project WILD

• Developed in the US in the 1980s• Canadian Project WILD:

o Developed in 1982, launched 1984o CWF program ever since

• Can be integrated into academicso All subjects, all grades, all ages

• Focus ono All non-domestic animalso Microscopic to megafauna

• Contains 121 activities


Below Zero

• 46 activities to complement Project WILDo Focus on winter conditionso Arctic environment

• Developed by CWF with Canadian partnerso Developed in 1996, piloted from

1998-2000o Launched in 2003

• Can be integrated into academicso All grades, all subjects, all ages


Structure of Project WILD and Below Zero

Stimulate awareness and appreciationDevelop knowledge and skills

Engage

Responsible decision-makingResponsible actions


Actio

n

Aw

aren

ess

Wildlife and environmentWildlife and environment

Structure of Project WILD and Below Zero


CWFEducation.ca

Online resources:•Curriculum fit•Resource centre

o Download activitieso Videoso Order posters

•Users must sign-up to have access to all resources


More Educational Programs

• 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)


Peer Teaching

• 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.)


Peer Teaching


If desired, provide a list of activities for peer teaching groups to choose from. Include page numbers.

Want more WILD Education?

• Upcoming facilitator training weekend: o Date

• For more information, email: o [email protected] Your email address, if desired

Thanks for coming!


Documents

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