For Teachers
Hands-on workshops you don't want to miss!
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Teacher Workshops:
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IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS
Museum staff members provide training statewide for teachers of all subjects and grade levels - either in your school or at the Museum.
Workshops include internationally recognized environmental education programs like "Project WILD", "Project WET", "Growing UP WILD", and several more - with CEU credits available.
These workshops are also excellent for informal educators such as scout, camp, and youth leaders!
July 2023 Teacher Workshops. Register here!
WORKSHOP TITLE: Rock On!
Monday, July 17, 2023
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
CEU VALUE: .6 CEUs from Mississippi College
COST: $35.00 non-refundable pre-registration fee, $10 payable via credit/debit card to Mississippi College upon completion of the workshop.
DESCRIPTION: How does a living thing become a fossil? What is the rock cycle and how does it affect our lives? Did a river really make the Grand Canyon? Join our Earth Science Workshop as we explore the answers to these questions in a way that will encourage and enable you to pursue learning about our planet with your students. This particular workshop is best suited for middle school teachers.
OF NOTE: Please bring your lunch and a reusable water bottle. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing suitable for the weather as we will be outside for some activities.
Registration limit: 30
WORKSHOP TITLE: WILD About Bats
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
CEU VALUE: .6 CEUs from Mississippi College
COST: $35.00 non-refundable pre-registration fee, $10 payable via credit/debit card to Mississippi College upon completion of the workshop.
DESCRIPTION: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a BAT! Fly through the fascinating yet misunderstood world of Mississippi’s fifteen native bat species. With exciting, hands-on activities, teachers will discover Mississippi’s only flying mammal is a treasure for their classrooms throughout the year. Let’s get batty with it!
OF NOTE: Please bring your lunch and a reusable water bottle. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing suitable for the weather as we may be on the museum’s trails for a few activities.
Registration limit: 30
WORKSHOP TITLE: Aquatic WILD: Living Waters
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
CEU VALUE: .6 CEUs from Mississippi College
COST: $35.00 non-refundable pre-registration fee, $10 payable via credit/debit card to Mississippi College upon completion of the workshop.
DESCRIPTION: Explore the fascinating world of aquatic wildlife and ecosystems through fun, hands-on, inquiry-based activities. Collaborate with other educators as you discover engaging ways to investigate habitats and implement water stewardship.
OF NOTE: Please bring your lunch and a reusable water bottle. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing suitable for the weather as we may be on the museum’s trails for a few activities.
Registration limit: 30
WORKSHOP TITLE: Incredible Journey
Thursday July 20, 2023 9 am - 3 pm AND Friday, July 21, 2023 8:30am-12:30pm
CEU VALUE: 1.0 CEUs from Mississippi College
COST: $60.00 non-refundable pre-registration fee, $10 payable via credit/debit card to Mississippi College upon completion of the workshop.
DESCRIPTION: Have you ever needed a quick demonstration for your students? Sometimes, we just need an icebreaker, a quick introduction, or last-minute reinforcement to get a point or concept to our students. Come join us for our 2-day Project WET workshop on July 20-21, 2023. Thursday we will cover our Project WET curriculum and Friday, we will put what we’ve learned into action as we use many of our lessons as table-top activities during our Water Journey Event. What does two days get you? This two-day schedule will allow you to garner one (1.0) CEU from MS College. You will also have a great experience with the guests who attend our event and a first-hand look at how to adapt these activities for your classroom needs. Participants will need to register for the ENTIRE two-day workshop. No CEU’s will be given for partial participation. Thursday will be 9-3 with a working lunch, Friday will be 8:30-12:30 (total of 10 hours).
OF NOTE: Please bring your lunch and a reusable water bottle. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing suitable for the weather as we will be on the museum’s trails for a few activities.
Registration limit: 30
WORKSHOP TITLE: Wildlife for Wee Ones
Friday, July 21, 2023
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
CEU VALUE: .5 CEUs from Mississippi College
COST: $35.00 non-refundable pre-registration fee, $10 payable via credit/debit card to Mississippi College upon completion of the workshop.
DESCRIPTION: Wildlife for Wee Ones, a Growing Up Wild adventure. This workshop will specifically focus on ways to connect early learners with the wild and wonderful outdoors. Wildlife for Wee Ones is designed to provide educators with hands-on, fun activities that stimulate young children while instilling a sense of wonder and love of exploration. Growing Up WILD is a national early childhood initiative that builds literacy skills and environmental appreciation among early learners through participation in engaging wildlife-based educational activities. This workshop is suggested for teachers that work with ages 3-7 but all are welcome.
OF NOTE: Please bring your lunch and a reusable water bottle. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing suitable for the weather as we may be on the museum’s trails for a few activities.
Registration limit: 30
Teacher's Guide & School Planner Calendar
TEACHER'S GUIDE & INSERT
(click both links above to download the Teacher's Guide)
Everything you need to know about field trips and museum resources in one convenient download.
School Planner Calendar (January 2022 - December 2022) - click to download
Downloads
Megalodon Activity Guide
Frogs Activity Sheet
Growing Up Wild Curriculum
Project WILD 2010 State Curriculum Correlations
MMNS Teacher Guide
School Planner Calendar 2019-2020
Scavenger Hunts
4th-6th grade scavenger hunt
4th-6th grade scavenger hunt key
7th-12th grade scavenger hunt
7th-12th grade scavenger hunt key
College level scavenger hunt
College level scavenger hunt key
More About Teacher Education Programs at the Museum
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Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program emphasizing wildlife that is designed for educators of kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Project WILD capitalizes on the natural interest that children and adults have in wildlife by providing hands-on activities that enhance all subject and skill areas and by addressing the need for human beings to develop as responsible citizens of our planet.
The program provides effective methods to teach problem-solving and decision making while teaching students how to think, not what to think. Materials include two activity guides for K-12 grade educators: the Project WILD K-12 Activity Guide focuses on wildlife and habitat, and the Project Wild Aquatic Guide emphasizes aquatic wildlife and aquatic ecosystems.
Project WILD educational materials are provided to educators through practical, interactive 6-hour workshops. Contact Project Wild Coordinator...
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Project WILD Aquatic is a conservation education program focused on aquatic wildlife and ecosystems for K-12 educators and their students. Project WILD Aquatic capitalizes on the natural interest that children and adults have in aquatic wildlife by providing hands-on activities that enhance student learning in all subject and skill areas. Contact Project Wild Aquatic Coordinator...
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Project WET is a program similar to Project WILD but with its own curriculum and activity guide for kindergarten through twelfth grades. It is a collection of innovative, water-related activities that are hands-on, easy-to-use and fun!
Activities incorporate a variety of formats, such as large and small group learning, whole body movement, laboratory investigations, discussion of local and global topics, and involvement in community service projects. People's relationships to water are a major theme of the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide. Providing a thorough water education program, the guide also addresses water's chemical and physical properties, quantity and quality issues, aquatic wildlife, ecosystems, and management strategies.
Project WET activities promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills and help provide young people with the knowledge and experience they will need to make prudent decisions regarding water resource use.
Project WET educational materials are provided to educators through 6-hour workshops.
Contact Project WET Coordinator.
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Flying WILD introduces students to bird conservation through standards-based classroom activities and environmental stewardship projects. Flying WILD encourages schools to work closely with conservation organizations, community groups, and businesses involved with birds to implement school bird festivals and bird conservation projects. This workshop is for teachers that work with grades K-12. Contact Flying WILD Coordinator....
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Growing Up WILD features new activities designed to stimulate young children in new and exciting ways while connecting them to nature and many of its wonders. Growing Up WILD is a national early childhood initiative that builds literacy skills and environmental appreciation among early learners through participation in engaging wildlife-based educational activities. This workshop is suggested for teachers that work with ages 3-7. Click Here for details. Contact Growing Up WILD Coordinator...
