Going WILD!

Going WILD!

WILD Education introductory workshopDate | Location

CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca

Workshop Agenda (morning)

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CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca | FédérationCanadiennedelaFaune.ca

Workshop Agenda (afternoon)

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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!


The Canadian Wildlife Federation

Established in 1962 and representing more than 400,000 supporters coast to coast, the Canadian Wildlife Federation is Canada’s largest conservation organisation.

Our strategic pillars:•Connecting Canadians to nature

Through education, engagement and awareness programs.•Maintaining healthy wildlife populations

CWF science and research programs work to find solutions to challenges faced by our wildlife populations.•Conserving and restoring wildlife habitat

CWF programs help individuals, industry and government to engage in conserving Canada’s future.


• A family of conservation education programs:o Project WILD o Below Zeroo Wild about Sports

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


WILD Education

Training

Respect

Links with school

curriculumResources

Network

Structure of Wild Education

Stimulate awareness and appreciationDevelop knowledge and skills

Engage

Responsible decision-makingResponsible actions


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Wildlife and environmentWildlife and environment

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


Wild about Sports

• Developed by the Canadian Wildlife Federation with partners such as Paddle Canada and Sail Canada.

• Designed to give outdoor educators and formal teachers the confidence and tools to include conservation themes while working with youth on or around water.

• Wild about Sports includes a range of resources:o Online resources o Best Practice bookleto Student certificates of completion and manualo CWF and partners specialists


Wild about Sports:Four Simple education concepts

CWFEducation.ca

Online resources:•Curriculum fit•Resource centre

o Download activitieso Videoso Order posters

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


National education programs

Some examples include:

•Wild Pedagogies•Wild Grants•Wild Spaces•Wild Outside•Wild Webinars•Bioblitz•Wild about Gardening•Wild Family Nature Clubs


The workshop - 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!


Going WILD!

Documents

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