Going WILD!
WILD Education introductory workshopDate | Location
CWFEducation.ca | CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca
Workshop Agenda (morning)
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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!
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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.
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• 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
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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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Actio
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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
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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
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Structure of Project WILD and Below Zero
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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
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Wild about Sports:Four Simple education concepts
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Online resources:•Curriculum fit•Resource centre
o Download activitieso Videoso Order posters
•Users must sign-up to have access to all resources
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National education programs
Some examples include:
•Wild Pedagogies•Wild Grants•Wild Spaces•Wild Outside•Wild Webinars•Bioblitz•Wild about Gardening•Wild Family Nature Clubs
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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.)
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Peer Teaching
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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!
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