LIHU‘E — The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is sponsoring a free environmental education session for Kaua‘i educators from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 29. A press release states the event is at the Kilauea Point
LIHU‘E — The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is sponsoring a free environmental education session for Kaua‘i educators from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 29.
A press release states the event is at the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, with access to field experts from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s refuge system, Hawai‘i Nature Center, U.S. Forest Service and American Forest Foundation.
Offered will be creative, multi-disciplinary environmental education materials, close-up access to rare and endangered seabirds and more, through the Project Learning Tree program.
“The goal is to provide educators with tools, materials and training to incorporate environmental education across all subject areas in order to improve environmental literacy and thereby more effectively protect Hawai‘i’s resources in perpetuity,” said Paul Conry, DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife administrator.
Project Learning Tree is an award-winning education program that incorporates environmental education into subject areas including math, language arts, and social studies, the release states.
It can be adapted to various audiences from preschool to 12th grade, for regular and special-education students, Scouts, community groups and more.
The Kaua‘i PLT workshop will focus on integrating environmental education for children in grades kindergarten through eight, and is open to both traditional and non-traditional educators.
This free workshop will provide educators with the opportunity to share ideas with colleagues, learn about Hawai‘i’s unique natural resources from local scientists, and receive useful educational resources, the release states.
Facilitators promote collaboration and share methods for integrating materials into Hawai‘i’s classrooms.
Participants will receive the PLT curriculum guide for grades kindergarten through eight, which is correlated to National Content Standards, and contains 96 lessons and activities.
To make content more relevant to Hawai‘i’s students, facilitators will highlight how to connect PLT with Hawai‘i-specific resources including the ‘Ohi‘a Project and other relevant local issues, the release states.
Space is limited, so early registration is advised. To learn more about the workshops and to register, visit http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dofaw/PLT/2010 or contact Caroline Tucker at Caroline.E.Tucker@hawaii.gov.
Complimentary lunch and snacks will be provided.
• Visit www.plt.org to find out more about PLT.
