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The Arizona Game and Fish Department is committed to providing high-quality professional development opportunities for educators. There are three basic types of training we offer: natural history workshops, conference presentations and exhibits, and school or district inservices.
Check out what people are saying about our workshops!!
Wildlife Speaker Education Series
The Department has created a new speaker series open to the public with unique features for educators. Join us for these two-hour events. The first hour will be a talk from a Department biologist on a specific topic. The optional second hour will consist of educational activities ready to be taken back to the classroom. All teachers who attend both sections will receive great activities to take back to their classroom and a certificate for two hours of professional development.
Fall Dates and Topics:
- Thursday, November 6 - Turkeys: Yes, we do have them in Arizona. Just in time for Thanksgiving, learn a little about this unusual bird.
- Thursday, December 4 - Chiracahua Leopard Frogs - Help us wrap up the end of the Year of the Frog with a talk about this endangered species.
All speaker events are free and open to the public. However, we are asking for people to pre-register using the online registration form.
W.H.I.: Wildlife and Habitat Inquiry Workshops
The Arizona Game and Fish Department announces a brand-new series of workshops tailored specifically to the needs of educators...
Wildlife is a "hook" that can be used to grab students' attention. however, designing quality inquiry activities around animals and their habitats is often difficult.
The "W.H.I.: Wildlife and Habitat Inquiry Workshop" will help you develop skills and understanding necessary to bring wildlife-focused inquiry into your classrooms.
In these one-day workshops (from 9am until 4pm) you will:
- Learn valuable techniques that will help you meet academic standards.
- Gain a better understanding necessary of the inquiry process.
- Learn how the outdoors, including your own schoolyard, can become a classroom.
- Participate in hands-on, field-based experiences.
- Receive a certificate for 7 hours of continuing education.
Each workshop is $20. Fee covers the cost of lunch and all workshop materials.
There are a number of W.H.I. workshops currently scheduled around the state, each with a different topic. Click on the registration forms to register for each workshop.
The electronic registration is preferred for this workshop. However, if you have trouble accessing the form, please contact Eric Proctor.
Please note: We do require a minimum of 13 people to register. If we do not have this minimum number 4 days prior to the event, then we reserve the right to cancel.
Wildlife Corridors - Registration Form
- Saturday, November 15, 2008
- Payson, AZ
Highway fragmentation is one of the largest threats to wildlife today. Learn how biologists are working to make roads more accessible and safe for wildlife and people.
Modeled from Nature - Registration Form
- Saturday, December 13, 2008
- Tucson, AZ
In this unique workshop that integrates biology with physics, you will explore how much of our modern design, particularly in aircraft, were modeled directly from wildlife.
Teaching Environmenal Law to Youth - November 18
The Arizona Game and Fish Department teams up with the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education for this worskhop. For more information, please visit the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education web site.
Conferences
We try to remain on the cutting edge of education. As a result, we are regular attendees and presenters at various conferences throughout the state and country. Check us out at these upcoming events:
Inservices
We regularly receive requests to present a workshop to groups of teachers. Whether it is a college class for preservice teachers or a district wide inservice, our workshops are hands-on and full of resources that you can take back to your classroom immediately. Workshops are offered in a variety of formats, can last from 1 to 16 hours, and cover single, multiple, or all grade levels. In addition, you can select a partially customized workshops centered around a variety of topics, including ecology and environmental science content, inquiry, and literacy. We do require a minimum of ten teachers. To schedule your free teacher workshop, contact Eric Proctor at eproctor@azgfd.gov or 623-236-7243.
Participant Login
NEW Recently, we began efforts to reduce our waste associated with workshops. Rather than printing out hundreds of copies of materials, we have put all the relevant workshop documents onto the web. If you have attended a worskhop or presentation sponsored by the AZ Game and Fish Department's Environmental Education section since October 2007, you should have received login information. This login will allow you access to the secure page through the current school year. You can download any of the resources that are of interest.
Click here to login
If you have problems with your login, please contact Eric Proctor.
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