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Project WILD Columbus Public Schools 9/15/04

Project WILD Columbus Public Schools 9/15/04. Jen Dennison Wildlife Education Coordinator. Why are You Here? To learn about wildlife…. To learn new activities for your classes…. To get credit… To have fun. Why are We Here? To help you learn about wildlife….

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Project WILD Columbus Public Schools 9/15/04

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  1. Project WILDColumbus Public Schools 9/15/04 Jen Dennison Wildlife Education Coordinator

  2. Why are You Here? • To learn about wildlife…. • To learn new activities for your classes…. • To get credit… • To have fun...

  3. Why are We Here? • To help you learn about wildlife…. • To help you learn new activities for your class…. • To help you integrate this program into your curriculum... • To have fun...

  4. Goal To assist students of any age in developing awareness, knowledge, skills and commitment to result in informed decisions, responsible behavior and constructive actions concerning wildlife and the environment.

  5. Project WILD Administration NATIONAL LEVEL PROJECT WILD IS ADMINISTORED BY THE COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (CEE) AND IS COSPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES (IAFWA) PROJECT WILD MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE NATIONAL DIRECTOR PROJECT WILD STATE COORDINATORS

  6. Project WILD Administration STATE LEVEL PROJECT WILD IS ADMINISTRATED IN OHIO BY THE ODNR-DIVISION OF WILDLIFE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY (ELIGIBILITY FOR CEU’S, DEPENDENT ON LOCAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE)

  7. The guides are provided to you free of charge by the ODNR-Division of Wildlife through the generous donations made to the Wildlife Diversity Tax Check-off Fund and the Wildlife License Plate Fund. Aquatic Project WILD is paid for by the Sportfish Restoration Fund

  8. Conceptual Framework • Concept review • Topic determination • Distribution of concepts into topic units • Unit completion • Correlation of concepts to grade level • Network review This is the backbone of the Project WILD guide.

  9. Consultations with DOE representatives Review of published standards Adaptation of Project WILD standards Correlation of activities Learning Standards Development Developed by educators for educators

  10. Conceptual Framework TOPIC DETERMINATION • I. Ecological Knowledge • Wildlife Populations • Habitats and Niches • Interdependence • Changes and Adaptations • II. Social and Political Knowledge • Cultural Perspectives • Economic, Commercial, and Recreational Considerations • Historical and Geographic Development • Political and Legislative Frameworks • III. Sustaining Fish and Wildlife Resources • Attitudes and Awareness • Human Impacts • Issues and Trends • Wildlife Management • Responsible Action and Service

  11. Ecological Knowledge • Wildlife Populations Activity Distribution • Color Crazy • Grasshopper Gravity • What’s Wild? • Interview a Spider • Classroom Carrying Capacity • Habitat Rummy • Bearly Growing • How Many Bears Can Live in this Forest? • My Kingdom for a Shelter • Tracks! • Wild Words • Spider Web Geometry • Oh Deer! • Carrying Capacity • We’re in This Together

  12. Page i of K-12 guide

  13. Learning Framework Conceptual Subject Area Skills Framework Science Math SS LA EE Arts Elementary (Science) Middle School (Humanities) High School (Language Arts) Ecological Knowledge Social and Political Knowledge Sustaining Fish and Wildlife Resources

  14. Learning Framework Subject Area Skills Science Math SS LA EE Arts ConceptualFramework • Ecological Knowledge • Wildlife Populations • Habitats and Niches • Interdependence • Changes and Adaptations • Social and Political Knowledge • Sustaining Fish and Wildlife Resources • Ecological Knowledge • Wildlife Populations • Color Crazy • Grasshopper Gravity • What’s Wild? • Classroom Carrying Capacity • Interview a Spider • Habitat Rummy • Etc

  15. Page 9 of K-12 guide Skill/Subject Area

  16. Page 494 of K-12 guide

  17. Page 498 of K-12 guide

  18. Resources Jen Dennison Wildlife Education Coordinator Div. Of Wildlife, 1840 Belcher Dr. Columbus, OH 43224 1-800-WILDLIFE 614-265-6316 jen.dennison@dnr.state.oh.us www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife

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