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Flying WILD. Bird Education for Schools. Taking Flight. Flying WILD…. is bird education targeting middle grades is designed to meet the needs of urban audiences is interdisciplinary is supplementary is classroom-ready, hands-on, concept-based, activity-based, and uses simulation models
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Flying WILD Bird Education for Schools Taking Flight
Flying WILD… is bird education targeting middle grades is designed to meet the needs of urban audiences is interdisciplinary is supplementary is classroom-ready, hands-on, concept-based, activity-based, and uses simulation models covers all major subject and skill areas is non-biased involves schools in bird festivals and other bird-related service-learning projects
Flying WILD Sponsors National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ConocoPhillips
Flying WILD National Partners American Birding Association Association of Zoos and Aquariums Cornell Lab of Ornithology National Wildlife Federation Partners in Flight Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center US Fish and Wildlife Service
Flying WILD Network Local, State National Organizations Bird Groups Audubon Chapters & Centers Zoos & Aquariums Businesses Conservation Organizations State Wildlife Agencies Project WILD Coordinators School Districts
Flying WILD Distribution & Training Council for Environmental Education (National Office for Flying WILD) State Coordinating Partners (state wildlife agencies or nonprofits) Flying WILD City Partners Flying WILD Facilitators Flying WILD Educators Zoos Youth Grps Community Grps Nature Centers Museums Schools
The Educator’s Guide Flying WILD: An Educator’s Guide to Celebrating Birds
The Activities Teacher-led Activities Prior to Festival “Classroom” Activities
The Activities Volunteer-led Activities Planned & Practiced Prior to Festival Conducted at Festival
The Activities Student-led Activities Planned & Practiced Prior to Festival Conducted at Festival
Service-learning Student-led Activities Citizen Science & Bird Monitoring Schoolyard Habitat Projects Festival Planning & Production
Upcoming Trainings & Meetings Visit the Flying WILD website at: http://flyingwild.org/training.htm