Saturday, September 15th, 2018
9 AM - 3:30 PM

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is hosting this Aquatic Wild workshop taught by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

The Aquatic WILD program is for formal and non-formal educators interested in teaching young people about aquatic wildlife and ecology. Aquatic WILD materials build upon developments in wildlife conservation needs as well as advances in instructional methodology in Pre-K through 12th grade education.
Participants in this 6-hour workshop receive the Aquatic WILD K-12 Curriculum & Activity Guide. The guide contains field investigations, In Step With STEM activity extensions, connections to wildlife careers, new activities on fish conservation and angling, and an increased focus on outdoor activities. Participants are eligible for Criteria I credit of NC OEE Environmental Education Certification and school teachers receive CEU credit. Homework option available. This workshop and all materials are free, but there is a $10 registration fee that will be refunded when participant shows up to workshop.

For more information about Aquatic WILD visit, http://www.projectwild.org/projectwildwebsite/aquatic/ or www.ncwildlife.org/educators.

Please contact Becky Skiba (Rebecca.skiba@ncwildlife.org) for specific workshop questions or Gail Lemiec for logistics questions (Gail.Lemiec@ncaquariums.com).

A $10registration fee is required and will be refunded to attendees at the end of the workshop.

Help keep our seas plastic-free! Please bring a waste free lunch, a reusable water container, and a coffee cup.

For additional registration information, call 910-772-0542

Saturday, October 6th, 2018

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Project WET is an interdisciplinary water science and education program for formal and non-formal educators of K-12 students. They keystone of the Project WET program is the Project WET Curriculum & Activity Guide. The hands-on, supplemental activities are meaningful and relevant to children and are correlated to the 2013 North Carolina Essential Standards for Science, Social Studies and Health Education for Grades K-8 and for High School Earth/Environmental Science and Biology.

The Project WET Guide is only available through a 6-hour Project WET workshop. WET is a Criteria I workshop for the NC Environmental Education Certification and consists of 6 contact hours that may count towards CEUs for teachers.

Participants should dress in comfortable clothes and shoes suitable for physical activity that can get wet and dirty.

Help keep our seas plastic-free! Please bring a waste free lunch, a reusable water container, and a coffee cup.

The cost of the Project WET Workshop is $30. This fee includes a supplemental workshop book and Aquarium admission.

For additional workshop information, call 910-772-0546. For assistance with registration, call 910-772-0542.

Saturday, October 20th, 2018
9 AM - 3:30 PM
The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher presents Sea Turtle Exploration: a curriculum to help educators engage students in the fundamentals of STEAM through ready-to-use, standards based lesson plans and sea turtles. Join us on Saturday, October 20th, 2018 for a hands-on teacher workshop guiding you through our new curriculum and website.

 In addition to the curriculum, you will learn about additional resources such as weekly blog posts that will be made during the school year. Topics will include: species profiles, aquarium staff spotlights, behind the scenes videos, new lesson plans and more. Even follow the growth of Aquarium hatchling sea turtles by visiting the blog each week!

 Aligned with the new Common Core standards, your class will be able to “adopt” a turtle and learn about its care and growth. By adopting our sea turtle you will receive weekly updates with information including the turtle’s current weight and length. Each class will also receive a certificate of participation.

By the end of the workshop, you will be familiar with the website and curriculum and how to implement the lessons in your own classroom. The workshop will include a behind the scenes tour to meet one of our sea turtles. Please bring a reusable water bottle and you may choose to also pack a waste-free lunch.  Our snack shop, Shark Bites will be opened and there are lunch options off-site. This workshop will count towards NC Environmental Education Certification (Criteria I) and consists of 6 contact hours that may count toward CEUs for teachers.

Help keep our seas plastic-free! Please bring a reusable water container, a refillable coffee cup, and a waste-free lunch!

The cost of this teacher workshop is $25. This fee includes a Behind the Scenes Tour and access to curriculum.  The Oak Island Beach Preservation Society will pay the registration fee for any formal or informal Brunswick County Educators.

For additional workshop information, call 910-772-0546. For assistance with registration, call 910-772-0542.