UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Special Weekend Workshop at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology!

Ithaca, NY

November 21-22, 2009

Join BirdSleuth coordinator, Jennifer Fee, for hands-on activities and authentic inquiry experiences, both indoors and out... with the beautiful Cornell Lab of Ornithology as the backdrop!  All participants receive free curriculum and resources.  We welcome teachers from everywhere to join us at the Lab for this exciting weekend retreat! Ithaca is a wonderful place to visit-- and this is a beautiful time of year!  Learn more here.

If you can't attend this special workshop, but you want to be notified if we ever do another one at the Lab, fill out this interest form.

Wherever You Are!

FREE Ongoing and Online Tutorials at TappedIn.org.  See the schedule below (times are Eastern Standard Time-- please adjust for where you are) and mark your calendards!  You can find out more details about how to log in for this online course series here!

 New Courses coming soon...

Request a Workshop!

NO WORKSHOP IN YOUR AREA?

We can work with you to schedule one that meets your needs and interests.  Just give us a call or drop us a line: Jennifer, at jms327@cornell.edu or (607) 254-2403.

Or, become a BirdSleuth Ambassador and offer a teacher workshop in your area—Find out how!

Recent Workshops

Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10:30am
OSTA Conference:  McKay High School, Salem, Oregon

BirdSleuth- Citizen Science for YOUR kids!

“BirdSleuth” Most Wanted Birds” is a curriculum designed to get kids outside and engaged in real science! Developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for middle school, it can easily be adapted to any grade level. Kids identify and count birds in their schoolyard or any nearby location and share the data with actual ornithologists online. Come find out how your kids can get excited about doing real science!

---Diane Cavaness, BirdSleuth Teacher/Ambassador 

2009 NAE 4-H National Conference

Rochester, NY

October 24-29, 2009

BirdSleuth's Project Leader, Jennifer, will be at this conference on Monday and Tuesday (10/26-10/27).  On Monday afternoon, she'll be presenting a poster entitled, "Reonnect with Nature Through Birds." On Tuesday, from 1:15-2:45, she'll be giving a talk entitled, "Student Inquiry Through Citizen Science."  If you're going to the conference, please take time to say hi!

STANYS (Science Teachers Association NY) Conference

Rochester, NY

October 31-November 3, 2009

BirdSleuth staff and teachers will be on hand at the STANYS conference, and presenting two simultaneous presentations beginning at 8am on Tuesday 11/3:

• You Can Count Birds for Science!
• Animal Math: Birds and Real-world Math and Science

Please consider attending one of our sessions!