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Lisa DeRado, Director of the Cortland County Teacher CenterLisa DeRado is the Director of the Cortland County Teacher Center and Co-Director of the NYS Southern Tier Teacher Center Network where she coordinates local and regional learning and training opportunities for teachers. Prior to that Lisa was s a member of…
- Teaching Bird ID
Beginning birding with your students? Use these helpful tips to discover bird id with your students! By teaching your students how to identify some birds, you can help make them more aware of your local biological diversity and more attentive to your local environment in general.
- Teach Outside – It’s Good For You!
Standardized tests… crowded classrooms… too many things to do in a 6-hour school day. What can you do? Take your students out for a walk!
Our world is full of technology that helps us communicate, learn, and play. Recently, Common Sense…
- By Science Theme
Find our most popular resources by themes. For resources by grade level, please visit Lessons and Activities.
Habitat Connections is a kit that engages kids with their local environment. (Grades 3-8)
Owl Pellet Investigation helps students understand ecological roles and food webs. (Grades 3-8)
Feathered Friends…
- Spanish Language
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has several options for resources in Spanish, many of which focus on Latin American countries.
CUBS is a bilingual citizen-science project that provides educational resources and grants for both urban and rural communities.
BirdSleuth International provides educators…
- Multimedia Inspired
Flap to the Future is a great game to learn about evolution.
BeastBox makes music by mixing wild animal with beatbox loops.
Bird Song Hero helps students learn bird songs.
Macaulay Library gives you access to a wide library of bird images.
The Cornell…
- Bird watching in the species-rich sites of Kenya
Students from Eldoret Polytechnic practiced their skills in birdwatching at biodiversity-rich sites.
- Detectave in Guadalajara, Mexico
The educational program Detectave teaches the public to analyze social and environmental issues as well as value the importance of conserving biodiversity.
- Flying with the Birds of Chebeague Island
Mrs. Hoidal, a teacher in Chebeague Island,engages her students in migratory bird studies by having them take flight! Together, they produced a video of common birds found on the island year-round. In another video, the Pre-K – 2nd grade students…
