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  • Educator retreat participants observing nature.
    K-5 Citizen Science Retreat – Ithaca, NY

    Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology K-12 Education team August 8-10, 2022 for an Educator Retreat at Sapsucker Woods in beautiful Ithaca, New York.

  • K-5 eBird Explorers Workshop – St. Louis, MO

    We are excited to invite K-5 educators to the World Bird Sanctuary for an in-person professional development experience.

    Dates: Monday-Wednesday, July 18-20, 2022

    Time: 9:00am-5:00pm

    Location: World Bird Sanctuary, 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Road in Valley Park, MO

    Application Deadline: The deadline…

  • Brandon Garcia, K-12 Student Employee

    I joined the K-12 team because I am passionate about teaching science and getting kids excited about the outdoors and about learning. I’m an Animal Science major in the College of Agriculture and Life Science studying on the pre-veterinary medicine…

  • Kadijat Alakiu, Student Employee

    Kadijat is currently a fourth-year Environmental Engineer, minoring in Law and Society, who strives to educate people on the importance of science and encourage them to engage in participatory science. The K-12 team offers exactly this allowing her to learn more about…

  • Two people on a concrete trail. One person is in a wheelchair and both are reading the sign.
    Birdability – A Service Learning Project

    Are you looking for ways to involve your students in the community while teaching them valuable information? Consider introducing service-learning in the classroom, which combines academic study, civic engagement, and practical experience. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is excited to…

  • eBird explorer covers
    eBird Explorers Curriculum Suite

    Teach science content while participating in the eBird citizen-science project with the eBird Explorers curriculum suite! These complete curricula provide educators with fun, hands-on lessons that connect kids to nature through the world of birds. Each grade-band offers youth the…

  • “Not Another Bar Chart! Teaching Graph Choice” Webinar Recap

    If you missed our special guest webinar, read on! Our guest presenter was Kristin Hunter-Thompson, founder of Dataspire. Kristin is passionate about data literacy and improving science education. The webinar brought together educators who were interested in building students’ data…

  • Kids on a bridge look into the distance through binoculars.
    Binoculars for Kids

    If you’re going outside to birdwatch with young people, you might have questions about how to identify birds and what tools you’ll need. This post explores how to obtain, use, and store a fundamental tool for birdwatching: binoculars. Binoculars can…

  • The Rio Salado Nina Mason Pulliam Audubon Center where the workshop will be held.
    Arizona K-8th grade “eBird Explorers Workshop”

    Dates: Saturday and Sunday, February 25-26, 2023

    Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Saturday and 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Sunday

    Location: Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center, 3131 S. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85040

    Application Deadline: December 15, 2022

    We’re excited to invite you…