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eBird Explorers: Building Literacy Through NatureBuild Science and Literacy Skills with Bird-Focused Nature Exploration It’s never too early to help our youngest learners develop a lifelong passion for nature and science. Birds and participatory science are the perfect place to start! Aligned to K-2 Next…
- eBird Explorers: Discover Schoolyard Birds
Inspire a Connection to Your Local Environment While Teaching Important Science Content Wherever you are, whatever the time of year, birds are all around you, so why not use them as an engaging hook for science education? Aligned to 3-5th…
- eBird Explorers: Monitoring Our Changing World
Explore human impacts on our local and global environment through participatory science! Screenshot Participatory science empowers young people to observe their world and share their findings with scientists tackling real world issues. eBird Explorers: Monitoring Our Changing World uses the…
- eBird Explorers: Biodiversity Detectives
Explore Diversity and Become a Participatory Scientist By middle school, students crave the opportunity for science that is real and relevant. eBird Explorers: Biodiversity Detectives uses birds and citizen science to help you bring science to life and build connections to…
- Career Day: Wildlife Veterinary & Rehabilitation Session
The Wildlife Veterinary & Rehabilitation session, facilitated by Kayla Shelley, gave incredible insight into the amazing careers you can pursue when you make Earth your boss! Kayla, a member of the K-12 Team, is a senior studying animal science and…
- Career Day: Science and Conservation Biology
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology K-12 Team hosted an awesome Conservation Career Day called The Earth is my Boss! We had speakers from all over the world talk about their careers in environmental conservation. The first session, Science and Conservation…
- Creating an Environment for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice to Flourish
To create a culture that fosters diverse perspectives and inclusive values, we invite educators to envision a garden as a model for developing an equitable, inclusive, and just classroom. By taking time to plant seeds of change, by identifying…
- Career Day: Education and Outreach Blog
If you missed the Education and Outreach session of our Conservation Career Day, read on! Our very own Jennifer Fee, Manager of K-12 Education, facilitated the panel. She began by describing how she pursued a career in environmental education since…
- Career Day: Engineering & Technology Session
The Engineering and Technology session of The Earth is My Boss: Conservation Career Day had a panel of four talented professionals who shared their experiences using technology and engineering to protect the Earth. Our very own Susan Licher, Project Assistant…
