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    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…

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    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…

  • Kadijat Alakiu, Student Employee

    I am 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 me to learn more…

  • 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…

  • 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…

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    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.

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    Free Opportunity for 6-8th Grade Teachers

    The application for this opportunity is now closed. Join our eNews to be notified of our next scholarship opportunity.

    We are excited to share and train you on our latest educational kit–for FREE! Thanks to a generous donor, we are able…

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    eBird Explorers: Building Literacy Through Nature

    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 Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards, eBird…

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    eBird Explorers: Discover Schoolyard Birds

    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 grade Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards, eBird Explorers:…