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  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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:…

  • eBird Explorers: Monitoring Our Changing World

    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 participatory science project to help us understand human impacts on bird populations…

  • eBird Explorers: Biodiversity Detectives

    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 your local environment with a global perspective….

  • 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…

  • Students watering a garden.
    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 and…