Teacher Professional Development Workshops
Enjoy a workshop in one of Denver’s greatest classrooms, the Denver Zoo! Meet keepers and animals up close and personal. Head back to school with great ideas for how to link the life sciences with all of your other curricular needs. All workshop participants receive graduate-level relicensure credit through the Colorado School of Mines. Workshop and standards-based curriculum materials are provided. All registration for teacher workshops is processed online through the Denver Zoo. For more information, please see course descriptions that follow or call 303-376-4808.
Title: Discover Deserts (NEW!)
Grades: K-12
Date: June 15, 2009
Time: 8 am -4 pm
Tuition: $85 (includes credit fee)
There’s more to a desert than cacti, camels and sand! Come to Denver Zoo and discover the diversity of plant and animal life that call the desert home. We’ll take a closer look at different types of desert biomes and we’ll meet animals with some incredible adaptations for survival in these extreme environments. You’ll experience live animal demonstrations, a guided tour of the Zoo, and a wealth of hands-on activities to bring the drama of desert survival back to your classroom.
Title: Around the World in Two Days
Grades: K-12
Dates: June 22-23, 2009
Time: 8 am - 4 pm each day
Tuition: $135 (includes credit fee)
Always wanted to travel to distant continents and experience the wonder of animal life from around the globe? Well, now you can, with this two-day workshop at the Denver Zoo! Meet animals from all around the world, learn about intersections between the natural world and human cultures, and come away with new and innovative ways to teach students of all ages to appreciate earth’s amazing biodiversity.
Title: Creatures of the Night: Go Nocturnal at Denver Zoo!
Grades: K-12
Dates: June 25-26, 2009
Time: 8 am (June 25) -12 noon (June 26)
Tuition: $150 (includes overnight expenses and credit fee)
Experience a world that awakes when the sun goes down. In this special overnight teacher workshop, you’ll meet the animals who dwell – and hunt, forage, and build! – in darkness, and the superlative senses that help them survive. Meet our expert animal keepers, tour the Zoo with night vision, and spend a night (comfortably indoors!) at Denver Zoo. This workshop comes complete with classroom-ready curriculum applications to bring the night to life for your students.
Title: Lions, Wolves, and Bears…Oh My!
Grades: K-12
Dates: July 9-10, 2009
Time: 8 am – 4 pm each day
Tuition: $135 (includes credit fee)
Come to Denver Zoo and discover what makes bears, felines, and canines such unique and impressive mammals. Through guided tours of the zoo, live animal demonstrations, expert talks, and hands-on activities, you’ll be top of the food chain when it comes to understanding the world of tooth and claw.
Title: Oceans Alive (NEW!)
Grades: K-12
Date: July 13, 2009
Time: 8 am – 4 pm
Tuition: $85 (includes credit fee)
From the ocean floor to the coral reef, discover the extraordinary biodiversity of our seas. Through guided tours, animal ambassadors, and hands-on activities, you’ll learn how to make conservation connections in your classroom that help fulfill Colorado Model Content Standards.
Title: Colorado WILD: Native Wildlife
Grades: K-12
Dates: July 16-17, 2009
Time: 8 am – 4 pm each day
Tuition: $135 (includes credit fee)
Reptiles, mammals, amphibians, birds, fish, and invertebrates…join the Denver Zoo in learning about the animals right here in our own backyard. Through live animal demos, expert speakers, hands-on activities, and tours of the zoo, you’ll be inspired to teach your students about our region’s diverse ecosystems and wildlife, plus the conservation efforts that will preserve them for the future.
Title: Exploring Polar Ecosystems
Grades: K-12
Dates: July 20-21, 2009
Time: 8 am – 4 pm each day
Course Expenses: $135 (includes credit fee)
Learn how polar animals survive with unique physical and behavioral adaptations and further your knowledge and activity base on subjects including global warming and our polar connections. We’ll tour the Zoo, meet live animals, and learn from the experts in this two–day expedition to the ends of the earth
Course Title: Conserving Animal Diversity: The Role of Genetics (NEW!)
Especially for teachers Grades 8-12
Dates: July 23-24, 2009
Time: 8 am – 4 pm each day
Tuition: $135 (includes credit fee)
In this workshop developed especially for secondary teachers and science specialists, we’ll examine how zoologists use genetic information to manage species conservation, the role modern zoos play in housing, breeding, and conserving endangered species, and the Denver Zoo’s work to protect biodiversity around the globe. This workshop will also cover key topics in genetics and theories of convergent and divergent evolution, natural selection, and biodiversity. Plan to take back innovative curriculum applications grounded in critical thinking and hands-on exploration.
Title: Learning About Lifecycles
Grades: K-12
Dates: July 27-28, 2009
Time: 8 am – 4 pm each day
Tuition: $135 (includes credit fee)
Discover the amazing ways animals survive, reproduce, and care for their young. We’ll take a fresh look at the lifecycles and family structures of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Come ready to explore each animal group in depth while taking time to tour the zoo and meet animal visitors; you’ll take away classroom-ready activities and new insight to share the wonder of animal diversity with your students.
Register here for one of our Teacher Workshops.
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