The CDRI is
currently offering teachers' workshops for CPE credit. These TEKS-based
workshops will focus on the Chihuahuan Desert region.
Earth & Space
Science Teachers' Workshop, for 4th–8th Grade Teachers
January
18, 2008
Biology Teachers' Workshop, for 4th–8th Grade Teachers
February
29; 9 AM to 4 PM; at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center &
Botanical Gardens
Cost: $50.00
Limited to 10 people.
Workshop
will include:
A presentation designed to increase your conceptual knowledge of
biological concepts such as ecology, ecosystems, ecological succession,
biodiversity, adaptations, and interspecies interactions and relationships.
Lab activities
and lesson ideas you can use in your teaching.
A short walk
through our botanical gardens and cactus & succulent greenhouse that
focuses on plant adaptations in an arid environment.
A canyon hike
that compares and contrast two different Chihuahuan Desert ecosystems.
A list of
websites containing useful lesson ideas, activities, and information.
We will provide lunch.
Please wear shoes appropriate for a hike. All
workshop materials are provided.
Upon successful completion
of the workshop, you will receive six hours of continuing education credits.
