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    If you’re a teacher or educator, you can attend professional development trainings.

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    Pennsylvania Songbirds Activity Guide

    Pennsylvania Songbirds

    Pennsylvania Songbirds is an activity guide for Kindergarten through 8th grade practicing and pre-service teachers, school administrators, college professors, and non-formal educators who would like to engage children in science and our environment through the wonderful world of birds.

    Using birds as a lens to explore science and ecology concepts and investigate environmental issues, the curriculum covers topics such as climate change, land-use and planning, real-time monitoring and research, service learning, and stewardship.  It was designed to link science and the environment with other subject areas such as English, language arts, art, and math; all with the common goal of helping students gain the skills and knowledge needed to make decisions, problem-solve, and address integrated issues in this ever-changing world. 

    Workshops

    Interested in learning more about Pennsylvania Songbirds? The Pennsylvania Songbirds curriculum can only be obtained by attending an educator workshop. Educators can find upcoming professional development trainings on the Calendar of Events – Educator Workshops. If a Pennsylvania Songbirds training is not scheduled near you, with enough notice, one could be coordinated and facilitated at your local state park, school, or nature center (minimum 10 or more workshop participants).

     

    Professional Development

    Pennsylvania State Parks offer a variety of professional development opportunities for:

    • Classroom Teachers (pre-Kindergarten to college level)
    • Pre-service Teachers
    • Non-formal Environmental Educators

    Workshops can be:

    • Hosted at state park sites
    • Scheduled for a school or district
    • Virtual
    • Hybrid (in-person and virtual)

    All curricula address the Pennsylvania Department of Education standards, including Pennsylvania's Science, Technology and Engineering, Environmental Literacy, and Sustainability (STEELS) standards.

    For Pennsylvania-certified educators, Act 48 hours are offered for all curricula listed.

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    For questions about Pennsylvania Songbirds, please contact the project coordinator.

    Email the Pennsylvania Songbirds Coordinator

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