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Title: An awardwinning, interdisciplinary, conservation and environmental education program that emphasizes


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Project WILD
  • An award-winning, interdisciplinary, conservation
    and environmental education program that
    emphasizes wildlife and its habitat.

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The mission of Project WILD is to provide
wildlife-based environmental education that
fosters responsible actions towards wildlife and
related natural resources.
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The goal of Project WILD is to assist learners of
any age in developing awareness, knowledge,
skills, and commitment that will result in
informed decisions, responsible behavior, and
constructive actions concerning wildlife and the
environment.
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Project WILD
  • Teaches Kids How to Think, Not What
    to Think
  • Not a Wildlife Program
  • Can Be Used in a Variety of Contexts Rural to
    Urban
  • Works in Formal and Nonformal Settings
  • Reputation for Balance and Breadth

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Project WILD is...
  • An international network of students, educators,
    parents, community leaders, educational
    administrators, and representatives of resource
    agencies and conservation groups.
  • A supplementary, interdisciplinary, instructional
    program for educators of students in kindergarten
    through high school.

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  • Ideal for integration into the teaching of
    science, social studies, language arts, math,
    art, physical education, health, music, and other
    curriculum areas.
  • Appropriate for use by classroom teachers, as
    well as resource specialists, naturalists,
    rangers, scout and youth leaders, camp
    counselors, and other nonformal educators.
  • A source of innovative techniques for teaching
    basic skills.
  • Designed for diverse teaching and learning styles.

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  • Balanced and fair, neither pro nor con on
    value-sensitive issues.
  • Concept-oriented.
  • Effective for teaching problem solving and
    decision making.
  • Extensively reviewed, tested, and evaluated.
  • Praised by professional educators, wildlife
    biologists, parents, and students.
  • Captivating education - its lively, hands-on
    instructional strategies make learning fun!

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  • Teaching Connections
  • Fun and Engaging
  • User Friendly
  • Inexpensive
  • Uses the Out-of-Doors
  • Deepens Understanding
  • Storylines
  • Multi cultural
  • Thoroughly Field Tested Resources and References

9
  • National Education Reforms
  • Thematic
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Active Learning
  • Authentic Assessment
  • Constructivist Learning
  • Conceptual

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Constructivism Students construct new knowledge
by combining previous knowledge with
new discoveries. Educator guides students toward
new conceptual understanding through critical
thinking and creative problem solving.
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Organization of Material in the Project WILD
Activity Guides
  • Section One Ecological Knowledge
  • Activities found in this section are generally
    introductory lessons that focus on awareness.
    They are designed to establish a foundation for
    most of the activities that follow, developing a
    basis of understanding for the characteristics of
    environments and how they function.

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Section One Areas of Study
  • Wildlife Populations characteristics and
    population dynamics
  • Habitats, Ecosystems, and Niches distribution
    and importance of these habitats
  • Interdependence commonalties and interactions
    among living things
  • Changes and Adaptations environmental changes
    and organism adaptations
  • Biodiversity types of biodiversity, human
    influence and the importance of habitat

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  • Section Two Social and Political Knowledge
  • This section builds on and moves the students
    toward understanding. Students examine the way
    human cultures, economics and politics have
    affected peoples attitudes toward natural
    resources.

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Section Two Areas of Study
  • Cultural Perspectives cultural development,
    expressions and appreciation of wildlife and
    natural resources
  • Economic, Commercial, and Recreational
    Considerations
  • Historical and Geographic Development the
    development of society and commerce as related to
    natural resources
  • Political and Legislative Frameworks both
    domestic and international

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  • Section Three Sustaining Fish and Wildlife
    Populations
  • Activities found in this final section of the
    book are generally higher level lessons that take
    the students from understanding to action. The
    activities are designed to serve as a way for
    students to recognize, evaluate and make
    responsible choices in their own lives regarding
    natural resources while reflecting on the
    knowledge and skills they have acquired in
    earlier activities.

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Section Three Areas of Study
  • Attitudes and Awareness including human
    perspectives and values
  • Human Impacts both positive and negative
  • Issues and Trends global perspectives, land use,
    consumptive and nonconsumptive uses of wildlife
    and wildlife populations
  • Wildlife Management basic concepts related to
    management considerations and practices
  • Responsible Action and Service focusing on how
    students and others can take action on behalf of
    wildlife and the environment

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  • Activity Components
  • Objectives
  • Method
  • Materials
  • Background
  • Sidebar
  • - Grade Level
  • - Subject Areas
  • - Duration
  • - Group Size
  • - Setting
  • - Framework Reference
  • - Key Terms
  • - Appendices
  • Procedure
  • Extension
  • Evaluation

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Sponsors
  • Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor
    Education (MAEOE)
  • MSU Department of ANR Education and Communication
    Systems
  • Michigan Chapter of the National Wild Turkey
    Federation
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
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