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Professional Development Opportunities for all Educators!

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Whether you are a classroom teacher, homeschooler, scout leader, nature center educator, or just looking to gain new skills, these workshops can help you learn how to engage youth in environmental and experiential learning. Our knowledgeable staff will provide a variety of teaching techniques to help build your confidence when taking youth outdoors to learn about fish, wildlife, habitats, natural science, conservation, and outdoor skills. We believe learning should be hands-on and fun for you as well as the students!

In these workshops you will:


* Gain skills and confidence in talking about Maine fish and wildlife
* Try new skills and activities to help engage youth in place-based learning
* Be introduced to activities focused on Maine-specific fish and wildlife
* Spend time outside learning and having fun
* Network with other educators and outdoor enthusiasts
* Receive free resources for instruction

Bring your class outdoors or the outdoors in!
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*Project Wild [ [link removed] ]* is a series of wildlife and natural science-based activity guides. This program is part of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is the Maine partner and host. This international program is designed to be easily used in the classrooms, in the field, and as part of summer camps and events. Each activity easily aligns with learning standards and is designed to help guide students to a better understanding of the natural world and how to be better stewards for the future. These workshops are designed for all types of educators to learn how to use the activity guide firsthand. Each participant will receive professional development hours for attending.

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For questions call Laura Rogers at 207-592-0750

Upcoming workshops:

Project Wild [ [link removed] ]

Get your students excited about terrestrial wildlife and open their eyes to the wild places of Maine after attending a K-12 Terrestrial Guide Workshop:

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*Thursday, July 14, 2022 9:30-4:30pm at the Center for Wildlife Cape Neddick, ME.* Register online today! [ [link removed] ]

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*Thursday, August 9, 2022 9:30-4:30pm at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, ME.?*Register online today! [ [link removed] ]?


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Aquatic Wild [ [link removed] ]

Learn how to bring the wildness of wetlands to your class at the?*Aquatic Wild Workshop* [ [link removed] ]* Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:30-4pm at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife headquarters in Augusta, ME.? [ [link removed] ]*Register online today!? [ [link removed] ]


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flying wild

Flying WILD offers a whole-school approach to environmental education using birds as the focus. Targeted for the middle-school audience, though widely adaptable, Flying WILD offers practical hands-on classroom and outdoor field investigation experiences connecting real-world experiences in bird biology, conservation, and natural history.

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*Thursday, August 4, 2022 9:30-3pm at the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center Brunswick, ME. Register online today! [ [link removed] ]*


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Help youth fish for their future!
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*Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs (HOFNOD)* [ [link removed] ] is a youth and family-based fishing program to promote healthy habits, teach youth about fish, and how to fish. This program is a partnership between the Future Fisherman Foundation and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It is designed to train interested adults in the HOFNOD materials and methods. This program uses angling skill development as a gateway to teach youth about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and how to deal with the chal???lenges youth face. Whether you are new to fishing or a seasoned angler this program will have something for anyone interested. Training can be done online or in-person. For questions call Chelsea Lathrop 207-446-8692

Upcoming Workshop:

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*Register for the HOFNOD Instructor In-person Workshop* [ [link removed] ]* Monday, July 25, 2022 9am- 2pm at the Maine Wildlife Park *to get some hands-on practice teaching HOFNOD activities and learn about Maine?s fisheries.

"*All who attend must first take the ""online course?" [ [link removed] ]"(takes about 1 hour)."









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