Friday, August 21, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., PT
Format: In person
Audience: K-5th grade educators, formal and nonformal
Materials Provided: Project WILD’s Flying WILD: An Educators’ Guide to Celebrating Birds
RSVP Required. Find the link at tolovanaartscolony.org or copy the link below.
Description:
Join ONREP for an engaging, hands-on professional learning experience exploring coastal birds through the Flying WILD Activity Guide. Using birds as a gateway to understanding ecosystems, this workshop connects wildlife, habitat, and human impact along Oregon’s coast.
Participants will experience a sequence of interactive activities, adapted to highlight coastal and seabird species, that model how to engage learners in observation, inquiry, and systems thinking. Together, we will examine how coastal birds depend on dynamic habitats such as rocky shores and open-ocean systems, and how these relationships can anchor cross-disciplinary learning.
Educators will leave with strategies, resources, and ready-to-use activities that support standards-aligned instruction and foster environmental literacy. Project WILD emphasizes helping students develop awareness, knowledge, and decision-making skills that lead to responsible actions for wildlife and natural resources.
This workshop is designed for formal and nonformal educators interested in integrating outdoor learning, wildlife science, and student-centered inquiry into their teaching, both indoors and outdoors.
