Teacher Workshops at the Zoo
Add life to your lessons!
Get the support you need to bring dynamic animal science, environmental awareness and much more to your students. All workshops are designed to highlight inquiry learning, to meet proficiency outcomes, and to provide environmental activities that are ready to take back and implement.

New! Inquiry Workshops for Educators at The Toledo Zoo
Attention Educators:
The Toledo Zoo is partnering with NWO to offer a series of inquiry workshops for grades K-12 teachers.
Participants will learn basic principles for doing a life science inquiry with their students using the QUEST model. Working in groups, teachers will learn inquiry techniques by participating in guided inquiry lessons on days one and two. The series will culminate with teachers working in teams to perform an open inquiry utilizing animal exhibits at the zoo. 

***Please note: when you register, you will be signing up for all three sessions in the series.

• When - Thursday February 9, 23, and March 1, 2012
• Time - 4:30 - 6:30PM
• Where - The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, OH 
• What - Applying life science inquiry lessons in the classroom
• Who - Elementary teachers; Secondary Audience - middle and high school life science/biology teachers   
• Cost - $70/person - includes light dinner, refreshments, instruction, and handouts for each of the 3 sessions and an outreach inquiry program for each participant's classroom (new zoo education program).   
• Contact Hours - 6 contact hours will be awarded at the conclusion of the series.  
• Of special note - The maximum number of registrants is 20, so register soon!  

Outreach Workshops

New! The Toledo Zoo will come to you for professional development!
Is it difficult to get to workshops hosted at the Zoo? Our education staff will come to your school or administration offices and bring activities, live animals and biofacts, information and indicator-aligning ideas to help make your science teaching easier and help you to better meet science standards. Note: Arrangements for outreach workshops must be made at least one month in advance. As a limited number may be offered, this is a first-come, first-served program.

General Topics
Using the Zoo as a Teaching Resource - 1 hour - FREE!
The cost for other topics is $50 per hour.

Days, times and lengths of workshops are arranged to fit with your teaching schedule. Other topics may be planned with sufficient notice and available expertise. Be sure to ask!

Were you looking for Nature's Neighborhood Workshops? Those programs are designed for K-2 students that take place in our Nature's Neighborhood Workshop room. Click here to learn more

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