1. Project WILD

2. TPWD Mission “To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.” “To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.”

3. “Assists learners of all ages in developing awareness, skills, knowledge, and commitment that results in informed behavior and constructive action concerning wildlife and the environment we share.”

4. Project WILD Brings Conservation through Education Into the Classroom

5. Award-winning Curriculum From Awareness to Action

6. Who Uses Project WILD? K-12 Classroom Teachers University Pre-service Teacher Courses Youth Group Leaders Aquariums, Museums, Nature Centers & Zoos Camp Staff After – School Programs Resource Professionals Government Agencies Parents Community Groups

7. One Million Educators Gone WILD!

8. 3,000 Teachers trained in Texas each year These educators teach 50,000 students per year

9. What’s in the Curriculum Guide? Objective Method Materials Background Info Procedure Extensions Evaluation Grade level Subject Area Duration Group size Setting (Indoors/Outdoors) Key Terms Activities in an easy-to-use lesson plan format:

10. Provides awareness and does not advocate any particular viewpoint Introduces skills such as critical thinking, observation, classification and graphing Allows students to pull information from a variety of sources to make well informed decisions Project WILD Goals How to Think, not What to Think!

11. Teacher Workshops Free Training and materials Activity-based workshops

12. Correlated to Texas Standards TEKS TAKS Workshop participants receive SBEC and TEEAC credit

13. Research Reveals Project WILD’s Effectiveness WILD increases students’: Knowledge Skills Attitudes Behavior “Project WILD: A Summary of Research Findings 1983-1995 and 1996-2003.” www.projectwild.org

14. WILD Evaluation Long-term On-going Consistent results across –Grade levels –Academic disciplines –International boundaries

15. More than Science Study finds Project WILD Utilizes multiple approaches to teaching benefiting all learners Effective in teaching other subjects ~ Powell 1996

16. WILD Honors President’s Environment and Conservation Challenge Award National Council for Social Studies International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies California Department of Education

17. Find out more about Texas Parks and Wildlife Department www.tpwd.state.tx.us