Bringing Parks and Wildlife to the Classroom
Programs for Teachers
Outdoor Understanding for Teachers (OUT) is Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s place-based teacher workshops that bring teachers together with natural resource experts across the state. Our multi-day programs provide teachers with experiences that build background knowledge, and provide curriculum and resources, to feel more confident teaching students about the outdoors. Designed to be standards aligned and hands-on, these programs support teachers in exploring local wildlife, habitats and outdoor skills so that they can bring engaging Colorado specific content to their classroom.
Program Goals
Workshops
Teacher Workshops
Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers a variety of teacher workshops for formal and informal educators working with early childhood and K-12 students. Workshop options include:
- Project WILD including Aquatic WILD and Growing up WILD
- Outdoor Understanding for Teachers
- Basic Archery Instructor
- Teacher Externships
- Workshop Opportunities for Schools and Districts
Teacher Resources
Project WILD
Project WILD is a focused conservation and environmental education program designed for students in Pre K-12.
Among the most widely-used conservation and environmental education programs for primary and secondary school educators, Project WILD resources are a field tested supplemental curriculum that aligns with the latest academic standards. The 4th edition of this resource was released in 2018 and contains exciting updates including new activities, field investigations, and connections to STEM. To learn more about the curriculum, available guides, and other resources, visit the National Project WILD website.
Project WILD
An interdisciplinary program that focuses on wildlife and habitat for grades K-12.
Aquatic WILD
A program with an emphasis on aquatic wildlife and ecology for grades K-12.
Flying WILD
A whole-school approach to environmental education using birds as the focus for grades K-12.
Growing Up WILD
An early childhood education curriculum for ages 3 to 7 that provides a foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills.
Upcoming Teacher Workshop
View a sample agenda to see what our Project WILD workshops offer.
Winter 2024 Virtual Project Wild Workshop
Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program that brings wildlife and habitat concepts to the K-12 classroom. During this virtual workshop, teachers will learn about the Project Wild resource, pilot and reflect on activities with students, and walk away with the resource book that contains over 80 classroom activities. For more information, please contact Heather Hubbard at [email protected]