Education Abstracts
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Educational Superpowers: Designing Custom Programs Amanda Wrigley, WildCare, Inc Pending Publishing Permission Full Abstract
Create unique, dynamic, and interactive programs to match the current needs of your community. Learn simple techniques to create programs that are more appealing for schools, adaptable for various ages, and have a quantifiable impact which makes them attractive to potential donors. This system also allows you to track the educational components of each presentation and adapt them to offer multiple versions of each program. Return year after year and surprise the same audience by offering a completely new version (including activity) of the same subject. Best of all, reduce the stress for your presenters and make your programs fun at the same time! |
Making Wildlife Education
More Impactful Debbie Sykes, Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center, and Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
As wildlife educators, we can make a greater impact with a more hands-on approach. Students become immersed in a creative way, making wildlife education personable, and the lessons more memorable. Learn what all of this means, how to come up with activities, how to organize the lessons and make them marketable for schools, and discuss ideas to create the most impact. |
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An education program today involves contracts, insurance, fingerprinting, plus necessary tools to hold each student's attention. Our goal as educators is to make a lasting positive impression helping the public to coexist peacefully with their wild neighbors. This lecture gives insight into creating programs that both engage and satisfy grade level requirements through the use of props, mounts, puppets, photography, storytelling, and succinct appearances by wildlife ambassadors directly related to the subject matter discussed. |
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Camps for Kids: Day Camps
for Humane, Wildlife, & Environmental Education Alexis Fitzgerald, Humane Animal Rescue Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
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Celebrity Patients:
Turning a Communications Burden into a Benefit Anita Moos, Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc. Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
In August 2018, Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research received an eaglet from Washington, DC that had been watched for months by thousands of viewers on an online nestcam. The bird arrived in poor condition and was euthanized within a week, even though media had initially reported the eaglet would be returned and released. This presentation covers the highs, the lows, the pitfalls, and tips on how to navigate social media and how to manage your messaging when caring for a high-profile patient. In the end, Tri-State received a lot of positive feedback, exposure, and financial support with this case. |