[NMScience] Professional Development

[Welch, Colleen E., DGF]

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

Literacy-Science-Math

 

 

What:    Advanced Project WILD About Elk

 

Treat yourself to a day of experiential learning indoors and outdoors at Sugarite Canyon State Park.  

·        All activities will demonstrate practical methods of integrating New Mexico Content Standards and Benchmarks in science, math and language arts into the classroom.  

·        Instructors from the Dept of Game and Fish will lead you through engaging and inquiry-based learning adventures centered on Rocky Mountain Elk and their habitat!

·        Project WILD is a supplementary wildlife education program for K-12 educators that has been shown to improve test scores.

 

Receive:  Project WILD Activity Guide K-12 and WILD About Elk Guide, plus other valuable educational resources

When:      February 23, 2008, 8:30 am-3:30 pm

Where:   Sugarite Canyon Sate Park, Dam House, below Lake Maloya Dam

 

GROUP SIZE: Limited to 25! Workshop is open to educators and interested adults as space is available.

 

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED:  

 

To ensure that there is still space available please first call 505-445-5607 and then send $10.00 refundable deposit check made out to "Friends of Sugarite Canyon" with WILD About Elk in memo line

 

Mail to :
Project WILD Elk

c/o Pat Walsh

Sugarite Canyon State Park

HCR 63, Box 386

Raton, NM 87740

 

COST:  Free! Onsite lunch provided.

 

Questions?  Call Pat Walsh (505) 445-5607 patricia.walsh at state.nm.us or Kevin Holladay (505) 476-8095, kevin.holladay at state.nm.us <mailto:kevin.holladay at state.nm.us> 

 

Here's the location description:

To get to Sugarite Canyon State Park, take I-25 exit 452 at Raton, follow NM 72 east for 3.5 miles, and go north on NM 526 for about two miles to the visitor center. To reach the Dam House, continue north on NM 526 for about three miles. Look for the workshop sign at the turn down to the Dam House, located below the Lake Maloya Dam. (505-445-5607)

 

(Bad weather day location: To get to the N.M. Game and Fish Office at 215 York Canyon Road, take I-25 exit 450 at Raton, when come off, first turn to the left on York Canyon Road, which is also Highway 555. Go about an eighth of mile up road and the building is on the left. (505-445-2311)

 

 

 
Colleen Welch
Co-Coordinator/Project WILD
Conservation Education Section
Aquatic Resource Education
Public Information and Outreach Division
NM Dept. of Game and Fish
PO Box 25112
Santa Fe, NM 85704
505-476-8119 or colleen.welch at state.nm.us


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