Teaching and learning:
Actively engage your learners
Authentic learning through real-life assignments
Building a holistic learning environment
Communities of practice/learning communities
Community service-learning
Concept mapping and other visual tools
Course and curriculum design
Creativity
Ecology in your discipline
Evaluation and assessment
Grading rubrics
Group projects and group work
Instructional skills
Learning objectives/outcomes/goals
Learning portfolios
Lesson planning
Motivating students
Networking
Presentation basics
Problem-based learning
Reflection and journaling
Scholarship of teaching and learning
Students as researchers and scholars
Supporting students to take responsibility for their own learning
Sustainability education/leadership
Teaching and learning for the heart and mind
Use of narrative and story
Ecology and natural history:
Bring the outdoors inside
Ecology in your life
Field identification of birds
Nature on your doorstep
Nature study
Wildlife detective
(Note: any workshop topics can be customized for teachers, as well as for teacher trainers, focusing on how you could lead a workshop like this one. Workshops range from 1 hour to 3 days in length, depending on the topic and your needs. Workshops in italics are for a general audience, and can be customized for children or youth.)
