Teacher Workshops
EARN Professional Learning Units (PLUs) At the ZOO!
What better way to spend your professional development time than learning and having fun at Zoo Atlanta? In addition to science and conservation information, every Zoo workshop includes an animal encounter! Participants also receive a grade-appropriate curriculum packet full of hands-on activities aligned with State Standards.
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Request a Workshop Make your teacher workdays or staff meetings both fun and educational. Schedule a date for the Zoo to hold a workshop at your school or bring your staff to Zoo Atlanta for a day of exciting professional development. Either way, Zoo Atlanta instructors will present hands-on activities aligned with state standards and animals you can touch. Select from various workshop topics including habitats, biodiversity, or animal behavior. For more information and available Request a Workshop dates, email education@zooatlanta.org or call 404.624.WILD. |
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Project Learning Tree – 1 PLU
Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning national environmental educatio program designed for K-8th grade educators. PLT uses hands-on, interdisciplinary activities to bring the forest into the classroom. Learn more about trees, forests, animals, and environmental issues. Teachers attending this workshop receive a curriculum with over 90 different activities for the classroom. These materials provide educators the tools they need to bring the environment into their classrooms – and their students into the environment. Register for the Project Learning Tree Workshop
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