Georgia’s Wild! – 1 PLU

• Open to elementary, middle school and pre-service teachers
• Date: April 17, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Cost: $60 per participant
• Additional 3-hour supervised project at the Zoo is required to receive PLU credit

Explore the wild side of Georgia. Investigate the different regions of Georgia and the animals that call our state home. Learn about some of the things affecting species in Georgia and ways your students can help. Discover ways to engage your students with the wildlife that lives in their backyards.

CBN’s Why They Do What They Do at the Zoo – 3-5 PLU

• Open to middle and high school science teachers
• Date: Monday, June 7 - Friday, June 11, 2010
• Cost: Free! Funded by the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University
• 3PLU received June 11 upon successful completion of the week's course requirements. An additional 1-2 PLU is available upon completion of supervised 10-20 hour project.

Discover the varied and amazing ways different animals behave when they are courting, parenting or simply interacting with other members of their species. Learn how the brain influences and controls animal behavior while linking the scientific method to animal behavior and neuroscience research. Use the curriculum from this workshop to engage your students in similar research techniques to make their own discoveries about animal behavior.

This workshop is only open to middle and high school science teachers. To register for this workshop, please call the Education Reservations Center at 404.624.WILD.

Animals Across the Curriculum – 2 PLU

• Open to elementary, middle school and pre-service teachers
• Date: June 15-17, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Cost: $75 per participant
• 2 PLUs received on June 17, 2010

Animals are not just for science anymore. Encounter ways to use animals and animal concepts in language arts, math, and social studies. Use curriculum from this workshop to integrate animals into all your subjects. Make your classroom one that incorporates animals across the curriculum.

Saving Species - 2 PLU

• Open to upper elementary and middle school teachers
• Date: June 22-24, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Cost: $75 per participant
• 2 PLUs received on June 24, 2010

Take a closer look at many of the endangered species at Zoo Atlanta, and learn about the issues affecting these species. Find out what the Zoo is doing to save these species. Discover ways to teach your students about endangered species and conservation concepts that are used to save species.

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.