What is Project WILD?
Project WILD is one of the most widely used
conservation and environmental education programs, among educators
of K-12 students, emphasizing wildlife and their habitats. It is
based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital
interest in learning about our natural world. A national
network of State Wildlife Agency Sponsors ensures that Project WILD
is available nationwide - training educators in the many facets of
the program. Project WILD is concerned with providing
information, as well as helping students to evaluate choices and to
make responsible decisions. Curriculum materials adhere to
those strict efforts for balance and objectivity, backed by sound
educational practices and theory.
How Do I get the Project or Aquatic WILD
Curriculum & Activity Guide or request the materials?
Project and Aquatic WILD Curriculum & Activity
Guides are only distributed to participants by attending a 6-hour
instructional workshop offered by certified leaders. This is
a National Project WILD mandate. Workshops are scheduled
throughout the year all over the state and are offered for free or
at low cost to participants. Visit our workshop schedule
for a list of dates and scheduled workshops in your area.
Remember to check back as workshops are updated and posted as they
are scheduled. Project WILD supplementary materials, however, are
for sale and can be purchased by sending an order form to the
Project
WILD National Office with a check or money order. For
more information about workshops and obtaining materials, visit Get WILD.
What are the other programs of the Florida
Project WILD/K-12 Programs?
Florida Project WILD/K-12 Programs also offers two
other types of workshops - Schoolyard Wildlife Activities and
Florida Black Bear
Curriculum. Both curricula were created by Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission for Florida educators to teach
about Florida's fish and wildlife and their habitats. To
receive the curriculum educators need to attend a 4-hour
instructional workshop offered by certified leaders. Visit
our workshop
schedule for a list of dates and scheduled workshops in your
area.
How do I sign-up or participate in a
workshop?
You can attend any one of our Project/Aquatic WILD
or K-12 Program workshops that we have listed on our workshop
schedule. Contact the person listed under "workshop
information" to sign-up for the workshop, as space is
limited. Workshops are free of charge or low cost to
participants. Participants will receive corresponding
curriculum guide, courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, after participating in a workshop.
You can also request to host a workshop in your area and Florida
Project WILD will provide the activity guides and a certified
leader to facilitate the workshop, free of charge. We require
a minimum of 15 participants to facilitate a
workshop. Contact the Project WILD Coordinator to
request a workshop. Please give an 8-week notice and provide
2-3 possible dates, site location, city and county of the workshop
request.
How do I request or host a workshop at my
site?
Workshops can be requested by outside parties with
an 8-week advanced notice of the date scheduled. This is to
allow time to find a certified leader and for preparation of the
workshop. We require a minimum of 15
participants to facilitate and/or host a workshop.
Workshops and activity guides are provided free of charge courtesy
of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Contact the Project WILD
Coordinator to request a workshop. Please provide 2-3
possible dates, site location, city and county of the workshop
request. Remember when scheduling time of workshops that
Project WILD workshops are a 6-hour minimum.
Are Project WILD and the other K-12 Programs
correlated to state standards?
Yes! Project and Aquatic WILD, Schoolyard
Wildlife and Florida Black Bear curriculum are all correlated to
the Florida Sunshine State Standards. FCAT friendly
activities are also provided for limited Project WILD activities
and all Schoolyard Wildlife activities. Project WILD and
Schoolyard Wildlife correlations can be found on the Sunshine State
Standards and FCAT section of our website. Correlations to
the Florida Black Bear Guide are included in the curriculum.
Where can I request Project WILD and K-12
Program info and sample activities?
To request Project WILD, Schoolyard Wildlife or
Black Bear Curriculum brochures contact the Project WILD
Assistant. Limited supplies of posters, snake brochures
and Planting a Refuge for Wildlife can also be requested, one per
customer. Sample activities can be downloaded on K-12
Programs website for each of the following programs: Project WILD, Schoolyard
Wildlife or Black Bear.
Project WILD supplementary materials are for sale
and can be purchased by sending an order form to the
Project
WILD National Office with a check or money order. For
more information about workshops and obtaining materials, visit Get WILD.
What is a Project WILD facilitator?
Project WILD facilitators are certified leaders
that are highly trained to teach Project WILD, Schoolyard Wildlife
and/or Black Bear curriculum workshops. Florida's Project
WILD program depends on the expertise and commitment of our volunteer
facilitators. These volunteers represent a wide diversity
of backgrounds and special areas of expertise including teachers,
college professors, park rangers, naturalists, biologists and
more.
How can I become a volunteer facilitator for
Project WILD and other FWC K-12 Programs?
Project WILD volunteers are certified leaders
trained as facilitators to teach Project WILD, Black Bear and
Schoolyard Wildlife workshops for teachers and non-formal
educators. Facilitators receive specialized and advanced
training opportunities to enable them to teach workshops. To
become a facilitator you must first attend or have attended at
least two K-12 program workshops - one of them being a
Project/Aquatic WILD workshop. Second, you will need to
attend Leadership Training - a three-day weekend (Friday
evening-Sunday afternoon) training program offered in the
winter. If you are interested in volunteering and would like
to be invited to attend Leadership Training contact the Project WILD Coordinator
with your name and address. Visit the workshop schedule for
the date of next scheduled Leadership Training.
What is facilitator training?
Facilitator training is also known as leadership
training. Leadership training is a weekend (Friday
evening-Sunday afternoon) training program that certifies
participants to become Project WILD facilitators.
Training consists of learning from the best-experienced, seasoned
facilitators that share the ins-and-outs, tools and techniques of
being a successful facilitator. Participants learn
proven ways to teach the material as well as the "how-to's" and
logistics of putting a successful workshop together including
scheduling, agenda planning, teaching techniques and leadership
skills.
Can I reprint Project WILD
activities or K-12 Program activities for curriculum I am
developing?
If your organization would like to include Project
WILD activities in materials you are developing, a written request
for permission must be submitted to the Project WILD
National Office. All requests must be received by the Project WILD
National Office in writing on organizational letterhead and
include the purpose of the request and anticipated number of copies
to be distributed. Permission to reprint will only be
granted by Project WILD based on a thorough review of complete
draft of materials submitted with any given request. Reprint is limited
to no more than three total activities for any individual,
organization or group (three total from Project WILD and/or
Aquatic). Permission will only be granted one time in five
years.
All Project WILD materials are protected by United
States copyright laws. No part of such content may be
reproduced, disseminated, published, or transferred, in any form
without the prior written permission of the Council for
Environmental Education. For requests to reprint activities from
the Schoolyard Wildlife Activities Guide or Florida Black Bear
Curriculum Guide contact the Project WILD
Coordinator. Requests will be granted as long as
activities are not altered and recognition is given to the Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and any other
contributors.
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