Science
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Coordinated by the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), the Conservation Education Conference on Virtual Learning is a great professional development opportunity from the comfort of your office. Meet informal educators from around the nation as the discussion centers on virtual learning and engagement. While the focus will be around environmental/science/outdoor topics, the information…
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Hosted since 2016, Mission Make-It: The Georgia 4-H Engineering Challenge is a non-competitive engineering event for middle school students. Based on extensive feedback from the Mission Make-It planning committee, I am pleased to share the upcoming timelines related to Mission Make-It: Upcoming Virtual Engineering Opportunity: The March 27, 2021 MMI event at Rock Eagle 4-H…
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UGA Marine Extension is offering its annual Youth Ocean Conservation Summit (YOCS) as a free virtual event this spring. YOCS is a program for current middle and high school students that will be March 20 (from 10:00am-3:00pm) and March 21 (from 1:00pm-3:30pm). This event will allow participants to: Learn about ocean conservation topics. Find out…
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Whether you are hosting day programs at your center, volunteering with a group who youth, or preparing activities for your youth to do at home I encourage you to check out 4-H @ Home Holiday edition! There are science activities, baking, guidebooks, and more. It is always nice to have great resources that are ready…
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Get ready to travel through time and learn how Georgia 4-H’ers have been involved in our club throughout history! Georgia 4-H has prepared 3 kits for staff and partners to use for middle school audiences. The “Decode the Decades” resource kit will contain all supplies and handouts needed to complete three interactive workshops, including ‘follow…
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Read on for more professional development opportunities from ACRES! Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM (ACRES) online professional development course through the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance is funded by NSF: https://mmsa.org/projects/acres/. Over 40 Georgia 4-H professionals participated in the Virtualizing Your Out-of-School Offerings course over the summer. It was a huge success! The…
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Please, follow the link to watch the 2020 STEM Challenge Training video. This video can be shared to assist staff in implementing this activity. Training Link: https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/1_kiphgjzi
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Cornell University’s Civic Ecology Lab is offering an online is offering an E-STEM Education (environment-science-technology-engineering-math) course this fall: October 19 – November 22, 2020. According to their promotional materials, E-STEM Education is designed for teachers and nonformal educators who want to help youth become scientifically literate, environmental citizens. Teachers will learn how to integrate environmental…
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Staff across the state are looking into ways to engage youth. The “From the Mountains to the Sea” series is a great way to engage youth in science. Consider a virtual 4-H meeting that has youth watch the video in advance and then has youth join into a base club meeting where you discuss the…
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