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Educational Outreach—Programming
Most of the ANHC staff are available, on a limited basis, for presenting programs or workshops on Arkansas’s natural diversity, including rare plants, animals and special natural communities. Staff in the Education & Information section work with educators and students to provide interpretative materials to fit their needs. Some of the programs available include:
- Natural Divisions of Arkansas - exploring the six main natural divisions of the state.
- Woodpeckers of Arkansas — learn about the exciting re-discovery of the Ivory-billed woodpecker as well as fun facts about all the different woodpeckers that live in Arkansas.
- Bats — the Most Endangered Mammal - using taxidermy, models, and skulls to learn more about one of the most misunderstood and most endangered animals in the state.
- Tarantulas — citizen surveys help locate spiders and their rare Arkansas habitats.
- Native Arkansas Bees — learn how to be more “bee friendly” in your home or school yard.
- Otters – Residents Of Clean Rivers - again, using taxidermy and skulls, young student learn about a specific resident of Arkansas rivers and why animals such as the river otter depend on clean water.
- Natural History of Early Arkansas Surveyors - how did the first surveyors of our state measure the land and what did they see here?
- Natural Communities of Arkansas - explore additional details about the 6 communities listed in the Natural Communities of Arkansas poster series including some fun with scientific nomenclature.
Programs focus on awareness, knowledge and appreciation of the natural world. Students are engaged in active learning with multi-sensory experiences using pictures, audio, mounted specimens, skulls, taxidermy, and even puppets. Audiences are not limited to classroom students but also include scout groups, library reading programs, and summer camps.
All programming is free-of-charge, but is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. ANHC interpreters bring all program materials and handouts for participants. Most programs involve the use of a digital projector, so access to electricity and a screen or projection surface is required.
WORKSHOPS
ANHC staff conduct an average of 13 workshops for educators across the state each year, including programming with state Department of Education for in-service credit. These workshops build content information, utilize research-based instructional strategies, and offer various forms of learning assessments. Many of the activities available in the Lesson Plans section are presented in detail with supplementary handouts and suggestions for implementation in the classroom.
For additional information or to schedule a program or workshop, please contact:
Jane Jones-Schulz
501.324.9159
