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Teacher Workshop
Saturday, October 25, 2008
7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Hilton Scranton. The North American Symposium on Bat Research is the
organizer of this teacher workshop in conjunction with its annual
meeting being held in Scranton. This workshop is provided each year
as a community service to the city where NASBR meets. Educators will
be assisted by live bats and museum specimens to meet bats up close
and personal. This workshop is available for Act 48 hours through
the Pennsylvania Game Commission and it will be aligned to the PA
State Curriculum Standards.
NASBR Teacher Workshop
($10 registration fee for area educators)
Note to NASBR conferees: Educational materials distributed at the
workshop are gifts for the local educators preregistered for the workshop
and thanks to generous donations from NASBR Teacher Workshop sponsors:
Bat Conservation International, LUBEE Bat Conservancy, Organization
for Bat Conservation and Speleobooks.
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions: Pat Morton, The Nature Conservancy,
Wisconsin.
8:15 a.m. Get Acquainted Activity: Pat Morton
8:45 a.m. The Bats of Pennsylvania: Dr. Gary Kwiecinski, University
of Scranton.
9:00 a.m. GET OUT! Bats and Outdoor Explorations for Your Students:
Susan Gallagher, Chief Naturalist, Carbon County Environmental Education
Center.
10:00 a.m. Going Batty: The World of Bats Through a Rehabilitator’s
Eyes: Barbara Ogaard
10:45 a.m. Break and Visit to Speleobooks (vendor for batty stuff)
11:15 a.m. Pollination Parade: Plant-visiting Bats and Bat Festivals:
Dr. Allyson Walsh, Lubee Bat Conservancy.
12:15 p.m. Batty Classroom Activities: Carissa Reilly-Longo, Beltzville
State Park
1:15 p.m. Adjourn
Questions about the workshop contact: pmorton@tnc.org or call:
262-642-7276
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