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Materials and Professional Development for Educators</h1><p>“<em>Students who are given the chance to discover the wonders of nature gain a better appreciation of life.</em>“—Elementary Teacher</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hero-background article-header hide-for-print media-image-rotate mobile-stack lazyload" style="background-image:inherit" data-bg-image="url('https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Group_of_Students_Banner-e1624984298644.jpg')"> </div> </header>  <div class="content-container page-wide" data-sticky-container>  <section id="content" class="content" aria-label="Main content"> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"><div class="article-list card-display card-three "><ul><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media content-article" data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/nature-connection/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14258972240_e9790463f7_o-e1540815658621-480x316.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14258972240_e9790463f7_o-e1540815658621-720x473.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14258972240_e9790463f7_o-e1540815658621-768x505.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14258972240_e9790463f7_o-e1540815658621-480x316.jpg 480w" data-sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480/316;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14258972240_e9790463f7_o-e1540815658621-480x316.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14258972240_e9790463f7_o-e1540815658621-720x473.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14258972240_e9790463f7_o-e1540815658621-768x505.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14258972240_e9790463f7_o-e1540815658621-480x316.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/nature-connection/"><span class="article-item-header">Connect Kids to Nature</span></a></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media content-article" data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/citizen-science/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" 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480/360;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/36032943700_b8fae7a775_o-480x360.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/36032943700_b8fae7a775_o-720x540.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/36032943700_b8fae7a775_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/36032943700_b8fae7a775_o-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/36032943700_b8fae7a775_o-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/36032943700_b8fae7a775_o-480x360.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/36032943700_b8fae7a775_o-e1538063901216.jpg 157w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="citizen science" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/citizen-science/"><span class="article-item-header">Engage in Participatory Science</span></a></div></div></li><li class="article-item"><div class="article-item-container"><div class="article-item-media content-article" data-link-to="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/conducting-investigations/"><figure class="article-item-media-ratio"><img decoding="async" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-480x319.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-720x478.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-768x510.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-1280x850.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-1920x1275.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-480x319.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-e1538068559602.jpg 200w" data-sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="Inquiry" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480/319;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-480x319.jpg" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-720x478.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-768x510.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-1280x850.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-1920x1275.jpg 1920w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-480x319.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20575360680_b5dcc69c19_o-e1538068559602.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" alt="Inquiry" loading="lazy" /></noscript></figure></div><div class="article-item-body"><a class="article-item-link" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/conducting-investigations/"><span class="article-item-header">Conduct Science Investigations</span></a></div></div></li></ul></div></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><strong><em>eBird Explorers: Youth Action for Birds</em></strong><header class="article-header" style="--global-width: 75rem; --global-width-margin: calc(50% - (75rem/2)); --narrow-margin: calc(50% - (54rem/2)); --narrow-width: 54rem; --narrow-margin-alignfull: calc(50% - (62.5rem/2)); --narrow-width-alignfull: 62.5rem; --narrower-margin: auto; --narrower-width: 40rem; --full-width: 100vw; --full-width-margin: calc(50% - 50vw); box-sizing: inherit; --container-width: 66.5rem; --scroll-margin: 75px; --container-margin: calc(50% - (var(--container-width)/2)); --search-height: 55px; --search-sidebar-height: 36px; --email-form-height: 50px; --email-form-height-sidebar: 40px; --tiny-bar-height: 43px; --main-nav-height: 110px; --logo-height: 48px; --logo-padding: 1rem 0; --aspect-ratio: 2 / 1; --hero-text-container: 33.3333%; --hero-text-padding: calc((100vw - 1240px) / 2); --hero-text-container-textured: 41.6666%; --hero-text-padding-textured: calc((100vw - 1250px) / 2); --hero-caption-width: calc((100vw - 1280px) / 2); margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(46, 38, 31); font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><div><i style="--global-width: 75rem; --global-width-margin: calc(50% - (75rem/2)); --narrow-margin: calc(50% - (54rem/2)); --narrow-width: 54rem; --narrow-margin-alignfull: calc(50% - (62.5rem/2)); --narrow-width-alignfull: 62.5rem; --narrower-margin: auto; --narrower-width: 40rem; --full-width: 100vw; --full-width-margin: calc(50% - 50vw); box-sizing: inherit; --container-width: 66.5rem; --scroll-margin: 75px; --container-margin: calc(50% - (var(--container-width)/2)); --search-height: 55px; --search-sidebar-height: 36px; --email-form-height: 50px; --email-form-height-sidebar: 40px; line-height: inherit;"></i></div><div class="social-interact" style="--global-width: 75rem; --global-width-margin: calc(50% - (75rem/2)); --narrow-margin: calc(50% - (54rem/2)); --narrow-width: 54rem; --narrow-margin-alignfull: calc(50% - (62.5rem/2)); --narrow-width-alignfull: 62.5rem; --narrower-margin: auto; --narrower-width: 40rem; --full-width: 100vw; --full-width-margin: calc(50% - 50vw); box-sizing: inherit; --container-width: 66.5rem; --scroll-margin: 75px; --container-margin: calc(50% - (var(--container-width)/2)); --search-height: 55px; --search-sidebar-height: 36px; --email-form-height: 50px; --email-form-height-sidebar: 40px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: flex-end; width: auto !important;"><div class="social-icons" style="--global-width: 75rem; --global-width-margin: calc(50% - (75rem/2)); --narrow-margin: calc(50% - (54rem/2)); --narrow-width: 54rem; --narrow-margin-alignfull: calc(50% - (62.5rem/2)); --narrow-width-alignfull: 62.5rem; --narrower-margin: auto; --narrower-width: 40rem; --full-width: 100vw; --full-width-margin: calc(50% - 50vw); box-sizing: inherit; --container-width: 66.5rem; --scroll-margin: 75px; --container-margin: calc(50% - (var(--container-width)/2)); --search-height: 55px; --search-sidebar-height: 36px; --email-form-height: 50px; --email-form-height-sidebar: 40px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; align-items: center; display: flex;"></div></div></header></h2> <div style="height:10px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">New, free download!</h3> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="720" height="931" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Image_eBird-Explorers-Youth-Action-for-Birds_20240514_Inservice-Draft-1-720x931.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-9295" style="width:245px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Image_eBird-Explorers-Youth-Action-for-Birds_20240514_Inservice-Draft-1-720x931.jpg 720w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Image_eBird-Explorers-Youth-Action-for-Birds_20240514_Inservice-Draft-1-1280x1654.jpg 1280w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Image_eBird-Explorers-Youth-Action-for-Birds_20240514_Inservice-Draft-1-768x993.jpg 768w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Image_eBird-Explorers-Youth-Action-for-Birds_20240514_Inservice-Draft-1-1188x1536.jpg 1188w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Image_eBird-Explorers-Youth-Action-for-Birds_20240514_Inservice-Draft-1-1585x2048.jpg 1585w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Image_eBird-Explorers-Youth-Action-for-Birds_20240514_Inservice-Draft-1-480x620.jpg 480w, https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Image_eBird-Explorers-Youth-Action-for-Birds_20240514_Inservice-Draft-1.jpg 1710w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cover of the <em>eBird Explorers: Youth Action for Birds guide.</em></figcaption></figure> <p>We are thrilled to announce our new out-of-school time leader’s guide! Download it and discover hands-on activities, youth journal pages, and resource pages to help youth explore what it means to be a scientist, learn to identify birds, contribute to real scientific projects, and design an action project to help birds in their own communities.<br></p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button" href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/youth-action-for-birds/">Download Guide</a></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group cta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default">Upcoming Webinars</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail"><img decoding="async" width="240" height="180" data-src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/varsha-clarke_kids-sitting-with-binoculars_40368133910_o-240x180.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7656 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240/180;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="240" height="180" src="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/varsha-clarke_kids-sitting-with-binoculars_40368133910_o-240x180.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7656"/></noscript></figure> <p></p> <p>From easy, hands-on activities, and building observation skills through art, to engaging in participatory science, and incorporating culturally responsive teaching into inquiry-based science, our webinars provide you with fresh ideas for you classroom or program. Register for our 2024-2025 series below.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/january-webinar-2/"><strong>January 15 – Great Backyard Bird Count</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/october-17th-take-it-outside-panel-discussion/"><strong>February 19 – Learning Beyond Four Walls: Panel Discussion</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/april-16th-do-questions-matter/"><strong>March 19 – Inspiring and Refining Scientific Questions</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/march-webinar/"><strong>April 16 – From Egg to Adult: Exploring the Nesting Cycle</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/february-webinar-2/"><strong>May 21 – Enhancing Schoolyard Habitats for Birds</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/may-webinar/"><strong>June 11 – Wild About Art: Creatively Connecting Science and Nature Through Art</strong></a></li> 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