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iNaturalist Workshop for Teachers
iNaturalist Workshop for Teachers
March 3, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST
Join us for a free virtual workshop to learn about DLiA’s iScience program and how teachers and students can use the app iNaturalist to study biodiversity. The workshop is geared towards educators of iScience-age students in grades 5-8, but educators who work with different age groups, parents, and others are all welcome. It will follow the Park Science Colloquium (also free) and we encourage participants to attend both events.
About the workshop
Discover the biodiversity that surrounds you! iScience is a schoolyard biodiversity program that invites students in grades 5-8 to learn about local species. Created in partnership by Discover Life in America and the Tennessee Valley Authority, iScience offers resources and training for biodiversity exploration. Students use the iNaturalist app to observe and identify species, learning about the plants, animals, and other organisms that make up local ecosystems. In this workshop, we will discuss the resources iScience offers, how to use the iNaturalist app to make an observation, and how the iNaturalist app is being used for data collection in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Questions? Contact aurora@dlia.org
Who can attend?
The workshop is open to anyone including teachers, other educators, and parents, but will be aimed toward those educating 5th to 8th graders.
Before the workshop
Before the workshop, please download iNaturalist on your Apple or Android device and follow instructions in the app to create an account. Feel free to explore the app beforehand and bring your questions about it to the workshop.
Join the Science Colloquium
We encourage participants to join the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Science Colloquium, a series of virtual presentations from scientists working in the Smokies. Talks will be on a variety of fascinating topics and are geared for a general audience. It will take place the same day (March 3rd) from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET, also on Zoom. Learn more and register for that free conference at this page.