Climate Change, Conservation, and Your Curriculum
Join us for an engaging one-day teacher workshop designed to help educators connect climate change and conservation to their curriculum. Through the lens of both local and global WCS success stories, explore inspiring real-world examples, create hands-on activities, and gain practical strategies that will empower participants to bring these critical topics to life for students. Walk away with actionable resources to integrate climate and conservation lessons into your curriculum, fostering environmental stewardship and a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Location: Bronx Zoo
Date: Friday, June 6
Time: 8:30am - 3:30pm
Price: $50
Course is eligible for: 6 CTLE Hours
Please note that this course includes 1-2 miles of walking outside. All paths are wheelchair accessible, see our webpage for Bronx Zoo Accessibility. If you have any concerns, please contact your instructor. For more information see the Bronx Zoo's Know Before You Go page.
For more information about Professional Development courses, please contact: teacherinfo@wcs.org or (718) 220-5136.
Meet Your Instructor
Becky Higgins (she/her)
Becky is the Manager of Professional Development (Teacher Education) at WCS. She is passionate about working with educators and creating equitable access to conservation and climate education for all. As a former science educator, curriculum specialist, and professional learning manager, Becky has remained fully committed sharing climate change education, conservation, and environmental mental advocacy and leadership opportunities for teachers, particularly urban science educators. Becky is especially passionate about ocean conservation and has conducted research on white shark migration and on pilot whale communication. Becky received her Bachelor of Science from Cornell University where she studied biology, marine science, and education and holds a Master of Science in Education from Johns Hopkins University. Becky continues to center her work on expanding conservation and advocacy work to amplifying opportunities for educators and their students!