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Education and Outreach Newsletter
January 2021

CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
State Parks & Public Outreach
Special Programs for Students
Bringing guest speakers to your classrooms and homes.
Zoom to the Classroom
Bring Guest Speakers to your students with free zoom presentations. Features live presentations from professionals from around the state. Password protected links are provided to you for your students to use in class or from home. Programs feature topics that support curriculum needs, and are 45 minutes in length and allow for Q&A. Registration Required

January 29, 2021 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
In Celebration of Rodents Grades 1-3
Presented by Kellogg Environmental Center
we will focus on the adaptations and
behaviors of rodents with special attention
on groundhogs and squirrels.

February 16,17, or 18 11:00 AM- 11:45 AM
10 Minutes to Save the Planet
Grades 8-11
Register your students to attend one of the three program options that explore climate change actions. Engage them in an interactive simulation to introduce ways that address carbon reductions.

March 1, 2021 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM
Meet the Seals Grades 1-3
Presented by Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.
Celebrate National Seals Day with the seals
at the aquarium.
Dinosaur State Park is offering live virtual programming for the 2021 school year! Each of the virtual programs provides a dynamic and interactive format with staff at multiple locations throughout the Park! Students and educators have the opportunity to make observations and ask questions throughout the 30-minute program. 

Topics available:
  • Connecticut's Geologic History
  • Connecticut's Ancient Climate
  • Dinosaurs of Connecticut

For details visit the webpage and for more information contact







The Kellogg Environmental Center has educational programs for the virtual classroom. Presentation time ranges from 30-60 minutes based on your needs and are interactive. Supporting materials to help extend explorations from the classroom to the outdoors during the presentation or for follow up are included.

Topics available include:
  • My Ecological Footprints
  • 10 Minutes to Save the Planet
  • Have to Have a Habitat
  • Recycle Right

To request a program please use this link. Questions can be sent to susan.quincy@ct.gov
Professional Development
Click on registration link to go to registration pages.
All formal and non-formal educators, home schoolers, teachers, youth group leaders, and more are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Napinars
Workshops for while your children are napping. When they awake, the FUN begins!
January 15th, 1:30-2:00pm
January 22nd, 1:30-2:00pm
January 29th, 1:30-2:00pm

Register using the links for each session. Materials list and details found using the link to the registration page.
Carbon Sequestration:
Sea to Trees
February 3, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
When addressing carbon in the atmosphere, the discussion must include sequestration and storage. The ocean and our trees are major carbon sinks, but have limits. Understand sequestration and storage relating to Connecticut ecosystems. Workshop is directed to middle and high school level instruction.
Claim Evidence Reasoning
I Think.... Critical Thinking for Elementary Science
February 10, 2021
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Help your students develop critical thinking skills at the elementary level using CERs, Claim, Evidence, Reasoning. We will highlight the method and provide you with some resources for elementary to upper elementary science applications. Registration is required

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Additional Education Resources
Educational Lesson Plans and Resources

CARE (Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education) DEEP CARE has gone electronic. Learn about the ways to bring fishing to your students. The CARE program web page has a variety of learn to fish resources available:

Dinosaur State Park offers a virtual tour series and video presentations on exploring their collection of fossils. Using the Family and Youth page you can review a collection of resources available to you and students.
Hammonasset State Park hosts Facebook Live presentations daily from the park and surrounding areas. Archived sessions and new presentations are hosted on Meigs Point Nature Center Facebook Live, and the programs are archived on the meigspointnaturecenter.org web site and Meigs Point Nature Center You Tube channel.

Project WET has a collection of free, downloadable materials and lessons ready for use for distance learning situations. Free materials, posters and booklets are also available through the store. Scroll through to find the language and topic you need. Contact for additional information on materials to aid in classroom education.

Project WILD has materials available for home use and opportunities for workshops. Locate their resources by going to their website.

Project Learning Tree has a variety of resources for use with classrooms and for parent /child engagement. To learn about electronic curriculum or how to obtain the resource guide contact bbernard@ctwoodlands.org or kristen.bellantuono@ct.gov
Quick Links
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