Teachers' Lounge

New Trout

2013-01-16T14:57:13-05:00

The trout are in the tank…............Thanks

Trout Songs

2012-12-13T10:15:22-05:00

Trout Song - Kitty Barnett

It is sung to the tune of O Christmas Tree (Tannenbaum)
Oh alevin, oh alevin, how lovely is your yolk sac.
Oh alevin, oh alevin, you make me want to sit back
And watch you grow into a fry
That is of course, if you don’t die…
Oh alevin, oh alevin, I hope you’re on the right track.
Oh alevin, oh alevin, you are a baby brook trout.
Oh alevin, oh alevin, and this is what you’re all about:
Cool, babbling brooks with shady trees,
Clean water riffled by a breeze.
Oh alevin, oh alevin, your praises I will gladly shout.

EPA’s annual Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

2012-11-28T11:31:58-05:00

Nominate a great teacher you know (or yourself!) for EPA’s annual Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. Nominations are open until January 2013.

http://www.epa.gov/education/teacheraward/

Last year, four of the winners were involved in trout and salmon education! Let’s have a strong showing again this year!

Numbers of Trout

2012-11-09T15:05:49-05:00

What do you have left??????

First day back after Sandy and we are down to 7…... :(

Alevin

2012-10-23T10:38:37-05:00

We have Alevin!

Kids Group

2012-11-09T16:09:30-05:00

I set up a Google Group for your students, so get them talking to one another! you should get an email shortly if you didn’t get it yet.

Project Aquatic WILD workshop anyone?

2012-11-09T15:08:06-05:00

My last email, Tank Tidbit #18 – part 2 referenced Project Aquatic WILD. If I have enough interest, I may be able to schedule a workshop just for TIC teachers. This would be a great opportunity to get some new activities for your classroom, plus it would be a great networking opportunity for all of us in the program.

The Project WILD Aquatic K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide emphasizes aquatic wildlife and aquatic ecosystems. It is organized in topic units and is based on the Project WILD conceptual framework. Because these activities are designed for integration into existing courses of study, instructors may use one or many Project WILD Aquatic activities or the entire set of activities may serve quite effectively as the basis for a course of study.

Each Project WILD Aquatic activity contains all the information needed to conduct that activity including objectives, method, background information, a list of materials needed, procedures, evaluation suggestions, recommended grade levels, subject areas, duration, group size, setting, and key terms. A glossary is provided, as well as a cross-reference by topics and skills.

Please email me if you are interested.

“IN THE CLASSROOM”

2011-02-11T12:31:53-05:00

Does anyone have anything else in the classroom!!!!!!!!!!

Field Trips

2012-10-24T14:51:18-05:00

Do you get to take your students on field trips?
Do they go on releases with you?
What factors affect you from going (or not) on a trip?

Pequest

2012-10-23T11:34:42-05:00

Pequest is a great place to come on a field trip with your group. We are open year-round for programming and have lots of programs to offer. To see the list of programs or to schedule a program, please visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com and go to the Pequest group program page.