# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Educator Workshop-Growing Up Wild
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Participate in an environmental education professional development workshop at the UIS-Therkildsen Field Station, located within the Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve. The October 10th workshop will focus on Project Wild's Growing Up Wild and is for early childhood through 2nd grade educators. Learn a variety of methods and activities to enhance the teaching of science to youth and how to effectively add engaging hands-on activities to lesson plans and programs.

State of Illinois licensed teachers may earn certified professional development units. Informal educators, including youth and scout group leaders, nature center educators, children’s librarians, and Master Naturalists, are also encouraged to attend.

These are national programs designed to offer multi-disciplinary, hands-on activities for all grade levels that are correlated with state and national academic standards, including early childhood standards from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the North American Association of Environmental Educators (NAAEE) as well as Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and the C3 Framework.

Workshops are free, but advanced registration is required https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/328845119. Participants will receive a personal copy of the activity guide, a certificate of completion, and ISBE credits if applicable.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lewistown/educator-workshop-growing-up-wild/200030546764105
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lewistown
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 11316 N Prairie Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542
- **lat**: 40.35434
- **long**: -90.10365
- **full address**: 11316 N Prairie Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Educator Workshop-Growing Up Wild being held?
  - **A:** Educator Workshop-Growing Up Wild takes place on Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 11316 N Prairie Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Educator Workshop-Growing Up Wild?
  - **A:** Educator Workshop-Growing Up Wild is organized by Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon.

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