Project Learning Tree. Welcome to NAAEE | NAAEE. Outdoor Learning Guide. This Guide will provide you with information and resources about: What is an Outdoor Learning Area? How to Make Your Own Outdoor Learning AreaWhat to Do In the Outdoor ClassroomHow to Keep an Outdoor Classroom Going (or Revitalize an Abandoned One)Connecting with Kindred SpiritsOutdoor Classrooms and The Big Picture Resources for Your Outdoor ClassroomWhat is an Outdoor Classroom? Any outdoor space used for student exploration, inquiry and learning is an outdoor classroom.
Some schools make gardens the focalpoint of their outdoor education programs. Others focus on recycling and composting. Wildlife habitats such as woods, ponds, creeks, and clearings are popular settings for nature studies, science investigations, geography projects, measurement activities, and journal writing. Check out these featured outdoor education programs in Georgia schools for inspiration and ideas. How to Make Your Own Outdoor Classroom What to Do In the Outdoor Classroom Connecting with Kindred Spirits. National Science Teachers Association - Science & Education Resource. California Science Teachers Association. COSEE West - Education Excellence. Online Teacher Academy. Julie Larsen Maher©WCS WCS's Professional Development Department invites K-12 educators to take a walk on the wild side. Whether teaching for schools or non-traditional settings, our Online Teacher Academy offers something for every teacher!
WCS's award-winning Online Teacher Academy is pleased to offer a variety of learning experiences to suit your needs and interests. Our courses conveniently enhance your understanding of the living world and revitalize your love for nature and science. Realizing it's not just what we teach, but how we teach it, our courses elaborate on effective science education practices. Enhance your teaching and use of technology in the classroomLearn from virtual and interactive simulations, videos, and presentations from WCS scientistsInteract with educators around the worldGraduate credits availableReceive excellent, ready-to-use education resources Registration Details Course Offerings. Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Home Page (AB 1548) Teachers | Welcome Teachers! Aquarium of the Pacific Web Image PrevNext Home > Teachers > Welcome Teachers! Welcome Teachers! Teachers Welcome to the Aquarium of the Pacific Teacher Resources site.
Here you will find everything you might need to help you bring the ocean and hands-on science into your classroom. From professional development opportunities, lectures, and workshops, to lesson plans for your classroom, we hope to be your source of inexpensive, realistic, and useful ideas. Do you have a field trip already planned to the Aquarium? We hope you keep coming back to see what new ideas and events we have to offer you. From the Teachers Blog Educator Update Friday, January 24, 2014 Introducing Dr. Meet our new blogger from the Aquarium’s education department, Jenny Lentz. Read More... Permalink Scavenger Hunts Just print and go! Plan Your Visit Education Get Involved Special Events General Info Chinese | Español | Deutsch | Français | Japanese | Korean Connect with us on:
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Main Strategies for Setting Consulting Fees 1. To set fees, some consultants simply take the hourly wage (plus benefits) that they would earn when working on salary for someone else and then double or triple it. 2. 3. “Niels! 4. 5. 6. 7. Calculate Consulting Fees - A how to guide. I frequently get questions how to calculate consulting fees so i decided to write a step-by-step guide to describe how to do it. Here's my quick, easy and foolproof 7 step method to calculate consulting fees for independent consultants that are based on real data to avoid guesswork as much as possible. It's by no means the only way to calculate your consulting fees but it's a good start. P.S Why don't you go over to consultingvideos.com and get free videos, excel sheets and manuals how to calculate consulting fees? Step 1: Calculate your working hours per year Let's make the following assumptions: There are 52 weeks per year (fairly safe assumption)You take 5 weeks' vacationYou take 7 days off for national holidaysYou take 5 days off for sick leaveA normal workweek is 40 hours Work hours per year are now: (52-5) x 40 - 7x8 - 5x8 = 1,784 hours per year based on the assumptions we just made.
Step 2: Estimate your billable hours Let us for simplicity assume you spend: Hey Consultant! Habitats/Ecosystems. Ecosystems. We're All in This Together Everything in the natural world is connected. An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living things that work together. Ecosystems have no particular size. An ecosystem can be as large as a desert or a lake or as small as a tree or a puddle.
If you have a terrarium, that is an artificial ecosystem. The water, water temperature, plants, animals, air, light and soil all work together. If there isn't enough light or water or if the soil doesn't have the right nutrients, the plants will die. The More the Merrier A healthy ecosystem has lots of species diversity and is less likely to be seriously damaged by human interaction, natural disasters and climate changes. Life in a Lake In a lake ecosystem, the sun hits the water and helps the algae grow.
Getting Along Ecosystems have lots of different living organisms that interact with each other. Producers are the green plants. The third type of living organism in an ecosystem are the decomposers. Parts and Pieces. Southwest Marine and Aquatic Educators' Association. CREEC Network: Newsletters. Welcome to NAAEE | NAAEE. WROLC - Home. Project BudBurst. LACOE Home Version 6.0. Vida Verde Nature Education.