The following resources are available for teachers and environmental educators to download and use in educational programs. We also have links to other excellent partner educational projects and resources on the web. Check them out and let us know how you are using them in your classroom. Please note that files are Adobe (pdf) files and may take a few moments to download.
PRBO Teacher Resource Packet: Contains 10 activities for students focusing on learning about native songbirds and shorebirds.
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Teacher Training Workshops
None at this time. Please check back.
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Bird Identification Cards
Seabirds of Alcatraz Identification Card - print and laminate this color seabird id card to use with students in the field.
Waterbird Identification Card- print and laminate this color waterbird id card to use with students in the field.
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Web-based Educational Projects - a fantastic way to bring technology, science, social science, language (and more) into your classroom. Web-based educational projects connect your students to scientific and culutral activities across the world without having to leave the classroom.
The Farallones Web Cam. A live 24-hour view of Southeast Farallon Island that you can control and additional information about the ecology of the island brought to you through a partnership between PRBO, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the California Academy of Sciences.
Los Farallones Blog. A blog about the daily life of an island ecologist, this blog shares an intimate view of PRBO research and life on Southeast Farallon Island, 28 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. A great resource for teaching science in your classroom and great fun to follow!
Shorebird Sister Schools Program. An international network of teachers, students and scientists all with a common interest: shorebirds - one of the most cosmopolitan and fascinating groups of birds on Earth! Excellent resources for students and teachers and opportunites to link your class with students from another school on your flyway in the Americas.
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Partner Education Resources
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS). Includes resources from the Teacher at Sea Program, a collaboration of PRBO and CBNMS.
Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association. Includes activities and resources that focus on the ecology of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Includes great web-based resources for learning about bird identification and student data collection!
Petaluma Wetlands Alliance. Nature programs for 2nd and 3rd grade students including field trips at Shollenberger Marsh
Richardson Bay Audubon. Classroom and field nature-based programs that foster a love for the outdoors and a sense of stewardship.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Educator Resources. Download this pdf for links to many useful FWS websites.
