Insect Pollinators with QUEST and Oakland Zoo

QUEST Education and the Oakland Zoo present

Insect Pollinators 

a professional development workshop for upper elementary, middle and high school educators

Please scroll down for more information about KQED's QUEST and additional educator trainings for the '07-'08 school year. 

Training Highlights

• Learn to teach pollination through wildlife gardening. Attract bees, butterflies, and other insects to your school garden to study the interrelationship between insects and plants.

• Explore using QUEST media to excite students about insects and pollination. 

A light lunch will be provided; attendees will receive an Educator DVD of the first season of QUEST including select television and radio stories for classroom use.

Space is limited.  

NOTE:  A $25 deposit is required to hold your space for this workshop. After registering online, you will receive instructions for submitting your deposit to KQED. All deposits will be returned to attendees on the day of the workshop. If you are unable to attend the workshop for any reason, you will forfeit your deposit. This allows KQED to recoup the costs for catering and material associated with registrants who do not attend the workshop.

What is QUEST? QUEST is KQED's largest multi-media science, environment, and nature series to date. It includes a weekly half-hour television program, weekly radio stories, an innovative Web site, and unique resources for educators.  QUEST has partnered with renowned Bay Area organizations to bring audiences closer to our world-class science research centers, museums, and the natural beauty of our open spaces. For additional information on QUEST and our partners visit www.kqed.org/quest.  

Beginning in the fall of 2007, QUEST Education will offer FREE educator trainings in cooperation with The Bay Insititute, California Academy of Sciences, Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland Zoo, and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute. Please visit www.quested08.eventbrite.com for additional information about the QUEST Education program and to find a list of science education offerings for the '07-'08 school year including how to register for the Educator Training Series to qualify for CEUs.