Madison Audubon education director Carolyn Byers will present on two topics during the Madison-area Green and Healthy Schools Summit at Wingra School, Madison on June 20! The summit is designed to bring educators in the Madison area together to embrace nature connection and outdoor learning for all. The keynote speakers are Principal Nou Vang Vue, Lake View Elementary and Christopher Kilgour of Color in the Outdoors.
Registration is open, and is only $15.
Carolyn’s presentations:
10:15am | Building a Bigger Nest: Nature Education for Everyone
Madison Audubon* is continuously working towards providing inclusive nature education in Madison. The mainstream environmental movement has historically been led by and for white folks. Learn how our educators are beginning to shift that by centering diverse communities in the lessons we teach and in the community we build with the students. This session will also highlight lessons focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access that are available for free on our website like Bird Names for Birds, LGBTQIAP+ in Nature, and our Black Birder’s Week collection. (*new organizational name coming soon)
11:15am | Talking about big topics with kids: Diversity in Nature lessons created by Madison Audubon for your classroom
Learn about the FREE lessons and resources Madison Audubon* offers online: how to teach them to your kids and how to adapt them for your needs. Lessons include: Bird Names for Birds, Black Birder’s Week collection (talking about racism in the environmental community) and LGBTQIAP+ in Nature (discusses examples of gender and sexual fluidity in nature). This will be an informal chat with lots of time for Q & A. (*new organizational name coming soon)
Presenter: Carolyn Byers, Madison Audubon
Carolyn Byers has been educating with Madison Audubon since 2014 and is currently the Education Director. She has a M.S. in Wildlife Ecology and loves to get kids excited about nature. Any lessons that combine science, art, nature, and kids is extra wonderful! Her current favorite bird is the Black-billed Cuckoo, followed by any and all sparrows.
