Engaging the Next Generation – Youth in Conservation
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Breakout Session Slides Engaging the Next Generation – Youth in Conservation – Tixie Fowler discusses tips on engaging youth, securing project funding, how to manage with limited staff, and strategies for increasing outreach into under-represented and under-served communities. Tuesday, February 13 1:30 - 2:10 p.m.
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- 2. Connecting Conservation to Kids ...developed and introduced “Archer AgSTEM" integrating aquaponics and state-of-the-art technology, plus developed and introduced aquaponics-based STEM curricula for grades K-12. (during the pandemic!)
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- 6. Planning Outreach WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? Who is your target audience? Who and/or what are your resources? What do you want your resources to do? Start small....THINK BIG!
- 7. Funding Projects How do you get funding? This ties into how you define your goals.
- 9. Funding Projects THINK GLOBALLY, ACTIVATE LOCALLY How can your project(s): feed hungry people, teens, students address social and environmental inequities engage diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, ages engage under-resoourced & under-represented communities connect academics to real world challenges provide hands-on experience (workforce development) increase awareness of career opportunities
- 10. FY 2022: U.S. Department of Education Launches New Initiative to Support Career- Connected Learning and Increase Job Pathways for Young Americans FY 2023: U.S. Federal Budget proposal includes $1.4 billion for Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. This includes an increase of $20 million for CTE state grants that would expand access to career-connected programs for more students. CTE: Careers in Technology and Engineering
- 11. Connecting Conservation to Kids Connect the silos! Who do you know …in a Federal or State agency? University, college or local tech school? Public School? A nonprofit? City leaders?
- 14. If young people have been taught implicitly that people who look like themselves are incapable and unimportant, doing well in school has little meaning. Conversely, we know from research in social psychology that having a strong positive sense of ethnic identity and high racial awareness is linked with young people’s mental health and achievement. Feeling secure in who one is and to whom one is connected provides the basis for making valuable contributions to society and the environment.
- 15. Be intentional about who you partner with...
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- 19. Pa organizations for River Keepers State Adopt-A-Stream
- 21. Connecting Conservation to Kids How do you create successful programming for teens? Young people want to: - do things that contribute and make a difference - understand that what they're doing is important - feel respected and valued - be heard - have choices - have new experiences - learn about career options - see relevance in their academics - do things in groups - to be given space, time to relax Make it fun – allow them to make decisions, make them think! When possible GIVE THEM the “freedom” they're eager for (let them problem solve!)
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- 25. Offer loosely or even unstructured time outside... ....developing an emotional connection to nature is critical for developing future conservationists
- 29. Tixie Fowler Environmental Educator tixie.fowler@gacd.us (c) 770.842.2551 GwinnettSWCD.org #bethechange #conservationmatters