Education & Outreach SPRING 2010 WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS! Curated collections of living plants provide outstanding resources for teaching biology and evolution to K-12 students. In collaboration with the New York Botanical Garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden (Coral Gables, FL), and Strybing Arboretum (San Fransisco, CA), the gymnosperm AToL is offering workshops for middle or high school teachers that demonstrate how to use locally accessible living collections in their curricula. Teachers interested in these one-day workshops should contact Alison Walker at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden (just a few slots left), or Anna Larsen to learn more about the workshops at New York Botanical Garden (March 27) and Strybing Arboretum (June 12). Materials from pilot workshops held at the University of Maine, Orono, preparedand taught by Margaret Connolly, Christopher Campbell, and Garth Holman, are available at the links below. These activities sheets introduce students to gymnosperms and gymnosperm products. Updatedand additional materials will be provided at the workshops.
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