Professional Development

LEARN ABOUT TEXAS’ LAND, WATER & WILDLIFE

Professional Development

Workshops are one to six (1-6) hour trainings that introduce attendees to the Texas Wildlife Association, in-class and outdoor lessons and activities, and how to incorporate natural resources into classrooms or programming.  Lessons focus on teaching land stewardship, native wildlife, and water conservation and are Science TEKS-aligned for Grades K-8.

  • Designed for Grade K-8 Educators
  • Workshops are available by request only – a minimum of 10 participants is required to hold a workshop
  • Available to all statewide formal and informal educators (workshops are not restricted to a certain district or region)
  • Workshops are offered at no cost
  • Provide CPE credit
  • Hands-on training for educators to incorporate natural resource and private land stewardship lessons into their teachings.

G/T Credit Hours

    • Per the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students, G/T designation is up to each district.
    • During the Teacher Workshops TWA provides curriculum differentiation and enrichment with depth and complexity.  Many districts have considered TWA workshops eligible for their six-hour update.
    • Please ask your district about their specific G/T requirements and feel free to contact your TWA Workshop host if further information is needed.

MEET THE STAFF

Find Your Educator

The role of our conservation educators is to collaborate with local teachers and students through Wildlife by Design classroom presentations. Currently, 11 conservation educators serve 75 counties across 5 regions of Texas. 

KAY BELL
Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Johnson

TERRI MCNUTT
Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise

LOUISE SMYTH
Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson

YVONNE KERANEN
Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, Wilson

JEANETTE REAMES
Fort Bend, Montgomery, Waller, Harris ISDs (Aldine, Alief, Cypress-Fairbanks, Humble, Katy, Klein, Spring, Spring Branch, and Tomball)

DENISE CORRELL
Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Liberty, Harris ISDs
(Channelview, Crosby, Deer Park, Galena Park, Goose Creek, Houston, Huffman, La Porte, Pasadena, and Sheldon)

CHRISTINE FOLEY
Concho Valley: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green

VACANT
Permian Basin: Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, Winkler

In Partnership with East Foundation

MASI MEJIA
Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Webb, Zapata

ELISA VELADOR
Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy