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Learning Resources

Educator Workshops

Check out the variety of workshops we have for educators, including one specifically for teachers planning a field trip to the Zoo.

Professional Development: Workshops
Learn how to make the most of your class's field trip or work toward various interpretation and environmental education certifications.

Playing Out Workshops
Playing Out is a series of trainings on the value of play, practical applications for playwork, refining existing outdoor spaces for play, and playful approaches to inquiry.    

Playful Pedagogy
Playful Pedagogy supports the Zoo’s Nature Play programs and provides Professional Development for professionals who work with children in outdoor play and learning environments.  

 

 

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North Carolina Zoo Video Library

Recordings of Past Virtual Experiences

Visit our YouTube channel for dozens of past recordings of our various virtual experiences. From our virtual Zoo Classroom, Zoo EDventures (hosted live on Facebook), ZooFilez with FOX8, trail cam videos, and much more. 

 

 

Resources by Grade Level

Looking for More

Additional videos, activities, crafts, and trivia can be found on our Adventures in EdZOOcation Facebook Group. New content added weekly.