Teacher Professional Development Workshops

Let Denver Zoo be your resource on animals, life science, and the natural world!

All workshop participants receive graduate-level relicensure credit through the Colorado School of Mines.  Registration for all teacher workshops are processed online through the Denver Zoo. 

Program Descriptions: SPRING 2012

Toyota Elephant Passage: Sustainability Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For teachers of Grades 3-12 Tuition: $90; 0.5 credit from Colorado School of Mines Toyota Elephant Passage at Denver Zoo: Innovation in Sustainability at the Zoo Get the inside scoop on Denver Zoo's newest exhibit Toyota Elephant Passage, opening late spring 2012, and discover how it can be a model for teaching sustainable practices. Explore the science of gasification, the technology that will convert the zoo's waste to power, and how your students can apply scientific principles to create similar technology in the classroom. Programming based on Colorado state academic standards.
Toyota Elephant Passage: Inquiry Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For teachers of PreK- Grade 12 Tuition: $90; 0.5 credit from Colorado School of Mines Toyota Elephant Passage at Denver Zoo: Using the Exhibit to Inspire Inquiry Get the inside scoop on Denver Zoo's newest exhibit Toyota Elephant Passage, opening late spring of 2012! Discover ways to connect your students to the animals and people in Asian Tropical ecosystems through guided and open inquiry. Discuss what it means to save wildlife by helping people, and ways to inspire your students to be young scientists. Not only will you learn about the new Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit, you'll perform your own inquiry investigation on zoo grounds! Programming based on Colorado state academic standards.
Toyota Elephant Passage: Tropical Ecosystems Saturday, April 28 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For teachers of PreK- Grade 12 Tuition: $90; 0.5 credit from Colorado School of Mines Toyota Elephant Passage at Denver Zoo: Connecting Students to a Bio-diverse Ecosystem Get the inside scoop on Denver Zoo's newest exhibit Toyota Elephant Passage, opening late spring of 2012! Explore the connections between people, animals and plants as you uncover the amazing biodiversity of tropical Asia. Learn about the exceptional adaptations of animals such as Asian elephants, greater one-horned Indian rhinos and clouded leopards, and how your students can connect to conservation in this distant ecosystem. Programming based on Colorado state academic standards.

Team Building Professional Development Workshops
Ever wonder what it is like to work with animals?  It’s not that different from working with people!   Spend a day at the zoo with your colleagues developing your team building skills through activities focused on communication, workings styles and building team work.  Make the human/animal connection by utilizing lessons from the animal world and applying it to your professional team.  This professional development workshop will have you WILD about your team! 

* This workshop is offered year round based on availability. Some customization is available for an additional fee.

For more information please contact Molly Maloy, mmaloy@denverzoo.org   303-376-6740

for one of our Teacher Workshops.

For assistance or more information, please call 303-376-4808.

Class Cancellation Policy: Teacher workshops will run as scheduled, rain or shine, unless Denver Zoo is closed for extremely severe weather OR travel conditions are deemed unsafe.  In the event Denver Zoo cancels a teacher workshop, you will be notified by phone or email as soon as possible, and offered the opportunity to apply your tuition to a different workshop or receive a full refund.

Individual Refund Policy: All workshops include a $25 nonrefundable registration fee. Class tuition, minus the $25 registration fee, can be refunded or transferred to another teacher workshop if we receive notice of this request at least five days prior to the date of the original class.