
Teacher Portal
Welcome to the Teacher Portal
This Teacher Portal is designed to serve Missouri’s educators who are interested in teaching about Missouri’s ecology and conservation. Learn about our Discover Nature Schools curriculum guides and student materials. Explore the Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program, and take a look at the Hunter Education and Firearms Safety Program. Review grant opportunities, free teacher workshops, and other conservation-related classroom resources.
Upcoming Workshops
Workshop | MDC Office | Other Location Name | DNS Unit or MDC Program | Dates |
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ISD Nature Unleashed 5th Grade Teacher Workshop | Burr Oak Woods Nature Center | Nature Unleashed | - | |
Nature Unleashed Teacher Certification Workshop | St. Louis Regional Office | Nature Unleashed | - | |
NATURE REVEALED | Sedalia Office | Nature Revealed | - | |
Lebanon Middle School HED Instrcutor | Lebanon Middle School | Hunter Education | - | |
Discover Nature Fishing Instructor Training - Lebanon | Lebanon Middle School | Discover Nature Fishing | - | |
INTERFACE A PARTICIPANTS ONLY: Kindergarten Bears Through the Seasons | Tan-Tar-A Conference Center at Margaritaville Lake Resort Osage Beach |
DNS Kindergarten | - | |
INTERFACE A PARTICIPANTS ONLY: First Grade: Exploring Missouri | Tan-Tar-A Conference Center Osage Beach |
DNS First Grade | - | |
MONASP BAI | UCM Shooting Range Warrensburg |
MO National Archery in the Schools Programs (MoNASP) | - | |
SLPS TEACHERS ONLY: DNS Kindergarten: Bears Through the Seasons Teacher Training | Mallinckrodt A.B.I Elem. | DNS Kindergarten | - | |
Discover Nature Fishing | Shaw Nature Reserve Gray Summit |
Discover Nature Fishing | - |
Discover Nature
A field experience allows students to demonstrate and apply knowledge from the lessons at school in a natural setting. Field experiences help students become systems thinkers, learn the skills of scientific inquiry, and understand that science doesn’t only happen in a laboratory or classroom. Get helpful planning tips in this short video.