Conservation education programs engage students through hands-on, outside activities. Students get excited about lessons that connect them to nature, and research shows a decrease in student behavior issues on the days students are engaged in conservation education.
Attend an MDC teacher workshop to receive training on how to improve conservation education in your Missouri classroom, home-school class, or youth group. Learn how to incorporate our curriculum in your lessons for students in grades pre-K through 12, and find out how to apply for grants and equipment loans.
Testimonial
“I have never had a class as excited about learning science as the one I have taught this year using this curriculum.” — DNS teacher
Testimonial
“As a teacher and Missouri taxpayer, I think that the Department of Conservation and all of the educational support it provides is, by far, the best use of my tax dollars.” — DNS teacher
Upcoming Workshops
| Workshop | MDC Office | Other Location Name | DNS Unit or MDC Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNS - Exploring Missouri 1st Grade Teacher Workshop, Joplin, MO | Shoal Creek Conservation and Education Center | DNS First Grade | - | |
| DNS - Unleashed Teacher Workshop - SBU |
Southwest Baptist University bolivar |
Nature Unleashed | - | |
| DNS - Kindergarten Bears through the Seasons - SBU |
Southwest Baptist University bolivar |
DNS Kindergarten | - | |
| DNS - 1st Grade Exploring Missouri Teacher Workshop |
Southwest Baptist University bolivar |
DNS First Grade | - | |
| Hunter Education Instructor Certification Workshop | Shepherd of the Hills Hatch Conservation Center | Hunter Education | - | |
| Discover Nature-Fishing Teacher Training | Shepherd of the Hills Hatch Conservation Center | Discover Nature Fishing | - | |
| Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season Teacher Training | Northeast Regional Office | DNS Kindergarten | - | |
| First Grade: Exploring Missouri Teacher Training | Northeast Regional Office | DNS First Grade | - | |
| Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season Teacher Training | Shepherd of the Hills Hatch Conservation Center | DNS Kindergarten | - | |
| DNS - Exploring Missouri 1st Grade Teacher Workshop, St. Louis, MO | Columbia Bottom | DNS First Grade | - |