Teacher Professional Development
Julie Larsen Maher ©WCS
The Education Division of WCS offers a variety of learning experiences for teachers. Whether on-site at one of our five WCS parks across the city, online from the comfort of your home, or through our partnerships, teachers can earn credit as they learn how to connect to wild nature.
The Education Division of WCS offers teacher courses throughout the year, on weekends as well as during vacations, at all five WCS parks across the city. All courses provide new teacher credit and many can be taken for graduate credits from area colleges or P credits from the NYC Board of Education.
Through convenient online and hybrid in-person and online programs, we are reaching new audiences of busy educators. Courses include books, kits, and other educational materials to use in the classroom. Our online courses are also a great way for you to connect your students to educators around the country and throughout the world!
WCS Webinars are a unique opportunity to learn about the science of studying wildlife, research and conservation. You will learn about WCS field work as you listen to conservation stories from our field researchers. Discover interesting ways to bring these engaging topics to students.
Urban Advantage is a standards-based partnership program designed to improve students' understanding of scientific inquiry through collaborations between urban public school systems and science cultural institutions such as zoos, botanical gardens, museums, and science centers.
Earn your Master of Science degree in Teaching Adolescence Conservation Life Science with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Fordham University Graduate School of Education offer a joint program leading to a Master of Science degree focused on professional development in the field of Conservation Life Science and Environmental Education.
WCS Teacher Professional Development is heavily involved in educational research and development. We are committed to improve the teaching and learning of science for all educators. In fulfilling our commitment to science education, we have formed valuable collaborations and partnerships through grant-funded research projects.