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Monday, January 17 • 10:15am - 11:15am
Literacy at the Wetlands (143)

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Kansas Wetlands Education Center program specialist, Mandy Kern, authored Ava: A Year of Adventure in the Life of an American Avocet. This 32-page, beautifully illustrated children's book, follows the migration and life of a shorebird, for a season at the largest wetlands complex in the interior of the United States - Cheyenne Bottoms. Readers are introduced to science lessons and the importance of wetlands conservation. In this hands-on session, participants will be challenged to engineer a nest, and meet the aquatic inverts that make wetlands one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. KWEC offers free educational programs in classrooms or as a field trips.  Free copies of the book will be available for attendees to use in their classrooms.
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Mandy Kern

Program Specialist, Kansas Wetlands Education Center - FHSU
Prior to becoming the Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) Program Specialist, Mandy Kern taught high school agriculture and science for 10 years as well as K-12 STEM courses. At the KWEC, Kern works with 7th-12th grade students and provides public programing. The KWEC serves over... Read More →

Monday January 17, 2022 10:15am - 11:15am CST
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  Afternoon Keynote Group, SPED Teachers, K-5 Elementary, Pre-K/Early Childhood Staff |   Content, SPED Teachers, K-5 Elementary, Pre-K/Early Childhood Staff

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