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Tune in from near or far to learn about animals, conservation and careers along with educators at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Don’t miss the series UnZOOsual Careers, designed for grades 6-12, where students can meet staff with lesser-known or “unzoosual” careers in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM). And new this year are assembly programs, webinar-variations of the NGSS-aligned virtual school programs for grades K-5 that explore various habitats, animal adaptations, lifecycles and more!
Format
Webinars are free, and registration is requested but not required. Webinars are hosted live via Zoom and are about 45 minutes long with an additional 15 minutes for Q&A. Students are not visible to the speaker and moderators, but they are able to engage through polls and submit questions in writing through a Q&A.
Webinars are live captioned. If you need additional services, please contact nzp-education@si.edu.
Size
Webinars are open to individuals and groups of all sizes. To request a private webinar for your school or group, contact nzp-education@si.edu (special requests are not guaranteed). If you are seeking a private program for a class or group of 10-100 students, visit the school programs page for more information.
Upcoming Webinars
Check the virtual programs calendar for a complete list of upcoming webinars and other distance learning programs. Most webinars are recorded and archived on this page for those who cannot attend the live programs.
UnZOOsual Careers: Bird Keeper
June 3 at 1 p.m. EDT
Celebrate Black Birders Week in our final episode of UnZOOsual Careers this school year. Meet Gwen, bird keeper at the Zoo, and hear about her career and favorite ways we can all save birds. This program is free with live captioning and ASL interpretation.
Grades: 6-12
UnZOOsual Careers Archives
To watch the latest episode of UnZOOsual Careers, click the play button below. For more episodes, visit the UnZOOsual Careers playlist to choose from our full list of featured careers.
Other Webinar Archives
Join Juan Rodriguez on a virtual field trip to meet and learn about clouded leopards!
Original Air Date: January 13, 2021.
Join Thomas Wippenbeck on a virtual field trip to the Zoo’s Amazonia Science Gallery, where he manages and keeps several tanks of live corals!
Original Air Date: January 22, 2021.
Join Kyle Miller from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on a virtual field trip to meet lizards at the Zoo’s Reptile Discovery Center!
Original Air Date: January 27, 2021.
Learn how animal care staff at SCBI care for black-footed ferrets and how ecologists in the field conserve species in the American Great Plains.
Original Air Date: Apr. 22, 2021
In this backyard bird banding webinar, bird ecologist Brian Evans demonstrates how scientists band birds and explains how to make habitats more bird friendly.
Original Air Date: May 5, 2021
Questions?
Contact the Zoo's Center for Learning Innovation at nzp-education@si.edu.