All programs are Science TEKS-aligned for Grades K-8 and are available at no cost!
Distance Learning
On-demand Webinars
  • Available anytime (24/7)
  • 15-30 minute programs
  • 10 programs available
  • Thought-invoking questions
  • Follow-along worksheets provided
  • Post activities available
Youth Videoconferencing
  • Live animals and demonstrations
  • Viewable with videoconferencing equipment, or online
  • Follow-along worksheets provided
  • Designed for Grades 1-6
  • 45 minute programs
  • Spring schedule coming soon
Discovery Trunks
  • Available STATEWIDE at no cost
  • Hands-on materials and lessons
  • 2-week reservation periods
  • 7 Trunk Topics: Bats-A-Billion, Bird is the Word, Butterflies Flutter By, Exploring Adaptations, Let's Talk Turkey, More Than a Drop, Wildlife Investigations
Wildlife by Design
  • Hands-on & interactive classroom presentations led by TWA educators
  • Up to two (2) program dates per school year
  • Available regionally
  • Up to six (6) presentations per day
  • 5 Presentation Topics: Skins & Skulls, Stewarding Soil, Birds of a Feather, Investigating Life Cycles and Where is our Water?
Stewarding Texas
  • 40 conservation and natural resource lessons and media
  • Available online anytime!
  • Binder copy included and aligned with each Discovery Trunk
  • Sections include: Stewarding Texas, Land & Habitats, Wildlife 101, Observing Wildlife, and Water
Teacher Workshops
  • Available regionally
  • 6 hour workshop
  • Offering CPE credits
  • K-8 Science TEKS aligned lessons
  • Hands-on training
  • Available at no cost
  • Former participants are welcome back for a brand new agenda
Registration for Summer 2019 workshops opens in February
Critter Connections
  • Educational mini-magazine
  • Published quarterly in February, April, September, and November.
  • Classroom sets (25) and individual subscriptions available
  • Each issue will include a species profile, plant profile, puzzles, craft activities, and much more!
  • Targeted for youth ages 13 and younger
L.A.N.D.S. Intensive Programs
L.A.N.D.S. Intensive Program
  • Year-long program
  • Teacher Trainings
  • Classroom lesson notebook
  • Field Investigation Day & Necropsies
  • Geared for Grades 6-12
Trinity River Program
  • Aquatic-based classroom activities
  • Field investigations focusing on the Trinity River
  • Regionally available
  • Geared for Grades 4-12
Elanor Dean
Education Program Specialist
Thank You to Our Program Supporters!