FETC 2008 Opening Session

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Opening Session: Jeff Corwin Experience

I would say that the best part of my day in FETC, was the opening session with Jeff Corwin. He talked about how he became a naturalist (age 6), then a conservationist, and a biologist. He made me reflect on what technology means to our environment. Technology is good but as humans we cannot forget about our natural origins, the things that the majority of time, we take for granted. He talked about how important is to teach our students to conserve nature, plants, and animals.
He made me think about if we are using technology to conserve our environment in its totality. I know there are new ways to turn energy into electricity, new hybrid cars, etc, but I wonder why there seems to be no rush to make it happen in its totality.
I also got a 45 min. DVD about his experience with the animals living in Florida, which I plan to show to my students when we learn about animals during our Science class.