Order Eggs, Teacher Training and Resources

Order Eggs

If you have already completed a Teacher Training Workshop, you still have to register but choose "no" for "Will you attend teacher training?"  This way, you are in the system and you can select how many eggs you need as well as the date and time of pick up.

DEADLINE to register is March 31st.

REGISTRATION/ORDER EGGS FOR WILL COUNTY OR GRUNDY COUNTY

Teacher Training Workshop

The Teacher Training course is designed to provide elementary and high school teachers with knowledge on the chicken's egg, its importance to man, and its role in reproduction of the species. 

​Course content will be oriented to train teachers to conduct classroom incubation and embryonic development projects. Detailed information on the stages of embryonic development and the preservation of embryos will be included.

Instructional methods will include lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and visual aids. Suggestions on how to use classroom incubation and embryonic development projects to enhance programs in science, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and art will be offered.

The Will & Grundy County Teacher Training for 2020 will be April 1 from 5 to 8 pm, Will County Extension, 100 Manhattan Road, Joliet  

PROGRAM (and Teacher Training) REGISTRATION FOR WILL COUNTY OR GRUNDY COUNTY

All teachers NEW to the program are required to take the training; returning teachers are always welcome to attend as a refresher and to share their experience with others (we'd love to have you!). Classroom assistants are also welcome to attend.

​Training is provided by University of Illinois Extension Poultry Specialist, Dr. Ken Koelkebeck. 

ISBE CPDU

Teachers that attend and complete the training, even teachers who have completed it in the past, receive ISBE CPDU credit for 2 to 3 hours.  Be sure to complete the evaluation after the program and have the instructor sign the ISBE CPDU form.

If you are a returning teacher, be sure to let Shannon Range, our educator, know in advance that you are going to participate in training so she can prepare your packet ahead of time. 

Resources

​​Resources below can be found at --> https://uofi.app.box.com/s/0msck5edq1up0mru63fkj3t1d9zhn7hs.  Included are:
  • Chick information
    • Hatching tips from Dr. Koelkebeck - tips for incubating fertile eggs: preparing your incubator, arrival of fertile eggs, setting fertile eggs, incubation and hatching, brooding (taking care of small chicks), more tips
  • Teaching information
    • PREPARING:
      • Ohio State Chick Quest Lessons at-a-glance with NGSS correlations - overview of each lesson, the related NGSS standard/s, STEM abilities, life skills and success indicators
      • Life skill definitions for all grades
      • Science abilities K-2 - description of science skills
      • Bibliography of related children's books
      • Supplementary poultry resources (4-H poultry educational resources)
      • Incubation checklist - includes pre-hatch, incubation, end of Day 17, when hatching begins and after hatching checklists
      • Incubation trouble shooting
    • ​​SUPPLIES
    • EMBRYO CARE
      • Classroom and weather conditions chart - keeping track of room temperature, weather and problems
      • Classroom incubation record/chart - keeping track of turn times, incubator temperature and humidity
      • Embryo preservation formula
    • BABY CHICKS
      • Brooding checklist - Preparation for chick, care of, and long-term care providers
    • AFTER entire program is complete:
      • Student reflections - reflection questions for students
      • IL Teacher embryology program evaluations
    • FAQ - A little about a lot
    • Safety
      • Information on Avian Influenza
      • Bird Flu letter to share with teachers
      • Safe handling of eggs and egg nutrition center
      • Classroom embryology projects - Health Risk Facts
    • Additional resources