Course Outline for 2019 Docent Training Class
Classes meet 8:00-12:00, unless noted in blue — which are full day sessions
- Monday, August 26
- Introduction — Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum History & Mission
- Tuesday, August 27
- AZA and Conservation Messages
- Wednesday, August 28
- Interpretation
- Thursday, August 29
- Applying Interpretive Principles
- Tuesday, September 3
- Ecological Concepts
- Thursday, September 5
- Sonoran Desert Region
- Tuesday, September 10
- Sonora Desert Region Interpretation
- Thursday, September 12
- Botany — Plant Adaptations & Identification
- Tuesday, September 17
- Botany — Cacti & Succulents
- Thursday, September 19
- Botany — Invasive Species & Plant Interpretation
- Tuesday, September 24
- Minerals & Geologic History of the Sonoran Desert (full day session)
- Thursday, September 26
- Climate Change & Water Issues (full day session)
- Tuesday, October 1
- Water Story — Riparian Habitats (full day session)
- Thursday, October 3
- Sea of Cortez, Aquarium & Stingray Interpretation
- Tuesday, October 8
- Invertebrates — Arthropod Overview
- Thursday, October 10
- Invertebrate Interpretation
- Tuesday, October 15
- Pollination Ecology & Arthropod Science at ASDM
- Thursday, October 17
- Mid Term Exam
- Tuesday, October 22
- Amphibians & Reptiles: Frogs, Toads, & Turtles
- Thursday, October 24
- Reptiles — Lizards
- Tuesday, October 29
- Reptiles — Snakes
- Thursday, October 31
- Bird Overview
- Tuesday, November 5
- Bird Natural History
- Thursday, November 7
- Bird Walk & Bird Identification
- Tuesday, November 12
- Mammals — Animal Habitats
- Thursday, November 14
- Animal Enrichment & Keepers
- Tuesday, November 19
- Mammals — Skull Lab & Interpretation
- Thursday, November 21
- Mammals — Bats & Interpretation
- Tuesday, November 26
- Tours & Interpretation
- Thursday, November 28
- Thanksgiving, no class
- Tuesday, December 3
- Interpreting People
- Thursday, December 5
- Tohono O’odham History & Culture (field trip — full day session)
- Tuesday, December 10
- Customer Service & Interpretive Presentations (full day session)
- Thursday, December 12
- Final Exam
- January 6, 7, 9
- Policy & Procedure Review
- Saturday, January 11, 2020
- Docent Graduation Ceremony & Brunch—10:00am (Baldwin Education Building)