NAMA Education Resources
The Education Committee provides Fungi Education and Resources for Adults and Youth. NAMA provides a wide spectrum of educational materials for teachers and naturalists, as well as media for affiliated clubs to enrich meetings.
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Adult Education
Beginners
I’m new here (beginners)
- Mushroom Anatomy and Function
- Fungal Kingdom
- Myco Speak: The Language of Mycology (recommend book of terms)
- Mushroom Identification Session video with Sam Landes
- Spore Prints
- How Mushrooms Grow, Grades K-12
- iNaturalist (How to use for identification and citizen science contributions)
- Recommended YouTube Videos: Mushroom Wonderland, Learn your Land, Yellow Elinor
- Podcasts: Mushroom Revival, Welcome to Mushroom Hour
- Websites of interest
- Classes and Webinars For Adults
- Virtual Book Club (Each month a mushroom book is selected for discussion.)
Intermediate
Jumped in the rabbit hole (intermediate)
- Symbiosis: what’s up with fungal relationships
- Lichens https://ial-lichenology.org
- Mycorrhizal Explained : Part 1 Part 2
- Cultivation
- Dyes and Papermaking
- Video presentations
- Websites of interest
- Classes and Webinars For Adults
Virtual Book Club (Each month a mushroom book is selected for discussion.)
Advanced
Help! They asked me to lead a foray (advanced) or a mushroom festival.
- DNA sequencing
- How to organize a mushroom festival
- Websites of interest
- Video presentations
- Classes and Webinars For Adults
- Virtual Book Club (Each month a mushroom book is selected for discussion.)
Adult Education
Below you will find resources to teach children all about fungi in public schools, homeschools, private schools, and even at family forays.
For Educators
- Fungi Education– Program created by the Fungi Foundation with a free mycological curriculum and K-12 resources aligned with the US educational standards. English/Spanish
- Universal Youth Program for Forays
- Online Teaching Resources
Elementary: Pre K-5
- Fungi Education– Program created by the Fungi Foundation with a free mycological curriculum and K-12 resources aligned with the US educational standards. English/Spanish
- Mycology for Educators Webinar by Eva Gordon
- You’re never too young to learn or too old to start foraging – Melany Kahn, TEDxBoston
- The Fungus Files: An Educator’s Guide to Fungi K-6
- How Mushrooms Grow, Grades K-12
- Making Yeast Bread
- Fun With Fungi – Field Trip Activities
- Fun With Fungi – Post-trip Activities
- Art Papers from Fungi
- Additional Education Resources
Middle: 6-8
- Fungi Education – Program created by the Fungi Foundation with a free mycological curriculum and K-12 resources aligned with the US educational standards. English/Spanish
- Mycology for Educators Webinar by Eva Gordon
- Charting Mold Growth
- How Mushrooms Grow Images, Grades K-12.
- Additional Educational Resources
High School: 9-12
(Note: some of the education is from the Beginning Adult)
- Fungi Education– Program created by the Fungi Foundation with a free mycological curriculum and K-12 resources aligned with the US educational standards. English/Spanish
- Mycology for Educators Webinar by Eva Gordon
- Mushroom Dissection Lab
- Spore Prints
- Mycocultivation
- Mushroom Dissection Lab
- Mold Control – Student Section
- Mold Control – Teacher Section
- Alternative Mold Control – Student Section
- Alternative Mold Control – Teacher Section
- Additional Education Resources
- Video presentations
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