Texas Zoo and Aquarium Educators (TAZE)

03/10/2022

It was wonderful to connect with everyone at TAZE! Thank you so much for sharing your ideas and exploring with San Antonio Zoo!

01/16/2022

TAZE 2022 has been postponed. New dates coming soon!

10/01/2021

Who's ready for TAZE 2022?!?
Very short survey --->https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TAZE2022

09/29/2021

02/18/2021

To all those zookeepers and emergency staff out there - THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!

02/05/2021

TAZE 2021 group photos!!

01/20/2021

TAZE 2021: Virtual Edition
Deadline to register - 11:00am today!
https://forms.gle/rxoR1LfsSvXpwTVP8

01/14/2021

TAZE 2021: Virtual Edition is open for registration!
Please let us know you're planning to attend by registering via this link: https://forms.gle/rxoR1LfsSvXpwTVP8

-Links will be emailed to all registrants next week.
-Interested in sharing facility updates? Start prepping your slides now! We've got a jam-packed schedule - please keep slides/presentations to 5 minutes or less.

01/09/2021

TAZE 2021 - Virtual Conference
Jan. 20 & 21
12:30-5:00p

-more details coming soon-
These online sessions are free to all TAZE participants.

Sessions topics include:
-Discussion roundtables: virtual programs, schools, camps, diversity & inclusion, volunteers, nature play, coping in the current climate, and more
-Presentations include: Teacher Trunks, Mission Aligned Messaging, Closer Look at Will Smith Zoo School, Navigating Virtual Programming, and more
-Facility updates - If you or your facility would like to share updates, info about your education spaces, or adorable animal photos - start prepping your slides or video now! Slides will play before and in between topics.

Many thanks to the folks that responded to our request for feedback by completing the posted surveys - our goal is to incorporate as many suggestions as possible into these two TAZE afternoons.

Please send a message to this page or contact [email protected] if you have suggestions, questions or concerns.

San Antonio Zoo is looking forward to 'seeing' you soon!

12/12/2020

Hello TAZE Friends!

San Antonio Zoo would like to shake things up a bit. We very much want to have folks on grounds for the 2021 TAZE meeting, but it sure looks like that won’t be happening this winter. HOWEVER, we haven’t given up hope for the summer, yet!

Please give us some feedback about the ideas outlined below!! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V2RCF2Q

January 20 and 21, 2021*
12:00-4:30* virtual/Zoom sessions, including:
• Facilities updates
• Round table discussions about your favorite education topics (Volunteers, Camp, School programs, Interpretation, virtual programs, etc).
• A few presentations from any facilities that would like to share success, challenges, initiatives, ideas, philosophies, etc.
• Animal Ambassador Meet & Greet – all facilities invited to participate!
• A closer look at spaces – virtual tour of Will Smith Zoo School and invitations for all facilities to show off their Education home bases
• Suggestions welcome!
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End of August or early September*, 2021
TAZE at San Antonio Zoo!
• More traditional format and content
• We are brainstorming ways to reduce travel costs.
One idea is to eliminate hotel fees by bringing your sleeping bag/air mattress for a sleepover at the zoo

*Dates and times are just place holders at the moment and will be adjusted based on interest and feasibility
We are not predicting a registration fee for either the virtual or in-person sessions.

Feel free to post comments and questions here or contact San Antonio Zoo at [email protected]

Thank you!!!

09/19/2020

Hello TAZE friends!
Please take a few moments to provide feedback about the 2021 TAZE conference structure and help shape next year's conference.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TAZE2021

TAZE 2021
San Antonio
January 20-22, 2021