Toledo Zoo Education Department Recognized for Excellence
TOLEDO, Ohio—It has been said that a good teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart. The Toledo Zoo’s education department has been recognized by the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration with their Pinnacle Award for doing all of that and more! The Toledo Zoo was one of 52 content providers awarded the 2015-2016 Pinnacle Award for their work in providing the group’s over 50,000 members with interactive, engaging and standards-based distance learning programming. Toledo Zoo was one of four US zoos to receive the honor and the only in Ohio. According to the Center’s website, the Pinnacle Award is given annually to organizations that receive outstanding scores on program evaluations submitted by educators and other users. “CILC takes pride in its assurances to members that programs are high-quality, evaluated by educators for educators. Evaluations recognize not only the quality of content, but exceptional skill in engaging learners. A Pinnacle Award recognizes the best of the best, and is a proud badge of excellence,” said Glenn Morris, CILC executive director. The Toledo Zoo’s distance learning program offers 12 different themes featuring interactive slide shows, videos and live animals. The program produces approximately 24 presentations annually and has educated groups across the US, Australia and Canada. “The Toledo Zoo is extremely proud of our education department and their efforts to spread our mission and initiatives across the world. This award confirms what we have always known… the Zoo is much more than our animals; we are an education institution and destination,” said Toledo Zoo executive director, Jeff Sailer.
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Organization Name: The Toledo Zoo and Aquarium