FETC 2008 Opening Session
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hall SA1
Presents FETC 2008 Opening Keynote Speaker
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JEFF CORWIN
Wildlife Expert
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Go Wild: Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin Talks About Environmental Education in the Age of Technology
Join Discovery Education at this year’s FETC Keynote Presentation on Wednesday, January 23, featuring Animal Planet’s
Emmy-Award-winning wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin for an up close and personal conversation about his work in the environment
and ecology, and how his experiences can be applied in the classroom to engage students and inspire an interest in learning.
Jeff Corwin:
Emmy award-winner Jeff Corwin has been working for the conservation of endangered species and ecosystems around the world
since he was a teenager. Animal Planet audiences best know Corwin as host of The Jeff Corwin Experience (airs Monday-Friday, 5-6 pm ET),
one of the most popular shows on the network, and for the Discovery Kids series Jeff Corwin Unleashed, which won him an Emmy as
Outstanding Host and nominations in three other categories. His prime-time limited series, Corwin’s Quest, continues to win over
fans of the network.
Since 2000, Corwin has partnered with Animal Planet and Discovery Communications as host and executive producer of
The Jeff Corwin Experience and Corwin’s Quest. He also was host of the first season of King Of The Jungle and appeared in
Giant Monsters for the network. His first book, Living on the Edge: Amazing Relationships in the Natural World from Rodale Publishing,
is now in paperback. Before joining Animal Planet, Corwin was seen on The Disney Channel for three seasons of Going Wild With Jeff Corwin.
When not in the field, Jeff lectures on wildlife, ecology and conservation to audiences across the United States. Jeff also
established an interactive museum and environmental education center called the EcoZone. Based in Norwell, Massachusetts, the town
where Jeff spent his childhood, the goal of the EcoZone is to build awareness for the wildlife and ecology unique to the wetlands of
southeastern Massachusetts.
Now an expert in rainforest animals, Jeff was first introduced to tropical rain forests in 1984, while on an expedition to Belize.
This fueled his interest in the study and conservation of these ecological marvels. Jeff has Bachelor of Science degrees in biology
and anthropology from Bridgewater State College and a Master of Science degree in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the
University of Massachusetts. In 1993, Jeff addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations regarding the need to conserve
neotropical rainforests. By 1994, Jeff had served as Expedition Naturalist for The Jason Project, the acclaimed documentary
series produced by National Geographic and EDS under the direction of Robert Ballard.
Jeff’s dynamic and humorous personality combined with his camera-friendly good looks led editors to choose him as one of
People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” and Entertainment Weekly’s highly regarded “It List.” Men’s Journal
called him “the world’s greatest animal show host.” In October 2003, Jeff made a guest appearance as himself on the
popular television series CSI: MIAMI. Other television appearances featuring Jeff’s conservation and on-air work include
the following: Oprah, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Ellen, CNN Anderson Cooper 360, The Today Show, Good Morning America,
CBS Morning Show, Access Hollywood and Extra. In 2004, Jeff won an Emmy for Best Performer in a Children’s Series. In September 2005,
Jeff was featured in Maxim’s fall fashion issue.
Currently, Jeff is working on a variety of projects for Discovery Communications, Inc., including two for Animal Planet
(Spring Watch USA, Mascot Madness), a major miniseries for Travel Channel (Into Alaska With Jeff Corwin) and a handful of
series in development with Discovery Channel and TLC.
When not traveling the world, Jeff can be found at his eclectic home decorated with unique and unusual artifacts from his global
travels, with his wife, Natasha, and daughter, Maya Rose, off the coast of Massachusetts.