June 2020
Virtual PD Workshop: We All Live in a Watershed
June 17 – 19, 2020 |12:00 – 4:00pm ET Middle School EducatorsFocused Topic: Watersheds This virtual PD workshop for middle school teachers explores the central role that water plays in all life. Over the course of three, four-hour sessions, attendees will take part in synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences that demonstrate how “We All Live in a Watershed!”, connecting backyards, schoolyards, and communities. These learning experiences were designed using a rubric for place-, project-, and problem-based learning and leverage real-time, online…
Find out more »Virtual PD Workshop: Pollinators All Around Us!
June 24 – 26, 2020 | 12:00 – 4:00pm ET Elementary School EducatorsFocused Topic: Pollinators This virtual PD session for elementary school teachers explores the diversity of pollinators that can be found in backyards, schoolyards, and parks. Over the course of three, four-hour sessions, attendees will learn how to translate their students’ observations into burning questions that will help them understand the importance of pollinators in an ecosystem and in our food system. These learning experiences were designed using…
Find out more »August 2021
Exploring the Legacy of Wangari Maathai in Kenya
Exploring the Legacy of Wangari Maathai is a 13‐day adventure designed for educators that follows the footsteps of the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. This field‐based learning experience incorporates themes of cultural exchange, service-learning, and sustainability. Participants will receive transdisciplinary learning experiences that will deepen their understanding of the complexities that surround global environmental issues and inspire action. This professional learning experience provides the following opportunities: Learn about Wangari Maathai by visiting her birthplace and the foundations, institutes, and programs that…
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