Summer Workshops
The Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation will be hosting two Summer Institutes in July, and local Houston-Galveston teachers are encouraged to apply for scholarship opportunities connected to these two virtual learning events.
At these Summer Institutes, teachers will focus on creating versatile PBL-styled lessons for in-person and virtual learning environments. The goal this academic year is to consistently provide teachers with the supports they need to implement class/student projects with the purpose of showcasing student final products at the virtual Student Symposium in the spring of 2021.
Institute #1: Big Ideas of Sustainability
2 Weeks: July 7-9 and July 14-16
This six-day (15 hours CPE & 6 G/T) online institute will focus on Education for Sustainability: an interdisciplinary learning lens for integrating the Big Ideas of Sustainability into your curriculum, campus, and community.
Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Non-formal Educators (Interdisciplinary PBL Focus)
A limited number of scholarships are available: surveymonkey.com/r/B8FLWHJ
Institute #2: Civic Science Inquiry to Action
2 Weeks: July 21-23 and July 28-30
This six-day (15 hours CPE & 6 G/T) online institute will enhance participants' understanding of project-based learning and place-based education, principles, and practices within the context of your school community modeling CELF’s Inquiry to Action Framework.
Audience: Teachers of Grades 5 - 12 (science, STREAM, health, social studies, civics, PBL)
A limited number of scholarships are available: surveymonkey.com/r/B8FLWHJ
L.A.N.D.S. Outreach Teacher Workshops
Now that you're wrapping up the school year it's time to start thinking about your continuing education hours! Texas Wildlife Association has converted their summer workshops to a virtual format for this year! Workshops still provide 6 hours of CPE credit and include GT differentiations for all of the lessons. Virtual workshops will consist of a three-hour "live" Zoom portion and three hours of self directed work through Google Classroom. You can find a full schedule of the Zoom workshop portion at: www.texas-wildlife.org/evaluation/2020-virtual-workshops
You are welcome to register for whichever live portion works best for you although we do recommend that you choose one with your local educator if possible. Contact Ali Kuehn if you have any questions about the workshop format.
More PD Opportunities
Artist Boat - Learn strategies to integrate art and science
Children's Museum of Houston - Introduce students of all ages to fun and learning in new ways
Junior Master Gardener - Workshops and leader training for the JMG certification program
Texas Project Learning Tree - Workshops, online training, summer institute
Texas Project WILD - Teacher and facilitator workshops for Project Wild, Project Wild Aquatic, and Growing Up Wild
American Museum of Natural History: Seminars on Science - Online courses for educators
Educator Academy in the Amazon - Immersive training for educators
The GLOBE Program - Grade level-appropriate, interdisciplinary activities and investigations about the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and soil/pedosphere
NOAA Teacher at Sea Program - Hands-on, real-world research experience working at sea with world-renowned NOAA scientists. Application published in the fall.
National Science Teachers Association - Live and archived web seminars and other learning opportunities through the Learning Center
National Wildlife Federation - Webinars and other environmental education resources from around the country
PolarTREC Educators - Spend 3-6 weeks participating in hands-on field research experiences in the Arctic or Antarctica, working side by side with scientists.
Teacher to Ranger to Teacher Program - The TRT program provides a unique professional development experience by linking national park units with teachers from predominantly Title 1 school districts