Professional Development

Local & Summer Workshops

Artist Boat - Learn strategies to integrate art and science

Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation Annual Summer Institute - Regional, professional learning for K-12 educators

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

Texas Wildlife Association Outreach Teacher Workshops - Designed for K-8 educators, G/T credit hours

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More PD Opportunities

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