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Find Professional Development this Summer

by
Krissy

With the school year winding down to a close it’s time to start thinking about opportunities for professional development this summer. There is no better way to boost your confidence for teaching about the environment than attending a workshop or training. So get those continuing education credits while learn about our bay! Check out these opportunities this summer.

NOAA’s Environmental Science Training Center Workshops
NOAA posted its summer schedule of trainings offered at the Environmental Science Training Center on the Eastern Shore. The Center offers half-day and multi-day workshops on a variety of topics from phytoplankton monitoring to water quality testing to collecting data with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). Check out the schedule and register online or email cbtraining@noaa.gov for information.

Virginia Chesapeake Bay Academies
The Virginia Resource-Use Education Council is offering four week-long Chesapeake Bay Academies this Summer. The Academies are a standard-based, learning experiences for middle and high school science teachers. Attendees will receive training, field experiences and hands-on resources that emphasize watershed issues and the Chesapeake Bay. Upon completion of the Academy you will have the confidence to integrate meaningful field investigations into your classroom instruction. To find an Academy near your visit the online schedule or email Paula.Klonowski@doe.virginia.gov for more information.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Summer Immersion Courses
Every summer (June-August) the Chesapeake Bay Foundation offers in-depth FIVE day immersion courses. These courses equip you with the tools, knowledge and confidence to teach about your local environment. Through hand-on activities you will explore the connections between the land and water in your watershed. You will use scientific instruments to determine how environmentally friendly your schoolyard is and the health of your local stream. All participants of these courses return to their schools and communities with the knowledge and confidence to complete a successful restoration project in your neighborhood. So immerse yourself by registering online or emailing chesapeakeclassrooms@cbf.org for more information.

If you can’t find a professional development workshop near you contact your local community college, university, nature center or watershed organization.

Additional Resources
Professional Development Calendar - Bay Backpack
Pennsylvania Teacher Workshops - Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education