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SUMMARY:Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Training
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, May 7\, 2025\, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Susquehanna University Freshwater Research Institute\, 1250 W. Sassafras Street\, Selinsgrove\, PA 17870.\n\n\n\nAudience: K-12 classroom teachers\, preservice teachers\, and nonformal educators.\n\n\n\nCredits: Six Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: Free.\n\n\n\nMWEE Designation: Pa. Certified MWEE Ambassador.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLearn about the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) framework while following along with example MWEEs for each grade band — elementary\, middle\, and high school. This training also includes access to Shared Waters curriculum resources for K-6 teachers\, as well as\, suggested curriculum resources for middle and high school teachers. In addition\, formal and nonformal educators will gain access to MWEE 101 course and have the option to become Pa. Certified MWEE Ambassadors. \n\n\n\nLearner Outcomes \n\n\n\nParticipants in this course will learn how a MWEE can support STEELS educational standards and goals and the roles taken by students and educators to make the program successful. At the end of the course\, participants will practice using the Audit Tool to review example MWEEs and the Think Cloud tool to outline their own MWEE program. Both tools are from the MWEE Planning Toolbox.
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/meaningful-watershed-educational-experience-training/
LOCATION:Susquehanna University Freshwater Research Institute\, 1250 W. Sassafras Street\, Selinsgrove\, Pennsylvania\, 17870\, United States
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SUMMARY:Science on the Lake
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, May 7\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Canoe Creek State Park\, 205 Canoe Creek Road\, Hollidaysburg\, PA 16648.\n\n\n\nAudience: K-12 classroom teachers.\n\n\n\nCredits: Five and a half Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: Free.\n\n\n\nMWEE Designation: Pa. Certified MWEE Ambassador.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nDownload Flyer\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us at Canoe Creek State Park on May 7th for a special Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) event\, where we will be kayaking as part of our outdoor learning experience! \n\n\n\nThe MWEE is a learner-centered framework that empowers students to investigate local environmental issues and take informed action. MWEEs include multiple components that blend outdoor and classroom learning\, designed to increase environmental literacy through hands-on\, experiential learning.  \n\n\n\nBy engaging with core ideas and practices from various disciplines\, students explore the relationships between the natural world and society. These experiences help students connect with their local environment\, equipping them to make decisions that contribute to stronger\, sustainable\, and equitable communities.
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/science-on-the-lake/
LOCATION:Canoe Creek State Park\, 205 Canoe Creek Road\, Hollidaysburg\, Pennsylvania\, 16648\, United States
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SUMMARY:Supporting Environmental Literacy Across the Curriculum With the MWEE Framework
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, May 8\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Nockamixon State Park\, Environmental Education Center\, 1542 Mountain View Drive\, Quakertown\, PA 18951.\n\n\n\nAudience: Grades 3-12 classroom teachers and nonformal educators.\n\n\n\nCredits: Six Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch.\n\n\n\nMWEE Designation: Pa. Certified MWEE Ambassador.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nDownload Flyer\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe environment provides endless opportunities for authentic learning experiences that support your entire curriculum. When students learn through systemic and well-designed environmental education\, they build background content knowledge to support literacy\, experience authentic\, hands-on learning that advances STEM and promotes career readiness. \n\n\n\nRecognizing the complexities of implementing student-driven\, authentic\, and locally relevant environmental education that meets academic goals\, we will explore the Meaningful Watershed Education Experience (MWEE). This well-established framework provides the structure and resources to support integrating environmental education in schools that aligns to Pa. STEELS Standards\, including the Environmental Literacy and Sustainability domain. \n\n\n\nThis workshop will include an outdoor field experience — participants should dress appropriately. The MWEE team will follow up with site-specific details prior to the workshop date. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is provided in partnership with Heritage Conservancy and supported by their Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Education Grant. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Events@BucksIU.org.
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/supporting-elit-with-the-mwee-may-2025/
LOCATION:Nockamixon State Park\, 1542 Mountain View Drive\, Quakertown\, Pennsylvania\, 18951\, United States
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SUMMARY:Connecting Classrooms to Community Action: MWEEs and PA STEELS Standards
DESCRIPTION:When: Friday\, May 9\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Presque Isle State Park\, Rotary Pavilion\, 301 Peninsula Drive\, Erie\, PA 16505.\n\n\n\nAudience: K-12 classroom teachers\, preservice teachers\, school administrators\, and nonformal educators.\n\n\n\nCredits: Five and three quarters Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch.\n\n\n\nMWEE Designation: Pa. Certified MWEE Ambassador.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nDownload Flyer\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging professional development workshop hosted by Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit (IU5) in partnership with the environmental educators from DCNR Presque Isle. Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to meet the new PA STEELS standards while empowering students to take action in their communities through clean-ups and other impactful projects. Discover how to leverage local environmental education partners to enhance MWEEs and provide real-world learning experiences.  \n\n\n\nParticipants will receive a tabletop hydroponics unit for their classroom\, earn 5.75 ACT 48 hours\, and enjoy a complimentary lunch and exciting giveaways. Don’t miss this opportunity to inspire your students to make a difference!
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/connecting-classrooms-to-community-action/
LOCATION:Presque Isle State Park\, 301 Peninsula Drive\, Erie\, Pennsylvania\, 16505\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shared Waters: Environmental Literacy and Sustainability for Grades 3-5
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, May 20\, 2025\, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Delaware County Intermediate Unit\, 200 Yale Avenue\, Morton\, PA 19070.\n\n\n\nAudience: K-12 classroom teachers\, administrators and curriculum designers\, preservice teachers\, and nonformal educators.\n\n\n\nCredits: Seven Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: Free.\n\n\n\nMWEE Designation: MWEE and EL&S Special Topics and Deeper Dives.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin fellow teachers to learn about Shared Waters\, an open educational resource specifically designed for STEELS standards\, with one of the designers of the curriculum\, Dr. Nanette Marcum-Dietrich! \n\n\n\nThe learning activities of the day will involve both indoor and outdoor investigations. Participants will leave with the confidence to plan and teach lessons aligned to the Environmental Literacy and Sustainability standards.
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/shared-waters-environmental-literacy-and-sustainability-for-grades-3-5/
LOCATION:Delaware County Intermediate Unit\, 200 Yale Avenue\, Morton\, Pennsylvania\, 19070\, United States
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SUMMARY:Learn Do-It-Yourself Electronics for Environmental Monitoring
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, May 20 and Wednesday\, May 21\, 2025\, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.\n\n\n\nAudience: Beginners and those with intermediate experience programming data loggers and using environmental monitoring equipment. State and federal agency staff; academic faculty; high school\, undergraduate\, and graduate students; and researchers from environmental NGOs and watershed organizations have attended previous workshops.\n\n\n\nCost: $135 per person. Registration is limited to 24.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEnviroDIY empowers researchers with innovative digital and electronic tools and training that enable cost-effective and customizable environmental measurements. This workshop is appropriate for beginners and those with intermediate experience programming data loggers and using environmental monitoring equipment. Topics include: \n\n\n\n\n– Programming electronic data loggers and connection with environmental sensors.\n\n\n\n– Transmission of data from data loggers to web-based data portals via cellular radio.\n\n\n\n– Assembling data loggers\, sensors\, cellular radios\, and solar panels into monitoring stations.\n\n\n\n– Deploying\, maintaining\, and troubleshooting monitoring stations.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAttendees will acquire the skills necessary to assemble\, program\, and deploy a water monitoring station\, but with the understanding that the DIY journey has just begun! We can’t cover the wide world of DIY technologies in a single workshop\, but we’ll give you the foundational knowledge and resources to continue learning on your own.
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/learn-do-it-yourself-electronics-for-environmental-monitoring/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, Pennsylvania\, 19311\, United States
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