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SUMMARY:Pennsylvania Forests and Rivers Exploration - Summer 2025
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, July 8 to Thursday\, July 10\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Locations in and around the Gettysburg\, PA area.\n\n\n\nAudience: K-12 classroom teachers\, preservice teachers\, school administrators\, and nonformal educators.\n\n\n\nCredits: Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: $375.00. Some teachers may be eligible for discounts and scholarships.\n\n\n\nMWEE Designation: MWEE and Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Special Topics and Deeper Dives.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLearn More and Register\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOpen to all teachers in DC\, MD\, VA\, PA. \n\n\n\nHow can we inspire student action that conserves and protects our neighborhood and our watershed? Use interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches to investigate the connections between nature\, culture\, and history of south-central Pennsylvania. Throughout the course\, we will develop creative practices to foster environmental literacy and student engagement in the classroom. We will begin with a local exploration at Sachs Bridge then travel to Codorus State Park to investigate the intersection between culture and ecology and its influence on the Chesapeake Bay. Experience the joy of learning\, and design opportunities to connect students to outdoor investigations and community actions. \n\n\n\nLength & Location: Three days of collaborative\, outdoor learning in and around Gettysburg\, PA. Please note\, teachers from outside the course location area are encouraged to register but are responsible for their own travel and accommodation. \n\n\n\nRegistration closes June 17\, 2025.
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/pennsylvania-forests-and-rivers-exploration-summer-2025/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
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SUMMARY:PA ELit Network Cross-Sector Partners Meeting
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, July 10\, 2025\, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Virtually via Zoom.\n\n\n\nAudience: K-12 classroom teachers\, school administrators\, curriculum designers\, preservice teachers\, nonformal educators\, and community members.\n\n\n\nCost: Free.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJoin Meeting\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe look forward to your participation in the Pennsylvania Environmental Literacy (PA ELit) Network’s Statewide Cross-sector Partners meeting. \n\n\n\nMeeting Goals: \n\n\n\n\n– Review current NOAA B-WET statewide environmental literacy (ELit) capacity building grant initiatives and celebrate progress\n\n\n\n– Provide updates about Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement Environmental Literacy Outcomes and discuss potential effects in practice\n\n\n\n– Updates on State Level STEELS\, ELit\, STEM initiatives and connections to PA ELit Network efforts\n\n\n\n– Sharing of efforts and needs across all ELit hub regions\n\n\n\n– Introduction of new educational resources and materials\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nVirtual Meeting Information:  \n\n\n\n\n– Join via Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/92625278478?pwd=TkYmAwuv83T5l6auQejaBb7CdL4SnT.1\n\n\n\n– Password: 729157
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/pa-elit-network-cross-sector-partners-meeting-july-2025/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
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SUMMARY:Aquatic WILD Educator Workshop
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, July 17\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Pennypack Environmental Center\, 8600A Verree Road\, Philadelphia\, PA 19115.\n\n\n\nAudience: Grades 3-12 classroom teachers\, preservice teachers\, nonformal educators\, and community members.\n\n\n\nCredits: Six Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: $10\, as this workshop is not grant funded.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and Pennypack Environmental Center educators for an in-person educator workshop. You will receive your own copy of the award-winning Aquatic WILD K-12 Curriculum & Activity Guide as well as lessons and activities to integrate wildlife education into your teaching. You’ll learn about fish biology\, urban waterways\, watersheds in Pennsylvania\, and more! \n\n\n\nBe sure to dress appropriately as we will be both indoors & outside. If you would like to be in the water during the stream study\, bring waterproof boots or waders. Bring water and a bag lunch. Light refreshments will be available in the morning. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is suitable for both formal and nonformal educators and is targeted towards grade levels 3-12.  \n\n\n\nTo register\, contact Jordan Sanford\, Wildlife Outreach Coordinator\, at jorsanford@pa.gov or 717-787-4250 ext. 73337. \n\n\n\nPayment may be cash\, check\, or money order made out to the City of Philadelphia. Payment may be mailed to Pennypack Environmental Center or brought to workshop day of. Register by Monday\, July 14 to reserve your spot!
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/aquatic-wild-educator-workshop-pennypack-2025/
LOCATION:Pennypack Environmental Center\, 8600A Verree Road\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lancaster Watershed Exploration - Summer 2025
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, July 22 to Thursday\, July 24\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Locations in and around the Lancaster\, PA area.\n\n\n\nAudience: K-12 classroom teachers\, preservice teachers\, school administrators\, and nonformal educators.\n\n\n\nCredits: Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: $375. Some teachers may be eligible for discounts and scholarships. \n\n\n\nMWEE Designation: MWEE and Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Special Topics and Deeper Dives.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLearn More and Register\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOpen to all teachers in DC\, MD\, PA\, VA. \n\n\n\nHow can we inspire student action that conserves and protects our neighborhood and our watershed? Use interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches to investigate the connections between nature\, ecology\, and history of the Lancaster\, Pennsylvania area. Throughout this three-day course\, we will develop creative practices to foster environmental literacy and student engagement in the classroom. We will begin with local explorations and travel to field sites to investigate the intersection between ecology and history and its influence on the Chesapeake Bay. Experience the joy of learning and design opportunities to connect students to outdoor investigations and community actions. \n\n\n\nLength & Location: Three days of collaborative\, outdoor learning in and around Lancaster\, PA. Please note\, teachers from outside the course location area are encouraged to register but are responsible for their own travel and accommodation. \n\n\n\nRegistration closes July 1\, 2025.
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/lancaster-watershed-exploration-summer-2025/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
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SUMMARY:Teachers on the Estuary: Science and Social Emotional Learning
DESCRIPTION:When: Monday\, July 28 to Friday\, August 1\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Karen Noonan Environmental Education Center\, 1304 Phillips Gunning Club Road\, Crocheron\, MD 21627.\n\n\n\nAudience: Grades 6-12 classroom teachers and nonformal educators.\n\n\n\nCredits: Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: $125.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLearn More and Register\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOpen to all middle and high school teachers in DC\, MD\, VA\, PA. If you are a nonformal educator interested in attending\, please join the waitlist. You will be contacted in early July if a spot is available. Priority will be given to classroom teachers. \n\n\n\nMeaningful Watershed Education Experiences enliven learning and support social-emotional learning and wellness for students and teachers. This course is designed to model a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience for middle and high school students through participant-driven field experiences and authentic research conducted by a community of educators in an immersive\, joyful\, and supportive environment. To best utilize our time together\, participants are encouraged to complete the MWEE 101 online course prior to the in-person event. This dynamic five-day program to explore cultural coastal habitats and iconic communities is offered in collaboration with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. \n\n\n\nLength & Location: Five days of collaborative\, outdoor learning at CBF’s Karen Noonan Memorial Environmental Education Center for a residential experience. We will prepare and clean up meals as a group. Shared dorm-style housing\, food\, and cooking supplies are provided while at the center. \n\n\n\nCost: $125.00\, reduced fee due to support from generous sponsors and Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. \n\n\n\nRegistration closes July 7\, 2025.
URL:https://pagatewaytogreen.org/event/teachers-on-the-estuary/
LOCATION:Karen Noonan Memorial Environmental Education Center\, 1304 Phillips Gunning Club Road\, Crocheron\, Maryland\, 21627\, United States
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