Help bring hands-on environmental education to educators in your community.

PLT Facilitators lead professional development workshops that help educators use PLT’s hands-on environmental education curriculum in their classrooms and communities. Facilitators share local knowledge and place-based connections, model hands-on, experiential teaching strategies, help educators connect PLT activities to their students, communities, and local environments, build relationships with educators and other environmental and natural resource professionals, and help expand access to PLT professional development across Idaho.

Who Should Participate?

This training is intended for individuals who have previously attended a PLT workshop. Potential facilitators may include teachers, non-formal educators, natural resource professionals, extension professionals, nonprofit and community organization staff, and other individuals interested in environmental education and professional development. You do not need previous experience leading professional development. 

Facilitator Training

This three-part virtual training series will prepare you to begin leading PLT professional development in your community. The training will be interactive and practical, with opportunities to experience PLT activities, practice facilitation skills, learn from other participants, and begin planning your own PLT workshop.

You will learn how to:

• Facilitate hands-on PLT activities with adult learners
• Create an engaging and welcoming workshop environment
• Use questioning, discussion, reflection, and other facilitation techniques
• Connect PLT activities to local places, issues, and community interests
• Adapt workshops for different audiences and settings
• Plan and prepare for a successful PLT workshop
• Access PLT resources and support as a facilitator

This training also supports the Framework for Teaching, specifically Domain 4e: Growing and Developing Professionally

Before You Register

Please review the PLT Facilitator Requirements before registering. The requirements document explains the facilitator role, expectations, support provided by PLT Idaho, and benefits of becoming a facilitator.

Review PLT Facilitator Requirements

If you have questions about the role or would like to talk through whether becoming a facilitator is a good fit for you, please contact Haven Davis-Martinez, PLT Idaho State Coordinator.

Virtual Workshop Details

Dates: Three synchronous sessions: November 12, November 18, and December 3

Time: 4:00-5:30 PT / 5:00 – 6:30 MT

Cost: $20. This fee will be refunded at the completion of the three workshop sessions. 

A Zoom link and additional information will be sent to registered participants before the first session.

Ready to Become a PLT Facilitator?

If you are excited about bringing PLT to educators in your community, we would love to have you join us.

Register for the PLT Facilitator Training below.