June 2022
Teachers Get Fired Up!
WHEN: 8:30 am – 3 pm each day + short homework WHERE: Idaho State Museum, Boise ID WHAT: Our relationship with fire? It's complicated. Join the Idaho State Museum and Project Learning Tree for this 1-credit teacher workshop. Explore the past, present and future of wildfire in our beautiful state. Visit state-of-the-art exhibits and experience hands-on, minds-on Project Learning Tree lessons and activities to use with 4th-8th grade students. You'll learn how fire works, how it has shaped our state…
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Cultivating Curiosity Through Schoolyard Science
WHEN: August 2-3, 2022. 8:30 am – 3 pm each day + short homework WHERE: Hawthorne Elementary School, Boise ID WHAT: Get ready to take learning outdoors for the new school year at this engaging 1-credit workshop using the power of observation and inquiry skills. Envision your schoolyard as a multidisciplinary classroom where students explore core science concepts and skills while cultivating curiosity for the natural world. Award-winning elementary teachers Misha Smith and Susan Wolfe will share ways to help students…
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PLT Explorations Self-Guided Virtual Workshop: Customize to your grade level Sept – Dec 2022
WHEN: Begin the course and complete it anytime between September 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. All coursework is asynchronous - completed on your own. WHERE: Online and wherever you are. A course website contains course instructions and links. WHAT: In this self-guided 1-credit training, you will select a specific PLT curriculum as your focus and complete an online training on that material. In addition, you will conduct PLT activities, explore abundant supporting resources, and reflect and plan…
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PLT Explorations – Self-Guided Virtual Workshop – Customize to your grade level
WHEN: Begin the course and complete it anytime between October 25, 2022, and November 29, 2022. All coursework is asynchronous - completed on your own. WHERE: Online and wherever you are. A course website contains course instructions and links. WHAT: In this self-guided 1-credit training, you will select a specific PLT curriculum as your focus and complete an online training on that material. In addition, you will conduct PLT activities, explore abundant supporting resources, and reflect and plan…
Find out more »Idaho Ecosystems with WILD, WET and PLT Oct 25-Nov 29, 2022
WHEN: October 25 - November 29, 2022. Zoom sessions are October 25, November 15 and November 29 from 7-8:30 pm (Mountain) / 6-7:30 pm (Pacific). WHAT: In this interactive virtual class, receive training and award-winning materials from Project WILD, Project WET and Project Learning Tree, with which you will engage upper elementary students in learning about Idaho ecosystems. The class includes three synchronous Zoom sessions (up to 4.5 hours), with most course work done asynchronously. For part of the class…
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