Education
Professional Development for Educators
Would you like to take full advantage of your outdoor spaces?
Do you need professional development?
Let us share our outdoor education experience with you.
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GREEN CLEANERS
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 (6 pm to 8 pm) SORRY CANCELLED
Price: $35 per teacher (ANS member), $40 (nonmember)
Location: Woodend Nature Sanctuary, Chevy Chase, MDHave you ever wondered what effects detergents have in our health and in our water? Join us to learn about the water journey from the river, to the faucet, and back. Enjoy making your own organic cleaner and take a bottle of it home! All participants will receive the lesson plan and a green cleaner bottle, and certificate of completion. Lesson designed to fulfill MAEOE Green School Certification Requirements. REGISTER ONLINE.
COMMUNITY SCIENCE:
BRINGING TECHNOLOGY INTO YOUR CLASSROOM
Saturday, May 2, 2020 (10 am to 12 pm)
Price: $35 per teacher (ANS member), $40 (nonmember)
Location: Woodend Nature Sanctuary, Chevy Chase, MDTransform your students’ technological skills into educational tools! Learn to integrate technology into your curriculum by using the iNaturalist and Creek Critter apps. Take your students on a walk and bring out the natural curiosity that makes them scientists through observation of all living creatures. Survey their observations and use their data to discuss the biodiversity, ecosystem health, and environmental benefits of trees at your school. Take home materials to integrate into your lessons. REGISTER ONLINE.