Educators, are you looking for a thoughtful curriculum that engages students and connects them to their local communities and environment? Join professionals from DCNR Bureau of State Parks as we explore Pennsylvania's water basins and watersheds. This hybrid Watershed Education (WE) workshop is open to educators working with students in grades 6 – 12. 

Watershed Education (WE) is an inquiry-based, interdisciplinary curriculum developed by the DCNR Bureau of State Parks to help educators utilize local natural resources as valuable teaching tools. By blending hands-on classroom and field investigations modeled on professional research methodologies, students participate in data collection and analysis, community networking and partnerships, stewardship and service-learning activities. WE promotes in-depth, multi-modal learning and understanding of water resources while encouraging students to examine their watershed holistically.

By attending this workshop, participants will:

• Receive a copy of the Watershed Education curriculum
• Earn 13.0 Act 48 hours (certified PA teachers)
• Conduct a biological survey
• Measure physical stream parameters
• Determine stream chemistry
• Learn how WE programs fit within the MWEE framework

This hybrid workshop format is made up of three parts, for a total of 13 hours of training. 

• One virtual session (2 hours - attend live or watch the recording) and
• Homework assignments (5 hours - to be completed between virtual session and field day) and
• One in-park field day (6 hours)

All three parts – virtual session, homework, and field day – must be completed for participants to receive curriculum book and/or participant certificate.

Workshop Fee:

• $25.00 payable in advance
• Fee will be requested via email once you are registered; payable via check or money order.

Dates and Locations:

• Virtual session: Wednesday, April 10, 2024; 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm live on Zoom
• Field Day: Tuesday, June 4, 2024; 9:00 am – 3:30 pm at Jacobsburg EE Center

How to Register

• Click on https://forms.gle/8anzFtsjDqqe4M1G7 and complete the form
• Registration closes on Friday, May 3, 2024, or earlier if maximum group size of 20 is reached.

Questions?

• Contact Chris Kemmerer at chkemmerer@pa.gov or 717-425-5330.