Professional Development
Summer 2011 Workshops for Educators:
Environmental Sustainability & Your School Community
Mon & Tue July 18 & 19, 9am ‐ 3:30 pm
+ Field Trip Friday, July 22
Learn from industry experts ‐ Receive lesson plans for hands‐on & inquiry activities ‐ Gain valuable insight into how your school can go green!
- Energy conservation
- Decreasing waste
- Alternative energy
- Leadership in Energy & Environmental
Design
Presented in partnership with GreenTreks
Funding provided by Harris Williams and Co/PNC Foundation .
Lunch provided. Refundable deposit required to hold a space.
The Outdoor Classroom
Wed & Thurs July 20 & 21, 9 am ‐ 3:30 pm
+ Field Trip Friday, July 22
Investigate how to use your school grounds to improve the environment and learning opportunities for your students.
- Conservation experts explain the land & water connection.
- Garden with native plants & create habitat for pollinators.
- Use streams, ponds, meadows and forests for scientific investigations
- Receive money for schoolyard landscaping & classroom materials
Presented in partnership with the Schuylkill Action Network, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Audubon Pennsylvania, and Montgomery County Conservation District.
Funding provided by PA Department of Environmental
Protection and Harris Williams and Co/PNC Foundation .
Lunch provided. Refundable deposit required to hold a space.
Watershed Education
Mon & Tue August 1 & 2, 9 am ‐ 3:30 pm
+ Field Trip Friday, Aug 5
PA DCNR Bureau of State Parks provides a hands‐on workshop and teacher manual for delivering an interdisciplinary, watershed‐based program for students grades 6‐12.
- Hands‐on Investigations
- Community service opportunities
- Link water resources to ecology, geology, heritage and human impacts
- Take‐home resources
Presented in partnership with
Pennsylvania's Bureau of State Parks.
Breakfast & snacks provided;
pack a lunch.
CommunityPlanning&YourClassroom
Wed & Thurs August 3 & 4, 9 am ‐ 3:30 pm
+ Field Trip Friday, Aug 5
This workshop will guide participants in understanding the forces and choices that shape a community and region.
- Use Philadelphia's comprehensive plan "Phila2035" as a real‐world example of innovative planning.
- Hear from community leaders on Environmental Advisory Councils
- Ideal for both educators & engaged citizens ‐ model activities that can be replicated in any learning environment!
Presented in partnership with
Pennsylvania’s Bureau of State Parks.
Breakfast & snacks provided; pack a lunch.
To be notified of dates of Act 48 workshops as they are scheduled, email Beatrice Kelly to be added to The Schuylkill Center's Educator mailing list.
Schuylkill Center educators are also available to work with your school’s faculty to provide training in specific subject areas and how to integrate environmental themes across the curriculum.
The Schuylkill Center is available to host workshops and meetings for your school’s faculty and staff. Make use of our classroom space or outdoor facilities nestled in 350 acres of forest and natural areas for your next professional development day.
