Stroud Water Research Center
Teacher Professional Development
Explore Stroud Water Research Center as you learn how to model watersheds and immerse yourself in the world of water chemistry.
Bring your lunch and join us for a review of our scientists’ presentations from the 2019 Society for Freshwater Science annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
Calling all Trout in the Classroom teachers and partners in Pennsylvania! Don't miss this day of professional development and hands-on TIC immersion.
Join Rodale Institute’s researchers and staff to learn about the latest research and visit demonstration stations on the farm. Visit Stroud Center scientists at the soil and water-quality project station!
Taxonomic certification exams will be offered in conjunction with a week-long seminar, “Trichoptera of the Northeast,” at Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine.
Presented by Earth Force and supported by NOAA and ee360
Participants will learn how to enhance their environmental education program by engaging students in local environmental policy initiatives and goals.
Presented at Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center in Dauphin, PA.
Are you a school administrator passionate about supporting watershed education? Become a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Ambassador!
This workshop will teach how to manage an EnviroDIY sensor station. We'll visit several sensor stations so that attendees can get first-hand experience.
Taxonomic certification exams will be offered in conjunction with a week-long seminar, “EPT Taxa: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera,” at Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine.
WEI is like camp for teachers: you’ll be immersed in nature, collect water samples, paddle waterways, reflect and journal on the dock, and much more!
Presented in Partnership with Sultana Education Foundation and Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
This workshop will train participants (formal and non-formal educators) to become certified educators in the Project WET 2.0 curriculum. Part of a professional development series that also includes the Educator Watershed and Canoe Workshop on Octoraro Reservoir.
Presented in Partnership with Sultana Education Foundation and Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Experience the splendor of a relatively unknown jewel while canoeing the 620-acre Octoraro reservoir. Part of a professional development series that also includes the Project WET Curriculum Educator Training.
Presented at Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center in Dauphin, PA.
This workshop will provide a deep understanding of Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences as vehicles for advancing environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement.
This workshop will introduce expose participants to a range of options in DIY hardware, software, and prototyping systems, highlighting the factors that users should consider when seeking a DIY program to add to their research.
The Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence recognizes an individual or organization who has made invaluable contributions to the world of fresh water. The 2019 recipient is Chad Pregracke, founder of Living Lands & Waters.
Dr. Sherri Mason will present her lecture, “Perils of Plastics.”
“The world is an interconnected system. This is not just about aquatic animals; it is a significant concern to human health as well.” — Dr. Sherri Mason
Hit the roads to explore the treasures of clean fresh water throughout Chester County! Find clues along the route to find your way to the Finish Line Party.
Enjoy a meal at Sovana Bistro and a portion of your check will benefit our freshwater research, environmental education, and watershed restoration efforts.
This new 100-level workshop will focus on abiotic and biotic stream characteristics in natural, urban, and agricultural settings.
Participants will receive an overview of stream ecology and watershed concepts based on research done at the Stroud Center. Taking our boots to the stream, we’ll experience hands-on examination of leaf packs with live aquatic macroinvertebrates, including their identification, and take a look at the Leaf Pack Network® website.
Enjoy cocktails at the beautiful and historic Lucky Hill Farm before taking a short hike with Stroud Center scientists to the Stroud Preserve to learn about a six-year project in partnership with the Rodale Institute.
The theme for this user group meeting will be using Monitor My Watershed. All sensor station users in the Delaware River Basin are welcome to attend.
The SAFIT workshop this year will focus on the aquatic Hemiptera/Heteroptera and will be presented by Dan Polhemus of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bring nature into your classroom! This workshop in Millersville, PA, will focus on lessons and activities for environmental education on a middle and secondary level from Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks, including activities from the nationally acclaimed Project WILD and Project WET curricula.
Bring nature into your classroom! This workshop in Kutztown, PA, will focus on lessons and activities for environmental education on a middle and high school level from Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks, including activities from the nationally acclaimed Project WILD and Project WET curricula.
John Jackson, Ph.D., and Lamonte Garber will discuss the health and restoration efforts of Valley Creek and the surrounding watersheds while we enjoy locally made Victory beer.
Workshop will be held at Bald Eagle State Park in Howard, PA
Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement!
Workshop will be held at the Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh, PA
Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement!
Starting on Black Friday and continuing through December 31, Patagonia will match all donations made to Stroud Water Research Center through their Patagonia Action Works website!
William Dowell’s documentary images represent the strength of the human spirit as the subjects live with the ebb and flow of the “Gift of Water.”
Are you a non-formal educator hoping to better prepare and strengthen our communities in the face of climate change? Join us for a collaborative 2-day learning opportunity designed to explore some of the science, policy and social/environmental justice aspects of resilience.
Workshop will be held at Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA
Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement!
Workshop will be held at Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center, Dauphin, PA
Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement!
This event has been canceled. Please visit the conference website for details.
This event has been postponed. We expect to reschedule for late spring or early summer. Please check back.
This workshop has been postponed. Education staff are now scheduling new dates for spring or summer 2020 and will notify all registrants. Please check back for new program dates.
Monday, March 30: Ecology of Streams and Riparian Forests
Tuesday, March 31: Do Hellbenders, Freshwater Mussels, and Native Brook Trout Matter?
Wednesday, April 1: Selling Buffers WITHOUT Financial Incentives
Thursday, April 2: Reforesting Shallowbrook School
Friday, April 3: Pre- and Post-Planting Vegetation Management for Establishment
Taxonomic certification exams at the AMAAB conference have been canceled. We will be reaching out with more information to those already registered for exams.
This workshop has been postponed. Education staff are now scheduling new dates for spring or summer 2020 and will notify all registrants. Please check back for new program dates.
Learn how excessive salt affects life in freshwater streams and how a local community group is raising awareness and changing behavior around salt.
This webinar will introduce resources and tools that you can use to build real-time, low-cost data loggers that can form the core of your DIY environmental monitoring system.
Join us for a virtual celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day as we talk about its importance from the perspective of a stream.
This event has been canceled for 2020. The organizers hope to hold it in 2021!
Are you a pre-service teacher looking for fresh ways to engage PreK-5 students in the natural world and environmental education? Join us for From Land to Stream — on the screen!
Hear from Stroud Center experts and learn about drinking water filtration systems, the latest Clean Air Report Card, and ways to plug into community and statewide action.
Model My Watershed lets users visualize geographic data describing watershed conditions and model water quality as they change land use and implement various stormwater best management practices.
This workshop will guide attendees through the process of building an EnviroDIY monitoring station. Attendees have the option to leave the workshop with a functional monitoring station equipped with a Conductivity/Temperature/Depth sensor.
We’ll demonstrate site features and functionality and cover how this open educational resource can be used to support macroinvertebrate identification training with volunteers and students to improve confidence, accuracy, and engagement.
Are you an early-career educator or a pre-service teacher (undergraduate student) looking for fresh ways to engage PreK-5 students in the natural world? Are you a current teacher or non-formal educator seeking a refresher on environmental education (EE) for early childhood through elementary learners? Join Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks for Land to Stream — on the screen!
Join Leaf Pack Network Administrator and freshwater ecologist, Tara Muenz, for a tour of the new features PLUS an introduction on how YOU can get started with the Leaf Pack Network!
