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SUMMARY:Pa. MWEE Certified Facilitator Professional Development Program
DESCRIPTION:Join us for three 2-hour online sessions and one 6-hour in-person session to dive deeper into the Pa. MWEE framework and Pennsylvania Science\, Technology & Engineering\, Environmental Literacy\, and Sustainability (STEELS) standards toward becoming a Pa. MWEE Certified Facilitator. Investigation of local environmental issues and outdoor field experiences are included in a model MWEE. \n\n\n\nWhen: Three virtual sessions and one in-person session (all four are required):  \n\n\n\n\nVirtual session on Monday\, October 16\, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. \n\n\n\nVirtual session on Monday\, October 23\, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. \n\n\n\nVirtual session on Monday\, October 30\, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. \n\n\n\nIn-person session on Friday\, November 3 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. \n\n\n\n\nWhere: Location of the in-person session is to be determined and will be central to the majority of the registrants. \n\n\n\nAudience: Formal and nonformal educators who have already completed their Pa. Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (Pa. MWEE) Ambassador Certification since 2018. \n\n\n\nCost: FREE! Twelve hours of Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for any Pa. Certified Educators. \n\n\n\nRegistration: Seats are limited and registration is required by Wednesday\, October 11\, 2023. A waitlist will be available for additional interested participants. \n\n\n\nLunch will be provided for the in-person session. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\n\n\n\n\nGain the knowledge\, skills\, and processes to be able to lead Pa. MWEE Introduction\, Certified Ambassador\, Supplemental Content & Field Skills\, and Certified Educator professional development\, as approved by the  Pa. Environmental Literacy Steering Committee.\n\n\n\nPlan a model MWEE to learn how to assist local school districts and nonformal environmental education providers to use the MWEE Environmental Learning Model (ELM) and the STEELS standards to plan and implement MWEEs.\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator Requirements\n\n\n\nTo become a Pa. MWEE Certified Facilitator\, participants must attend all three virtual sessions and the one in-person session and then co-plan and lead their first Pa. MWEE-related professional development program with a  Pa. MWEE Certified Facilitator Trainer. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Steve Kerlin at skerlin@stroudcenter.org or Tamara Peffer at tpeffer@pa.gov. \n\n\n\nPresented in Partnership with\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis material is based upon work supported by NOAA Grant No. NA22NMF4570318. Any opinions\, findings\, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/pa-mwee-certified-facilitator-series/
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SUMMARY:Slimy Leaves for Healthy Streams: A Training in the Leaf Pack Network
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, October 21\, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Where: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311Audience: Middle and high school teachers\, environmental educators\, and anyone interested in community science.Cost: Free! Registration is required\, see instructions below. Bring your own lunch. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nHow Can Clumps of Slimy Leaves Spark Stream Exploration?\n\n\n\nThe Leaf Pack Network® is a fun\, hands-on research and outreach tool for people of all ages that demonstrates how our actions on land impact life in streams and water quality. The Leaf Pack Network promotes inquiry-based interdisciplinary watershed education and engages diverse audiences in conducting their own experiments\, gathering relevant ecological data\, exploring food webs\, learning classification skills\, using technology to share data\, comparing data with those of other communities and applying that information to protect local watersheds. \n\n\n\nJoin us at our workshop and we’ll show you how!\n\n\n\nParticipants will receive an overview of stream ecology and watershed concepts based on research done at Stroud Water Research 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. \n\n\n\nLeaf Pack Stream Ecology Kit\n\n\n\nAt the workshop you will receive: \n\n\n\n\nLeaf Pack Stream Ecology Kit give-a ways!\n\n\n\nTour of the Stroud Center’s research labs and LEED-Platinum certified building\n\n\n\nHands-on experience deploying and retrieving leaf packs from the stream\n\n\n\nTraining in macroinvertebrate ID\n\n\n\nFUN teaching techniques to bring to your classes!\n\n\n\nCertificate of participation (volunteer hours or towards teacher professional development credits)
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/leaf-pack-workshop-2023/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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