The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) is offering professional development workshops throughout the fall. Please note these sessions count towards the MAEOE MD Green School Application Objective 1.2, 10% of School Staff have Environmental Education Professional Development.

PLT’s Carbon and Climate with MAEOE MD Green School Introduction
This day long course will give educators the information and  resources necessary to communicate carbon and climate issues through hands-on and engaging activities that help teach students how – not what – to think about the environment and their place within it. They also make teaching and learning fun. The unit is aligned with NGSS standards. During the morning, educators will learn about the MD Green School program and the necessary steps schools should take to be successful. In the afternoon, educators will participate in lessons from the Project Learning Tree Carbon and Climate e-unit which is designed for students in grades 6-8.

Dates: This course runs from 9 AM to 4 PM and is offered multiple times at a variety of locations:
September 29th: Clearwater Nature Center, Clinton, MD
November 8th: Bar-T at Mountainside, Frederick, MD
November 18th: Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center, Nanjemoy, MD
December 12th: Ward Museum, Salisbury, MD

Cost: Member—$35, Non-Member—$45

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Using School as a Laboratory: Student Investigation of Air Quality 
Join Lorna Rosenberg, Green and Healthy Schools Coordinator, Region 3 EPA LEED Green Associate and Rebecca Davis, Education Program Manager, Clean Air Partners, for an in-depth look at air quality. The goal of this course is to give educators the resources, knowledge, and experience necessary to guide their students to complete indoor and outdoor air quality conservation practices around their school environment. This workshop has an online learning introduction component. Substitute teacher stipends available, limit quantity. Please email Christina Gladmon at greenschools@maeoe.org.

Date: September 28, 9:30 AM to 2 PM
Location: National Aquarium, 501 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Cost: Members—$35, Non-members—$45

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