June 13, 2025
Free Online Professional Development Series For K-12 Educators
Workshop will help educators and students investigate environmental issues in local watersheds using GIS and Geospatial technology
(Harrisburg, PA) – Formal and non-formal K-12 educators are encouraged to register for a free online professional development series which will inform and instruct participants to apply GIS tools in the classroom, enabling educators and students to investigate environmental issues in local watersheds. The series is offered free of charge through funding from the Sea Grant Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL), and is co-hosted by Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Stroud Water Research Center, and Lehigh University.
Expanding Meaningful Environmental and Watershed Literacy with Geospatial Technology Tools and Practice is a seven-week synchronous online learning series that will enable educators to learn and apply GIS tools, investigate environmental issues in their local watershed, integrate spatial learning into existing curriculum, and design and implement a hands-on, inquiry-based unit.
The series begins June 25, 2025, and continues every Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM through August 13, 2025 (no class July 2nd). Act 48 Credits, up to 30 hours, are available for certified PA teachers. A stipend is available for eligible Pennsylvania K-12 educators. To receive the credits and stipend all assignments must be completed by October 31, 2025.
Registration closes on Monday, June 16, 2025. Enrollment will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis; space is limited. Details and registration are available online https://stroudcenter.org/event/2025-expanding-meaningful-environmental-and-watershed-literacy-with-gis/
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