AUSTIN — Educator’s Workshops have been scheduled for August at Sinnemahoning State Park.

Set for 9 a.m. to 3:30 Aug. 7, the Project Learning Tree Educator Workshop is best suited for instructors of grades K through 8.

Connect your learners to nature with hands-on, engaging environmental experiences. Lessons offer exciting investigation-based teaching activities, making learning fun while also building skills, stimulating knowledge gains, and actively engaging students. Project Learning Tree affords students opportunities to learn through real experiences, rather than just reading or hearing about them.

Participants will receive a K-8 curriculum guide with over 50 standards-aligned lessons and printable material. Lessons easily adapted to new PA State STEELS standards.

Open to formal classroom teachers & informal educators such as homeschool parents, scout leaders, etc. Six Act 48 Hours available for certified PA Teachers. There is a $20 fee for this workshop.

Dress comfortably for both indoor and outdoor activities.

Meets at Wildlife Center Classroom. Registration is available online.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 15 will be a Watershed Education Teacher Workshop on native brook trout.

This educator workshop is perfect for teachers who like connecting the classroom with real-world applications and experiences. Learn how to utilize the Watershed Education curriculum and apply it in your classroom, in this specially adapted workshop that focuses on the brook trout. Discover what these fish can tell us about the world around them.

Earn 11.5 Act 48 hours for attending the workshop and completing a 3-hour pre-workshop assignment.

Watershed Education (WE) is an inquiry-based, interdisciplinary curriculum for students in grades 6 -12. Developed by the DCNR Bureau of State Parks, WE help educators utilize local natural resources as a valuable teaching tool. By blending hands-on classroom and field investigations modeled on professional research methodologies, students participate in data collection and analysis, community networking and partnerships, stewardship and service-learning activities. WE promotes in-depth, multi-modal learning and understanding of water resources while encouraging students to examine their watershed holistically.

Pre-registration is required for this event. Participant spaces are limited. There is a $20 fee associated with this workshop. Instructions on payment methods (via phone or in person) will be given after registration.

Meets at the Wildlife Center Classroom. Registration is available online.