Open to only Montgomery County Public School middle and high school educators.
Become more familiar with your local ecosystems and learn how to use them as valuable teaching tools in the teaching and learning of biology, chemistry, environmental science, and social studies! Join the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center to explore current environmental problems and solutions taking place in our schoolyard habitats, local waterways, neighborhoods, and the Chesapeake Bay!  This course will tackle human land use effects on the Potomac River and explore strategies to bring these concepts into the classroom using a biology and chemistry lens. Participants will experience outdoor investigations that can be used with students to make environmental biology and chemistry more relevant. Teachers will have the opportunity to make connections between the sciences and create their own MWEE, Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience!

Length & Location: 5 local investigation days within Montgomery County.
Cost: $50 registration fee.
Credit:  Maryland teachers are eligible for 3 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits from MSDE for successful course completion.

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