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The Office of Environmental Education is a proud provider of high quality teacher resource opportunities in the field of environmental education and supports other reputable programs that are good models for science education. The OEE strives to provide teachers with relevant opportunities and serve as a source of information on professional development opportunities with in the state.
Professional development workshops for charter school teachers
The Office of Environmental Education has partnered with the Florida Department of Education's Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice to offer
FREE environmental, science and technology based professional development workshops around the state specifically for charter school teachers. Teachers can choose from workshops such as Project WET, Project WILD, Project Learning Tree, GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations Benefitting the Environment), Green Schools, and others. These interdisciplinary education programs feature hands-on learning activities that make these topics come alive for students. In addition to learning new teaching ideas for use in science, math, social studies, language arts, physical education, music, and visual arts, teachers receive instructional manuals and are eligible for in-service points. View the currently scheduled workshops below, and stay up to date by visiting the
comprehensive listing of upcoming workshops. If you are a teacher or an administrator, and are interested in bringing a workshop to your school, please contact
misty.alderman@dep.state.fl.us.
LIFE Summer Institutesutes
LIFE Summer Institutes are multi-day teacher professional development workshops that focus primarily on new LIFE sites or projects. Teachers test and refine field labs and review other elements of the LIFE program such as student assessment, service learning, and enhancing cultural competency. These institutes are often opened up to other interested teachers to participate.
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Other Teacher Workshop Opportunities in Florida
State and National Conferences
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April 11-14, 2012 |
National Service-Learning Conference |
Minneapolis, MN |
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May 17-20, 2012 |
Florida Marine Science Educators Association Conference
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St. Petersburg, FL |
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June 24-28, 2012 |
National Marine Science Educators Conference |
Anchorage, AK |
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October 9-10, 2012 |
North American Association for Environmental Education Conference |
Oakland, CA |
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October 25-27, 2012 |
Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference |
TBA |
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October 28-21, 2012 |
STEMtech Conference |
Kansas City, MO |
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November 1-3, 2012 |
National Science Teachers Association Conference |
Atlanta, GA |
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January 29-31, 2013 |
Florida Educational Technology Conference |
Orlando, FL |
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April 11-14, 2013 |
National Science Teachers Association Conference
(2013) |
San Antonio, TX |
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Educator ProfilesLearn about LIFE program teachers and DEP Environmental Education staff and their experiences in the LIFE program.
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Research Experiences for Teachers
The SEMESTER@DEP program provides a unique opportunity for teachers to
participate in ongoing research or monitoring programs alongside DEP staff.
Teachers work as temporary DEP employees from four to six weeks during the
summer. This program targets new science teachers, minority science teachers,
and science teachers from underserved or low performing schools.
- In Summer 2008, DEP hosted 24 teachers for hands-on research projects
as part of the Panhandle Area Education Consortium's (PAEC) Science Collaboration: Immersion, Inquiry, Innovation
or Sc:iii project. Read about their experience:
SCiii: Summer 2008. .
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Roundtree
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Johannesen & Richardson [PDF - 470 KB]
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Teacher Resources-Grant and Funding Opportunities
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