"Plastic Pollution and You" - Curriculum Training

Please Join NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Staff for these professional development opportunities.

Participants will learn how to use the recently released "Plastic Pollution and You" curriculum to bolster existing lessons or incorporate a new unit into their classroom.

• Educators should be ready to walk on uneven sandy terrain
• This course is ideal for Social Studies, Civics, Earth Science, Marine Sciences, and Oceanography teachers who teach 7th-12th grades

This workshop:

• Is designed to follow NGSS guidelines and can be utilized to achieve the seal of civil readiness
• Will inspire critical thinking when it comes to solving the plastic pollution crisis
• Dives into select lessons of this curriculum including a beach clean-up field component
• Provides educators with the resources necessary to implement lessons in their classroom

Instructor: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Staff

Audience: Science Teachers

Three dates and locations are available:

Coastal Acidification in the Classroom

Please Join NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Staff for these professional development opportunities.

Created by the Mid-Atlantic National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) and the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN), the Coastal Acidification in the Classroom Module. This course is ideal for earth science, marine sciences, biology, and oceanography teachers who teach 9th-12th grades.

The goals of this workshop:

• To provide fun hand-on experiences that integrate the NGSS into its lessons.
• Acquire background knowledge on coastal acidification and some key lessons from the module.
• Provide resources and equipment to easily integrate these lessons into your classroom.

Instructor: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Staff

Audience: Social Studies, Civics, Earth Science, Marine Science, Oceanography

Three dates and locations are available:

For more information, please contact Craig Gielarowski.