DCNR- Watershed Education One-Day Teacher Workshop

Location:
Date:

7:45-8:00		Registration, Refreshments, Pre-test

8:00-8:45		Welcome, Introductions, Overview of Day
•	Introduction to Watershed Education program
•	Goals of program
•	General program overview 
•	Addressing EE standards

8:45-9:30		Water basins and Watersheds lesson

9:30-9:45		Introduction to Watershed Education Portfolio

9:45-10:45		Watershed delineation lesson 

10:45-10:55		Networking Break 

10:55-11:15		Watershed Journaling/Nature Sketching

11:15-11:45		Character statements via Jeopardy Game

11:45-12:00		Watershed Education Manual and Program details
•	Review of program parts
•	Review of manual layout and parts
•	Review of school year timetable and responsibilities 
•	Getting started

12:00-12:30		Lunch

12:30-1:00		Indoor macros	

1:00-1:30		Indoor chemical kits, maintenance, QA/QC

1:30-1:45		Prep for outside water monitoring

1:45-4:30		Stream Walk and Mapping
			Field Investigations:
•	Physical 
•	Biological 
•	Chemical

4:30-4:45		Travel back to classroom	

4:45-5:00 		Networking, WE Database Review, Questions, Evaluations, Post-test

Clock hours: 9		Act 48 hours:  8.5 + 3 pre-workshop assignments = 11.50 hours

Note: This workshop requires teachers to complete pre-workshop assignments 	
(see assignments sheet). These assignments will be accessible online via DCNR’s WE website.
Three Act 48 hours will be offered for the assignments. All participants (even non-teachers) will need to complete pre-workshop assignments. This work will be checked at the beginning of the course.