Upcoming Educator Workshops
Schedule of Educator Workshops
* Also check the Annual Teacher Institutes held in various locations across NYS for workshop opportunities.
Project WILD (K - 12th grades)
- Wednesday, September 7, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Administration Building, ERC Room at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga County
Register with: Betsy Ukeritis at r678ed@dec.ny.gov - Thursday, October 6, 2016 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Canisius College in Buffalo, NY - Erie County
Register with: Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center at 716-683-5959 - Thursday, December 1, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Montezuma Audubon Center in Savanah, NY - Wayne County
Register with: Donna Richardson at (315) 365-3580
Aquatic WILD (K - 12th grades)
- Combined with Project WET and includes stream monitoring
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Rand Lodge, Powder Mills Park in Pittsford, NY - Monroe County
Register with: Kaeti Stoss at kstoss@adopt-a-stream.org or 585-305-2226 - Combined with Project WET
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (Cost: $25, part of an educator series)
74 Van Cortlandt Park South in Bronx, NY - Bronx County
Register with: Friends of Van Cortlandt Park at 718-601-1553
Growing Up WILD (Early Childhood Curriculum)
- Combined with PLT Early Childhood Experiences
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Campus Pre-School and Early Childhood Center at Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY - Broome County
Register with: Betsy Ukeritis at r678ed@dec.ny.gov - Combined with PLT Early Childhood Experiences
Thursday, August 25, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (Cost: $25, part of an educator series)
74 Van Cortlandt Park South in Bronx, NY - Bronx County
Register with: Friends of Van Cortlandt Park at 718-601-1553
Flying WILD
- Wednesday, September 7, 2016 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Administration Building, ERC Room at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga County
Register with: Betsy Ukeritis at r678ed@dec.ny.gov
Project WET 2.0 (K - 12th grades)
- Combined with Aquatic WILD and includes stream monitoring
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Rand Lodge, Powder Mills Park in Pittsford, NY - Monroe County
Register with: Kaeti Stoss at kstoss@adopt-a-stream.org or 585-305-2226 - Combined with Aquatic WILD
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (Cost: $25, part of an educator series)
74 Van Cortlandt Park South in Bronx, NY - Bronx County
Register with: Friends of Van Cortlandt Park at 718-601-1553
Project Learning Tree (PLT) (preK - 8th grades)
- Tuesday & Wednesday, August 9-10, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM **both nights required
Montezuma Audubon Center in Savanah, NY - Wayne County
Register with: Donna Richardson at (315) 365-3580 - Tuesday, August 23, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (Cost: $25, part of an educator series)
74 Van Cortlandt Park South in Bronx, NY - Bronx County
Register with: Friends of Van Cortlandt Park at 718-601-1553
Facilitator Training (preK-8; Places We Live, & Focus on Forests)
- Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (**both days required)
Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo, NY - Erie County
Register with: Betsy Ukeritis at projectlearningtree@dec.ny.gov
Secondary Modules (PLT) (6-12th grades)
- None scheduled at this time
Early Childhood Experiences (PLT)
- Combined with Growing Up WILD
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Campus Pre-School and Early Childhood Center at Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY - Broome County
Register with: Betsy Ukeritis at r678ed@dec.ny.gov - Wednesday, August 17, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Jefferson Campus Care at Jefferson Community College in Watertown, NY - Jefferson County
Register with: Betsy Ukeritis at r678ed@dec.ny.gov - Combined with Growing Up WILD
Thursday, August 25, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM (Cost: $25, part of an educator series)
74 Van Cortlandt Park South in Bronx, NY - Bronx County
Register with: Friends of Van Cortlandt Park at 718-601-1553 - Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (SNOW Date: Sat., Feb. 11, 2017)
Rogers Environmental Education Center in Sherburne, NY - Chenango County
Register with: Sara Freedman at env.educator@friendsofrogers.org or 607-674-4773
To schedule workshops in your area, please contact:
Project WILD (Basic, Aquatic, Growing Up, and Flying):
email Project WILD at project.wild@dec.ny.gov or call Betsy Ukeritis 315-426-7532
Project WET:
email Project WET at project.wet@dec.ny.gov or call Betsy Ukeritis 315-426-7532
Project Learning Tree (PLT):
email Project Learning Tree at projectlearningtree@dec.ny.gov or call Betsy Ukeritis 315-426-7532
