{"id":6695,"date":"2019-03-17T19:58:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T23:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=6695"},"modified":"2019-03-17T19:45:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T23:45:46","slug":"professional-development-highlight-environmental-stewardship-training-for-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/professional-development-highlight-environmental-stewardship-training-for-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Highlight: Environmental Stewardship Training for Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Join us for a five-day professional learning adventure on the Chesapeake Bay or one of its tributaries in summer 2019. CBF is offering more than 30 courses that will explore the mountains of Virginia, the rivers of Pennsylvania, the islands of the Bay, and many places in between. Learn how to integrate the environment into your classroom and to help your students achieve environmental literacy success. http:\/\/www.cbf.org\/join-us\/education-program\/professional-learning\/summer-courses\/ Specific for ACPS Teachers: Alexandria City Public Schools &amp; Earth Force Engaging Students in Potomac River Environmental Stewardship\\r\\nJune 24-28\\r\\nOpen to all Alexandria teachers, with a preference for grades 6-12.\\r\\nIn this course, we will explore the Potomac River Watershed around the D.C. metro area. Teachers will investigate some of the threats to our waterways as well as methods that help mitigate problems in our watershed. As we dig deeper into the state of our watershed and network with area environmental professionals, we will find ways to connect these topics and techniques back to the standards of learning in Virginia classrooms. Teachers will be trained in the Earth Force 6 step process to engage students in environmental stewardship projects. The training is meant to provide the foundation for transforming learning into real and meaningful experiences for students by connecting learning to their community.\\r\\nLength &amp; Location: 5 local investigation days within the Alexandria, Washington, D.C. area. \\r\\nCost: $0 thanks to funding from Alexandria City Public Schools.\\r\\nCredit: Virginia teachers are eligible for 45 continuing certification credit hours\/points for successful course completion.\\r\\nRegistration Coming Soon&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15107,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16777215],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,3355443],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Teachers are invited to take advantage of a five-day professional learning adventure on the Chesapeake Bay or one of its tributaries this summer. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Join us for a five-day professional learning adventure on the Chesapeake Bay or one of its tributaries in summer 2019. CBF is offering more than 30 courses that will explore the mountains of Virginia, the rivers of Pennsylvania, the islands of the Bay, and many places in between. Learn how to integrate the environment into your classroom and to help your students achieve environmental literacy success. http:\/\/www.cbf.org\/join-us\/education-program\/professional-learning\/summer-courses\/ Specific for ACPS Teachers: Alexandria City Public Schools &amp; Earth Force Engaging Students in Potomac River Environmental Stewardship\\r\\nJune 24-28\\r\\nOpen to all Alexandria teachers, with a preference for grades 6-12.\\r\\nIn this course, we will explore the Potomac River Watershed around the D.C. metro area. Teachers will investigate some of the threats to our waterways as well as methods that help mitigate problems in our watershed. As we dig deeper into the state of our watershed and network with area environmental professionals, we will find ways to connect these topics and techniques back to the standards of learning in Virginia classrooms. Teachers will be trained in the Earth Force 6 step process to engage students in environmental stewardship projects. The training is meant to provide the foundation for transforming learning into real and meaningful experiences for students by connecting learning to their community.\\r\\nLength &amp; Location: 5 local investigation days within the Alexandria, Washington, D.C. area. \\r\\nCost: $0 thanks to funding from Alexandria City Public Schools.\\r\\nCredit: Virginia teachers are eligible for 45 continuing certification credit hours\/points for successful course completion.\\r\\nRegistration Coming Soon&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15107,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16777215],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,3355443],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Specifically for ACPS Teachers: <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chesapeake.cbf.org\/site\/Calendar?view=Detail&amp;id=101814&amp;_ga=2.115966598.1803375708.1552841574-482930484.1552841574\">Alexandria City Public Schools &amp; Earth Force Engaging Students in Potomac River Environmental Stewardship<\/a><br \/>\nJune 24-28<br \/>\nOpen to all Alexandria teachers, with a preference for grades 6-12.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Join us for a five-day professional learning adventure on the Chesapeake Bay or one of its tributaries in summer 2019. CBF is offering more than 30 courses that will explore the mountains of Virginia, the rivers of Pennsylvania, the islands of the Bay, and many places in between. Learn how to integrate the environment into your classroom and to help your students achieve environmental literacy success. http:\/\/www.cbf.org\/join-us\/education-program\/professional-learning\/summer-courses\/ Specific for ACPS Teachers: Alexandria City Public Schools &amp; Earth Force Engaging Students in Potomac River Environmental Stewardship\\r\\nJune 24-28\\r\\nOpen to all Alexandria teachers, with a preference for grades 6-12.\\r\\nIn this course, we will explore the Potomac River Watershed around the D.C. metro area. Teachers will investigate some of the threats to our waterways as well as methods that help mitigate problems in our watershed. As we dig deeper into the state of our watershed and network with area environmental professionals, we will find ways to connect these topics and techniques back to the standards of learning in Virginia classrooms. Teachers will be trained in the Earth Force 6 step process to engage students in environmental stewardship projects. The training is meant to provide the foundation for transforming learning into real and meaningful experiences for students by connecting learning to their community.\\r\\nLength &amp; Location: 5 local investigation days within the Alexandria, Washington, D.C. area. \\r\\nCost: $0 thanks to funding from Alexandria City Public Schools.\\r\\nCredit: Virginia teachers are eligible for 45 continuing certification credit hours\/points for successful course completion.\\r\\nRegistration Coming Soon&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15107,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16777215],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,3355443],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Teachers will explore the Potomac River Watershed around the D.C. metro area and investigate some of the threats to our waterways along methods to help mitigate problems in our watershed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Join us for a five-day professional learning adventure on the Chesapeake Bay or one of its tributaries in summer 2019. CBF is offering more than 30 courses that will explore the mountains of Virginia, the rivers of Pennsylvania, the islands of the Bay, and many places in between. Learn how to integrate the environment into your classroom and to help your students achieve environmental literacy success. http:\/\/www.cbf.org\/join-us\/education-program\/professional-learning\/summer-courses\/ Specific for ACPS Teachers: Alexandria City Public Schools &amp; Earth Force Engaging Students in Potomac River Environmental Stewardship\\r\\nJune 24-28\\r\\nOpen to all Alexandria teachers, with a preference for grades 6-12.\\r\\nIn this course, we will explore the Potomac River Watershed around the D.C. metro area. Teachers will investigate some of the threats to our waterways as well as methods that help mitigate problems in our watershed. As we dig deeper into the state of our watershed and network with area environmental professionals, we will find ways to connect these topics and techniques back to the standards of learning in Virginia classrooms. Teachers will be trained in the Earth Force 6 step process to engage students in environmental stewardship projects. The training is meant to provide the foundation for transforming learning into real and meaningful experiences for students by connecting learning to their community.\\r\\nLength &amp; Location: 5 local investigation days within the Alexandria, Washington, D.C. area. \\r\\nCost: $0 thanks to funding from Alexandria City Public Schools.\\r\\nCredit: Virginia teachers are eligible for 45 continuing certification credit hours\/points for successful course completion.\\r\\nRegistration Coming Soon&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15107,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16777215],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,3355443],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Digging deeper into the state of our watershed and network with area environmental professionals, participants will connect these topics and techniques back to the standards of learning in Virginia classrooms. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Join us for a five-day professional learning adventure on the Chesapeake Bay or one of its tributaries in summer 2019. CBF is offering more than 30 courses that will explore the mountains of Virginia, the rivers of Pennsylvania, the islands of the Bay, and many places in between. Learn how to integrate the environment into your classroom and to help your students achieve environmental literacy success. http:\/\/www.cbf.org\/join-us\/education-program\/professional-learning\/summer-courses\/ Specific for ACPS Teachers: Alexandria City Public Schools &amp; Earth Force Engaging Students in Potomac River Environmental Stewardship\\r\\nJune 24-28\\r\\nOpen to all Alexandria teachers, with a preference for grades 6-12.\\r\\nIn this course, we will explore the Potomac River Watershed around the D.C. metro area. Teachers will investigate some of the threats to our waterways as well as methods that help mitigate problems in our watershed. As we dig deeper into the state of our watershed and network with area environmental professionals, we will find ways to connect these topics and techniques back to the standards of learning in Virginia classrooms. Teachers will be trained in the Earth Force 6 step process to engage students in environmental stewardship projects. The training is meant to provide the foundation for transforming learning into real and meaningful experiences for students by connecting learning to their community.\\r\\nLength &amp; Location: 5 local investigation days within the Alexandria, Washington, D.C. area. \\r\\nCost: $0 thanks to funding from Alexandria City Public Schools.\\r\\nCredit: Virginia teachers are eligible for 45 continuing certification credit hours\/points for successful course completion.\\r\\nRegistration Coming Soon&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15107,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16777215],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,3355443],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Teachers will be trained in the Earth Force six-step process to engage students in environmental stewardship projects. The training is meant to provide the foundation for transforming learning into real and meaningful experiences for students by connecting learning to their community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">There is no cost to participants. <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Join us for a five-day professional learning adventure on the Chesapeake Bay or one of its tributaries in summer 2019. CBF is offering more than 30 courses that will explore the mountains of Virginia, the rivers of Pennsylvania, the islands of the Bay, and many places in between. Learn how to integrate the environment into your classroom and to help your students achieve environmental literacy success. http:\/\/www.cbf.org\/join-us\/education-program\/professional-learning\/summer-courses\/ Specific for ACPS Teachers: Alexandria City Public Schools &amp; Earth Force Engaging Students in Potomac River Environmental Stewardship\\r\\nJune 24-28\\r\\nOpen to all Alexandria teachers, with a preference for grades 6-12.\\r\\nIn this course, we will explore the Potomac River Watershed around the D.C. metro area. Teachers will investigate some of the threats to our waterways as well as methods that help mitigate problems in our watershed. As we dig deeper into the state of our watershed and network with area environmental professionals, we will find ways to connect these topics and techniques back to the standards of learning in Virginia classrooms. Teachers will be trained in the Earth Force 6 step process to engage students in environmental stewardship projects. The training is meant to provide the foundation for transforming learning into real and meaningful experiences for students by connecting learning to their community.\\r\\nLength &amp; Location: 5 local investigation days within the Alexandria, Washington, D.C. area. \\r\\nCost: $0 thanks to funding from Alexandria City Public Schools.\\r\\nCredit: Virginia teachers are eligible for 45 continuing certification credit hours\/points for successful course completion.\\r\\nRegistration Coming Soon&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15107,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16777215],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,3355443],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Virginia teachers are eligible for 45 continuing certification credit hours\/points for successful completion of the course. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chesapeake.cbf.org\/site\/Calendar?view=Detail&amp;id=101814&amp;_ga=2.115966598.1803375708.1552841574-482930484.1552841574\">Register today<\/a><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers are invited to take advantage of a five-day professional learning adventure on the Chesapeake Bay or one of its tributaries this summer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":4801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 20:37:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6695"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6702,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6695\/revisions\/6702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}