Join us for a FREE full-day professional development workshop at the Rogers Environmental Education Center in Sherburne, NY, from 9-3 on Saturday, November 4 to learn how to incorporate local watershed studies in your classroom. Participants will explore the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) framework, while furthering their own knowledge of environmental literacy and stewardship.  The workshop will include hands-on activities, planning time and networking opportunities. Lunch will be provided and CTLE credits are available.

Spearheaded by the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) through a grant from NOAA’s Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program, this workshop is part of a multi-year project that has successfully engaged teachers across New York state in MWEE implementation since 2020. 

MWEEs are not a cookie cutter program, but a framework that allows teachers to create learner-centered experiences that build environmental literacy while simultaneously implementing the science and engineering practices of the New York State Science Learning Standards.  MWEEs engage the new standards across all grade levels and science curricula, as well as English, Math, Social Studies and Art.