K-12 Professional Development Opportunities
This resource is the brain child of the NGSS-ESS Working Group, which is a collaboration between the National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA), the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT), and the American Geosciences Institute (AGI). The mission of this collaboration is to support Earth and space science educators in all aspects of NGSS-ESS implementation.
Use the interface below to search through professional development opportunities available for K-12 teachers across a variety of topical areas, grade levels, and formats. The webpages will be updated regularly as new opportunities come up, and old opportunities are retired. If you are associated with a professional development opportunity that should be included in the collection, use the submission form to tell us about it. Please contact Aida Awad, Missy Holzer, or Ed Robeck if you have questions.
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Grade Level Show all
Primary (K-2)
15 matchesCost
- Free 8 matches There is no fee to apply or to take the course.
- Cost to enroll 6 matches There is a fee to apply and/or to take the course.
- Stipend paid 4 matches Some amount of money is paid to participants for their time.
- Expenses paid 3 matches Some amount of money is provided to offset travel, supplies, and/or other costs.
Professional Development Format
Grade LevelResults 11 - 15 of 15 matches
Discover Iceland – Fire and Ice on a Mid-Ocean Ridge
This 7-day (6 night) field trip to Iceland highlights the amazing geology of this Mid-Ocean Ridge country. We will walk across a plate boundary, see recent active volcanism, climb amazing craters, walk to glaciers and so much more. Each and every turn of the road has amazing sites, waterfalls and the greenest landscapes imaginable.Iceland is an amazing place to learn about Plate Tectonics and glacial landforms.
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
PD Timing: June to August
Cost: Cost to enroll
Professional Development Format: In-Person only
Discover Hawaii's Active Volcanoes
Come and experience the active volcanoes of the Big Island of Hawaii. This seven-day (6 night) field experience on the Big Island of Hawaii will have you living on one of the world's most active volcanoes. This trip will give you deep knowledge of volcanoes – their processes and products and how humans live with the hazards they pose. Learn about classroom activities and experience the real world of volcanology in the field.
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
PD Timing: June to August
Cost: Cost to enroll
Professional Development Format: In-Person only
Project Ice
Project Ice is an online and in-residence teacher professional development course with a one-week residence experience offered by the American Meteorological Society's Education Program in partnership with COLDEX and Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest). This course is specifically designed for K-12 teachers who desire to include climate content in their curriculum.
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
PD Timing: June to August
Cost: Cost to enroll
Professional Development Format: Hybrid
Why We Didn't Act on Climate and How to Act Now: Lessons learned from geology to behavioral science
Thursday, November 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm EST - Why We Didn't Act on Climate and How to Act Now: Lessons learned from geology to behavioral scienceDr. Caroly Shumway, Director of the Center for Behavior and ClimateWe've known about fossil fuel's increasingly harmful impact on our atmosphere since at least the 1950's. Why didn't we act? We'll explore the changing relationship between science, government, business, people, and climate action, what holds people back from acting, and how to accelerate climate actions and policies with behavior change.
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
PD Timing: September to December
Cost: Free
Professional Development Format: Online only
Fear is our Best Hope: Moving from Climate Anxiety to Climate Action
If climate change education is honest, it is scary. We have a moral obligation to be honest in this work. Fear does not necessarily lead to either paralysis or to clinical depression. Fear is often motivating. It is likely at least a subtle factor underlying why you're reading this now.
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
PD Timing: September to December
Cost: Free
Professional Development Format: Online only