Your resource for upcoming workshops and seminars designed by our Education team specifically for teachers!
River Teachers
Tuesday, July 22 – Thursday, July 24, 2025
The goal of “River Teachers” is to connect educators with local aquatic biodiversity and empower them to nurture generations of environmental stewards!
Participants will gain confidence in teaching about the significance of nearby streams, receive curriculum that pertains to our Ridges to Rivers gallery, and have time to collaborate to develop engaging classroom activities. This program emphasizes hands-on learning experiences and fosters connections between classroom curriculum and real-world environmental issues. Additionally, we will provide opportunities to integrate citizen science initiatives, empowering educators, and students to contribute valuable data while exploring the wonders of their local waterways.
Important Information
- This workshop is geared towards 3rd-12th grade teachers, but all educators are welcome!
- Due to demand, we could only potentially accept 2 teachers from the same school.
- This is a FREE workshop, it will include:
- insight into our outreach and conservation programs
- review of free online lesson plans for our Ridges to Rivers exhibit that include pre and post activities
- sign off for CE credits
- FREE access to our macroinvertebrate table kit & lesson plan for up to 1 month at a time throughout the ’25-’26 school year (you will experience the table first hand on July 23rd)
Apply now for the River Teachers workshop! All applicants will be notified by end of June 2025.
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Continuing Education (CE) credits: If you need to complete CE hours, please bring the appropriate paperwork for your county.
If you have any questions, please email education@tnaqua.org.