Professional Development Opportunities

Are you looking for PLC staff to visit your school and work with your staff? We love to support our local teachers!

We offer 1 day, hands-on, workshops on implementing the CO Science Standards, Project Learning Tree, using your schoolyard for learning, and more! 

Request a workshop for your teachers below, and we will work with you to design the perfect day of learning for your teachers.

Where:  at your school or PLC

What: A half or full day workshop about outdoor teaching/classrooms, Project Learning Tree, CO Science Standards, or more!

Who: Any school or district that is a member (no charge!) or non-member (inquire for pricing)

Are you looking for a way to get a couple of college credits, stipend, and money for materials in your classroom?  Are you interested in what is going on in the oil and gas exploration that is occurring all around us?  Are you trying to figure out how to help your students and yourself understand the geology of this area and answer questions regarding oil and gas production?

Participants will be able to learn the science behind the formation of oil and gas, the processes of extracting oil, and regulations surrounding the process from experts in each field. Participants will also gain insights into science pedagogy, get lesson plans applicable to their classrooms, and enjoy two field trips to a sites that show hands-on models of equipment used in the field and active sites to see drilling and completion operations first hand.

Dates:  June 19-22, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM 

Where:  PLC InSTEM Station

What: Four summer days of activities, $100 personal stipend, optional 2 UNC

credits for $70/each. 

Four days of fun hands-on/minds-on science with ideas about integrating science with reading, writing, math, and art.  STEM and Outdoor learning  ideas, as well!  NGSS 3-dimensional learning will be the focus throughout the week.  We will also incorporate Smithsonian lessons for those districts that just adopted the new science program.  Meet and share ideas with teachers from other schools and districts!  

Who:  K-5 elementary teachers - whether science is your favorite or least favorite subject to teach 

Where:  Poudre Learning Center -InSTEM building 8313 West F Street Greeley

Dates:  June 12-15, 2023 from 9:00AM - 3:30PM

What:  Receive a $250 stipend (which you can apply toward two optional UNC credits ($60 per credit).   In addition, another $100 stipend (Optional 1 hour UNC credit) for participating in the program during the 2022-2023 school year. 

Water impacts us all - even those living in urban places. This 30-hour workshop will review the impacts of urban watersheds with a focus on storm and wastewater.

This will take place as a hybrid of part hands-on and part virtual, self-study.  

Project WET Curriculum Activity Guide 2.0 will be given out and lesson activities explored. 

Will receive a $140 stipend to be applied towards two hours of college credit through UNC.  

Those that have participated in previous institutes are welcome to attend.  All new material will be covered.  A CDE certificate of hours will be provided.

When:  June 27-29th in-person session from 8:30 - 3:30

Where:  In person will take place at the Poudre Learning Center with potential visits to relevant sites.

Limited Capacity: 25 participants (Teachers and Non-Traditional Educators)