• Registration Deadline: 4/27 Students Ask Scientist: Live from the R/V Lake Guardian

    Join a multi-classroom livestream event from the Research Vessel (R/V) Lake Guardian. Participants will dive into long-term water quality research that contributes to a comprehensive assessment of the lakes’ health When: April 27, 12:15–12:55 ET Who: 5−12th grade educators and students What: Livestream event from the R/V Lake Guardian How to Join: Complete the educator […]

  • Maadagindan (Start Reading) Book Club Discussion: A Guide to Understanding Ojibwe Treaty Rights

    This discussion is part of Maadagindan!, a book club on children’s literature by Native American authors that focus on the Great Lakes and Ojibwe culture. Book Title: A Guide to Understanding Ojibwe Treaty Rights Book Description: A Guide to Understanding Ojibwe Treaty Rights contains pertinent treaties, discusses the nature of treaty rights, provides historical background […]

  • MI Educator Workshop – Sinkhole Science: Engaging Place- and Problem-Based Lessons

    Catch student interest with lessons related to Michigan sinkholes. During the Sinkhole Science Workshop, participants will tour a sinkhole, engage in a problem-based engineering activity, and leave with classroom-ready activities aligned to multiple Michigan educational standards. The experience will also feature demonstrations of ground-penetrating radar, hands-on models of groundwater and sinkhole formation, explorations of differing rock […]

  • Birds, Stewardship, and Watershed Connections for Chicagoland Educators

    Join Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science and partners for a morning of outdoor learning and stewardship along the Lake Michigan shoreline. What: Educators will observe spring migrant and resident birds, learn how to lead an Adopt a Beach cleanup, and explore an interactive Lake Michigan watershed lesson. Up to three professional development […]

  • Great Lakes, Great Read – A Conversation with Pamela Cameron

    Join us on Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m. CT as Wisconsin Sea Grant’s senior special librarian Anne Moser sits down to talk with Pamela Cameron, author of the 2026 Great Lakes, Great Read picture book, “SPORT – Ship Dog of the Great Lakes.” Sport is the true story of a puppy rescued during a […]

  • Registration Deadline: Hands-on H2O – Project Wet Make and Take Workshop (6/10)

    In partnership with the National Great Rivers Research & Education Center, we are offering a make-and-take Project WET workshop. Educators can earn six professional development hours during this hands-on and interactive workshop and will leave with activity kits to use immediately with their learners. All activities are aligned with the Common Core and the Next […]

  • STEELS & Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience: Impact Through Inquiry at Asbury Woods

    Participate a one of a kind professional development experience held outdoors on the scenic trails, forests, and wetlands of Asbury Woods. Spend the day learning in and from nature as you explore field tested strategies, collect and analyze environmental data, and plan authentic student action projects—all aligned to PA STEELS and Environmental Literacy & Sustainability […]

  • Illinois & Indiana – Registration Deadline: Earth Systems, A Great Lakes Perspective (7/31-8/1)

    Dunes Learning Center, Indiana Department of Natural Resources/Division of Fish & Wildlife, National Great Rivers, and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant have teamed up to offer a two-day, water-themed workshop for educators. Through this hands-on, overnight workshop, educators will be eligible to earn 12 ISBE clock hours in Illinois or 12 PGPs in Indiana. After completing the workshop, participants will receive […]

  • New York – 2026 Lake Ontario Ships Past & Present Workshop

    What: Learn about the unique maritime heritage of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary region and current state of maritime transportation in the Great Lakes. This two-day workshop will introduce participants to the shipwrecks of the new Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary (LONMS) and the vessels that currently sail the lakes. Who: Formal and non-formal […]

  • Shipboard Science Immersion: Virtual Spotlight on Lake Superior

    What: GLEAMS past president and Michigan middle school teacher, Mandi Young, will share the investigations taking place aboard the R/V Lake Guardian from an educator’s perspective. Mandi will provide a brief overview of each project before taking a deeper dive into the specific project she is involved with. Each project has accompanying lessons that will be shared […]