Events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Join the 2026 Lake Huron Place-Based Stewardship Education Summer Institute in Alpena, MI for 2.5 days of immersed learning, fellowship, and project planning. This year we will also be focusing on fisheries science and watershed exploration with lessons and activities that will support those topics. Teacher participants will explore different place-based education and Great Lakes […]

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 […]

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 […]

Bring Local Environmental Issues to Life—Right on the Beach at Presque Isle! Join a hands on educator workshop held on the beautiful shores of Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA. This immersive experience helps K–12 educators design Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) that spark curiosity and empower students to investigate real environmental issues in […]

The Shipboard Science Immersion brings educators aboard the EPA R/V Lake Guardian to work alongside scientists for a week. What: Three investigations will take place during the week focused on: Photochemistry […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aquaponics is a powerful teaching tool for Pre-K-12 learners. From engineering to chemistry, business to food health and even global food security, aquaponics addresses many topics and applies placed-based learning […]