- NEW! Chemical Safety Grant: Middle or high school science teachers can request up to $3,000 to fund actions or opportunities that will improve chemical safety in their teaching environment.
- Deadline: August 15, 2025
- AEOE Environmental Educator Certification Program (EECP): The Environmental Educator Certification Program (EECP) recognizes experienced environmental educators for their skills and contributions to the field and draws together stewards and educators of the environment into a structured and effective initiative. The EECP is an 11-month program in which environmental educators demonstrate their competency through group discussion, individual reflection, submission of assignments, and the completion and presentation of a community action project. EECP is conducted online over Zoom and utilizes Canvas as its learning management platform. Applications will open on May 1 (deadline June 30). Interest form sign up
Information sessions will be offered on the following dates: - June Professional Development / Field Test Opportunity: The UC Berkeley Department of Integrative Biology, along with the Understanding Evolution project, is seeking 15 Bay Area high school or community college instructors of biological, integrated, or environmental science to participate in a professional development workshop June 20-22, 2025, and to field test a 4-hour lesson sequence/wet lab on climate change and animal physiology using lady beetles. The workshop will include talks from renowned scientists and tours of lab and museum facilities.
- Selected participants will receive a kit with lab supplies, support from scientist and teacher project personnel, and a $300 honorarium.
- More information about the Beetle Project can be found at the UCMP website here.
- Get more information and apply here before May 5.
- NEW! BioLink Depot Teacher Open Houses: As the school year winds down, you might be looking for labware and equipment to be utilized next school year. Check out and register for future BioLink Depot Teacher Open Houses here.
- Lights, Data, AI! Code and draw smart notebooks! In this virtual workshop, weβll introduce you to the Tekniverse LEDcard - a physical computing toolkit for transforming sensor data into visual storiesβpowered by creativity and code! You will illuminate paper and use Tekniverse software to program custom light patterns and explore built-in tools for analyzing data with AI. Each lesson can be adapted to a STEAM and CS curriculum and is NGSS and CSTA (grades 6-10) aligned. Participants receive a FREE starter kit. No prior experience required, all sessions are recorded for flexible asynchronous participation, live attendance is not mandatory. Dates: June 23-27th.
- TEACH CLIMATE NETWORK The Summer Institute: The Teach Climate Network's three-day climate change education conference is built by educators and climate change professionals from across North America! We are planning the 2025 Summer Institute now from July 14-15th. On July 16, join the California Cohort Day, hosted by Ten Strands! Participants will take part in sessions focused on integrating trauma-informed practices into climate literacy and will hear from presenters from Ten Strands' Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program. Register by June 27.
- ASRT STEM Educator Summer Training @ Randall Museum: Register for this FREE, 4-day workshop from July 14-17. Focus: Providing high school teachers with manable strategy, tools, and support to either include STEM research in the classroom or help students start a STEM club.
- The EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park: The EcoCenter located in Heronβs Head Park serves as a classroom for many local schools, community-based organizations, and government agencies. The EcoCenter hosts field trips for K-12 school groups where youth volunteers spend 2 to 3 hours gardening and restoring the wetland habitat of the Heron's Head Park. If you are a school teacher and would like to submit a request for a field trip, please complete the Group Request Form. See more information here.
- SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) offers FREE field trips, classroom presentations and curriculum on water, power, and sewer operations and environmental stewardship.
- UnitedHealth Group MindIgnite Program: has created an excellent opportunity for your class (4-12th grade) to have a health professional visit your classroom VIRTUALLY.
Registration is now open; sign up here. See flyer for more information.
- β»οΈβ»οΈβ»οΈZero Waste Education Stipend for Teachers: Stipend Opportunity for Teachers: The Clean California initiative Keep California Beautiful campaign is offering a $150 stipend for teachers that incorporate a litter reduction activity into their education plans e.g., litter-related lesson, cleanup, or data collection. Find more information and complete the incentive application.
- Inspire Creative Science Communication with Media Projects on KQED Teach: Learn how to bring media projects to science topics with this free self-paced online course.
- GenAI Professional Development: AI & Student Voice: Generative AI is reshaping education, and itβs essential that teachers feel equipped to harness its potential while safeguarding student creativity and critical thinking. Our new free course, Partner with GenAI to Elevate Authentic Student Voice provides educators with practical strategies for integrating AI responsibly to create media in grades 6-12 classrooms. This free online course aligns with best practices in AI literacy and ethical use.
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