Project Wet Workshop
Project WET Workshop
Registration available here.
Dates/Times: Wednesday, January 23rd, 10:00-4:00 PM.
Cost: $50.00. Includes membership to the Project WET portal (where you can personalize and build your own online water resources center), Project WET’s Curriculum and Activity Guide 2 and lunch.
Presenter: Dr. Laurina Isabella Lyle is the Executive Director and National Network Coordinator of Project WET USA. Prior to joining the Project WET Foundation, she taught education and environmental studies at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. In 2007, she was the university environmental fellow coordinating a university wide discussion on climate change. Prior to that, she was the principal investigator/research associate in the Center of Excellence for Field Biology at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. There she taught biology and coordinated the Tennessee Project WET program. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and kayaking. She likes to document the beauty of Montana through illustrated journaling.
What is Project WET?
Project WET stands for Water Education for Teachers. It is a worldwide program and curriculum that provides hands-on water education materials for K-12 teachers and students.
What is Project WET’s Mission?
Educate. Empower. Act. The mission of Project WET is to reach children, parents, educators and communities of the world with water education. We invite you to join us in educating children about the most precious resource on the planet — water.
What will I learn at a Project WET workshop?
At this six-hour Project WET workshop, you will learn about the Project WET USA program and how to use Project WET to teach about water. Each participant will obtain a copy of the Project WET’s Curriculum and Activity Guide 2. Workshop leaders will demonstrate many of the fun and exciting activities that are found in the guide. The workshop will offer insight and useful strategies to bringing water education to your community. You will be taken on a guided tour of Project WET’s Discover Water online interactive website that teaches children about water and water-related topics. You will also gain membership to the Project WET portal where you can personalize and build your own online water resources center.