Supporting Environmental Literacy Across the Curriculum with the MWEE Framework

Join the Bucks County Intermediate Unit and Heritage Conservancy for an exciting learning opportunity.

The environment provides endless opportunities for authentic learning experiences that support your entire curriculum. When students learn through systemic and well-designed environmental education, they build background content knowledge to support literacy, experience authentic, hands-on learning that advances STEM and promotes career readiness. Recognizing the complexities of implementing student-driven, authentic, and locally relevant environmental education that meets academic goals, we will explore the Meaningful Watershed Education Experience (MWEE). This well-established framework provides the structure and resources to support integrating environmental education in schools that aligns to PA STEELS standards, including the Environmental Literacy and Sustainability domain.

This workshop will include an outdoor field experience – participants should dress appropriately. The MWEE team will follow up with site-specific details prior to the workshop date.

Lunch will be provided. Six hours of ACT 48 credit available. This workshop is offered through the Bucks County IU in partnership with Heritage Conservancy, the PA DCNR, and Nockmixon State Park.

Location: Nockamixon State Park, Environmental Education Center, 1542 Mountain View Dr, Quakertown, PA 18951

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For more info, please contact Shannon Fredebaugh-Siller at sfredebaugh@heritageconservancy.org or 215-345-7020 ext. 104

Financial and other support for the “Meaningful Watershed Professional Development Training for Bucks County Teachers” has been provided by the Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Education Grants Program. Additional support from the William Penn Foundation.