17th Annual Institute takes place June 27 – June 30, 2023
Join us for field studies and investigations that will enhance your curriculum, build your confidence teaching outside and have you join together with other educators from throughout the region to collaborate on designing activities that will enrich the experiences of your students.
We are proud to offer this annual training opportunity to educators. The only cost is a $50 registration fee that is refunded to you after successful completion of the course. We are able to do this thanks to funding from the Bonazzi Foundation for the Promotion of Science Education.
Our four days of instruction and exploration include:
- Field Sampling Methods
- Biodiversity Inventories
- Community Ecology Studies with Focus on Connecting Invertebrates and Plants
- Population Ecology
- Exploring Species Adaptations to Habitats
- How to Quantify Ecological Services with a focus on Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Planning and Conducting Citizen Science Studies
- Backyard Birding
- Pine Barrens Ecology (with a canoe trip on the Batsto River)
Program Instructor: Ron Smith
Ron Smith is the environmental education coordinator and environmental science teacher in the Haddonfield School district. Since 2000 he has developed field studies, community science projects and interdisciplinary curricula for the high school environmental program. Ron directs the Drexel University Environmental Science Leadership Academy. For 20 years Ron has worked with the Pinelands Preservation Alliance on Pinelands education projects and since 2007 has led the Life Science Field Training Institute.
Registration is full. Sign up on our waiting list.
If a spot opens up we will let you know!
For more information:
Contact Allison Hartman, Director of Education, by email at allison@pinelandsadventures.org or call 609-268-0189.
PPA is pleased to have the support of the Bonazzi Foundation for the Promotion of Science Education for our education program.
Participants will receive a complimentary copy of The Pine Barrens: Up Close & Natural Curriculum, Howard Boyd’s Field Guide to the Pine Barrens and equipment that can be brought back to their schools and programs.