Professional Development Programs
USEE facilitates and schedules many professional development workshops about their different multidisciplinary environmental education curriculum programs geared for non-formal and preK-12 educators.
Each curriculum program features many easy-to-use, hands-on, multidisciplinary activities that are designed to complement existing curricula rather than displace or add additional concepts. The activities can be used in both classroom and informal settings and can easily be adapted to meet the learning requirements for academic disciplines ranging from science and environmental education to social studies, math, and language arts. Educators may choose one or more activities to teach a concept or skill, integrate them into existing courses of study, or an entire set of activities may serve effectively as the basis for a specific course.
All activities have been correlated to the Utah State Core Curriculum Standards, as well as national science, social studies, and environmental education standards.
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Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education curriculum program geared for non-formal and preK-12 educators.PLT uses the forest as a "window on the world” to increase students' understanding of our complex environment, to stimulate critical and creative thinking, to develop the ability to make informed decisions on environmental issues, and to instill in students the confidence and commitment to take responsible action on behalf of the environment.
Project WILD is a teacher training and curriculum based on wilderness and wildlife ecological perspectives geared towards pre-k-12 educators, non-formal educators, and parents.The goal of Project WILD is to provide wildlife-based conservation and environmental education that fosters responsible actions toward wildlife and related natural resources.
PLT and Project WILD’s Early Childhood Guide integrates nature-based exploration, art, literature, math, music and movement, and outdoor play into early childhood education programs. The guides contains activities that encourage young children to explore the senses, the seasons, and neighborhood trees. The activities highlight the importance of kinetic learning and engagement by incorporating music and movement using an accompanying music CD.
Project WET is a multidisciplinary curriculum program geared for non-formal and preK-12 educators. Its goal is to facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation, knowledge and stewardship of water resources through hands-on, investigative, easy-to-use activities.
Flying WILD's focus on migratory birds is designed to inspire young people to discover more about the natural world. It encourages middle school students to get involved in activities that promote environmental learning and stewardship.




