Shared Waters: Turnkey Curriculum for 2nd – 5th Grades Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (EL & S) Education

Shared Waters: Turnkey Curriculum for 2nd – 5th Grades Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (EL & S) Education

Instructor(s): Peney E. Wright

Description of Activity: 

Shared Waters enriches education by integrating Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) into school curricula, providing resources for teachers and actionable learning for students. It aims to cultivate environmental literacy and sustainability, transforming students into knowledgeable advocates who can identify and solve local watershed issues. It provides a comprehensive curriculum, ready-to-use instructional materials, and professional development to foster the next generation of environmental stewards right from their classrooms.

What is a MWEE?

The Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) is a learner-centered framework that focuses on investigations into local environmental issues and leads to informed action. MWEEs are made up of multiple components that include learning both outdoors and in the classroom that are designed to increase environmental literacy by actively engaging students in building knowledge and meaning through hands-on experiences contribute to stronger, sustainable, and equitable communities.

Through turnkey classroom-tested curriculum, hands-on science kits, and professional development, the Shared Waters team assists administrators and teachers in seamlessly embedding standards-aligned environmental literacy and sustainability education into the district and school curriculum.

Pre-requisite:

Be enrolled or complete the MWEE 101 Online Course, 6-8 hours, Act 48 credit awarded

Become an EL & S MWEE TIU 11 Partner! Eligible for an EL& S mini grant up to $2,000.00 for your district’s program. 

• Attend the MWEE 101 Online Course
• Attend the 1-day Shared Waters Professional Learning
• Submit an implementation plan and share feedback about your program
   

Time(s): 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Audience: 2 nd – 5 th grades educators, STEM teachers, library media specialists, literacy coaches, special education educators, administrators, paraprofessionals