This page will be regularly updated with educator training opportunities and events throughout the state. A list of professional development opportunities and resources can be found on our educator resource page. Some workshops offer MSDE credit if combined with other workshops.

Would you like to request a Project WILD Terrestrial/Aquatic, Flying WILD, or Growing Up WILD workshop for your group or at your location? Email Sarah Witcher at sarah.witcher1@maryland.gov!

Upcoming In-Person Workshops:​

• ​​ Project WET 2.0
  Saturday, November 18, 2023 at the National Aquarium in Baltimore
  Time: 9:30-4
  Cost: $15 per person (includes Aquarium admission and refreshments. Lunch is not included.)
  Registration Deadline: November 10, 2023
  Visit https://aqu​a.org/education#professional-development for info!


• ​ Project WILD
  Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis
  Time: 9:30-2
  Cost: Free!​
  Registration is required: https://forms.gle/w7rpJhYr8PLbJFtc8.
  Email Ranger Pauline with questions at rpcham23@aacounty.org​.​
  


• ​​​ Project WILD Facilitator Training
  Wednesday, January 3, 2024 virtual, 6pm - 9pm AND
  Saturday, January 6, 2024 in-person at North Point State Park, 8am - 4:30 pm
  Cost: ​FREE, lunch provided
  Please email sarah.witcher1@maryland.gov for details and to apply.
  Participants must have attended a Project WILD educator workshop in the past, and must attend both sessions to receive their certification. All Project WILD curriculums will be covered.


• Project WILD
  Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the National Aquarium in Baltimore
  Time: 9:30-4
  Maximum Participants: 20
  Cost: $15 per person (includes Aquarium admission and refreshments. Lunch is not included.)
  ​Registration Deadline: January 19, 2024
  Visit https://aqua.org/education#professional-development for info!


• Growing Up Wild
  Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the Natural History Society of MD in Baltimore
  Time: 9-12 ​
  Cost: $12 per person​
  Visit https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/event/growing-up-wild-early-childcare-educator-training/ for info and ​to register!​
  


• Flying​ WILD
  Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the Natural History Society of MD in Baltimore
  Time: 1-4 pm
  Cost: $12 per person
  ​​Visit https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/event/flying-wild-workshop-for-educators/ for info and to register​!


• Project WILD
  Friday, February 9, 2024 at Marshy Point Nature Center
  Time: 9:30-3
  Cost: FREE
  Please call 410-887-2817 for more information and to register.


• Project Learning Tree
  Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the National Aquarium in Baltimore
  Time: 9:30-4
  Cost: $25 per person (includes Aquarium admission and refreshments. Lunch is not included.)
  Registration Deadline: March 8, 2024
  Visit https://aqua.org/education#professional-development for info!


• WOW! Wonders of Wetlands
  ​Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the National Aquarium in Baltimore
  Time: 9:30-4  Cost: $25 per person (includes Aquarium admission and refreshments. Lunch is not included.)
  Registration Deadline: April 5, 2024
  ​​Visit https://aqua.org/education#professional-development for info!

Archived Online Workshops:

• ​ 5 Million Trees, Please: Maryland's New 5 Million Trees Program Featuring Acting State Forester Anne Hairston-Strang
  
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• How to Build a Nature-lover Featuring the Maryland Master Naturalist Program and DNR's R3 efforts
  
• Watch the video
• Growing New Stewards Featuring Emily Beck, director of the Chesapeake Watershed Semester and the Gunston School’s Dean of Instruction and Innovation
  
• Watch the video