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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

Education

Professional Development & Science Courses

Spend a summer embedded in a research lab!

Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
Professional development workshops focused on fostering environmental literacy through place-based teaching

Chesapeake Bay Environmental Literacy Educator Training (EnLET)
Work with instructors and complete a hands-on activity that you can share with your students

Science Practices and Techniques (SPAT) Teacher's Academy