Registration is now open for the Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT) 2024 summer sessions! FIT has proudly supported California educators for 30+ years to learn about the state’s forests in an immersive week-long professional learning program. At FIT, cohorts of educators work alongside natural resource professionals and credentialed instructors to explore the complexities of stewarding our forest ecosystems for current and future generations. FIT’s Natural Resource and Education teams weave environmental education curriculum with field-learning experiences that are relevant to participants’ daily lives and communities. Participants ultimately leave FIT empowered to share their learning in ways that enhance and support their current teaching practice.
PreK-12 educators of all subject matters and teaching settings (formal and nonformal) are encouraged to participate. Consider attending with colleagues from your school site or district to enrich your experience. Registration fee covers food, lodging and teaching materials.
Participants receive: 50 hours of interdisciplinary instruction aligned with state teaching standards and frameworks, certifications in Project Learning Tree (PLT) and Project Water Education Today (WET), and upon program completion become eligible for a $300 stipend, 3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and future specialized FIT professional learning opportunities exclusively for FIT Graduates!
INSP Contributor Miriam Morrill just finished her guide to pyrosketchology and wanted to make it available to teachers! Click here to access this incredible resource that was originally presented during our INSP PD Series: Nature Therapeutic Wellness and STEM.
INSP Contributor and CSUC graduate student He-Lo Ramirez had his thesis published by Chico State University! Click here to access his work, "Improving Northwestern Maidu education in Northern California: a need for and creation of place-based culturally relevant curricula."
Check out this recent Washington Post article on the mental health crisis facing our region after numerous fires, and how forest/nature therapy can help heal. This article features INSP leaders, including Jon Aull.