Our FREE professional development workshops are based on a philosophy of inquiry and field-based learning. We focus on science education through intense, real-life experiences, and celebrate education while helping teachers in the classrooms feel engaged in their environment.
St. Croix River Institute (SCRI) | June 22-24, 2026 | Interstate State Park and William O'Brien State Park, MN
Mississippi River Delta Institute (MRDI) | July 7-9, 2026, with optional extension field trip on July 10 | New Orleans, LA
Mississippi River Institute (MRI) | July 21-23, 2026 | Minneapolis and St Paul, MN
St. Louis River and Estuary 1-day Institute | August 6, 2026 | Duluth, MN
Drinking Water Institute | August 11, 2026 | Fridley, MN
Join us this summer as Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE) presents its acclaimed Rivers Institutes, FREE field-based professional development opportunities for all!
The Rivers Institutes are designed to increase teachers' science content knowledge and investigation skills and help area educators translate their professional experiences into meaningful, engaging classroom investigations.
Each Rivers Institute Participant Will Receive:
3 full days of instruction (SCRI, MRDI, MRI)
24 Continuing Education Credits (SCRI, MRDI, MRI)
Lunch each day (All Institutes)
Classroom resources (All Institutes)
The option to purchase two graduate-level credits at a reduced rate of $200/credit from Hamline University (SCRI, MRDI, MRI)
Floodplain Forest Inquiry
Macroinvertebrate Investigation
Engineering Investigations
Trinity River Institute | Texas
Science and Engineering Practices in Action | Anoka-Hennepin Area Teachers
BioTIC | Biotechnology and Microbiology for Teachers In the Classroom
TIMES | Teaching Inquiry-based Minnesota Earth Science
Sara Robertson, Program Administrator
srobertson01@hamline.edu