Six staff members, substitutes and volunteers completed 60 hours of Maryland Master Naturalist Training.
Two staff members participated in 6 hours of Project WET training offered at the Elms on April 21 , 2018.
One Substitute completed Growing Up WILD training in Annapolis on January 11, 2019.
Three Substitutes completed 6 hours of Project WILD training in Waldorf on January 12, 2019.
Staci Eccleston's (Part-Time/Hourly) Maryland Master Gardener certificate marking 40 hours of training and 40 hours of volunteer service.
September 20, 2014
July 15 - 20, 2018.
Hog Island, ME
Kathy Harvey (part-time/hourly) completed a week-long training at Hog Island, ME. She was awarded a competitive scholarship by Elms Partner, the Southern Maryland Audubon Society.
Expanding Capacity in Environmental Education (EECapacity) Project
EPA's National Environmental Education Training Program (NEETP)
June - October, 2016
Hybrid: on-line and at NAAEE Conference, Madison, WI
Margarita Rochow received a competitive scholarship to participate in a 5-month EECapacity hybrid Teach the Trainer 'T3' course. Offered by Cornell through an EPA NEETP grant, the course gathered an international cohort to collaborate on preparing hybrid environmental education training. The course met online both synchronously and asynchronously, culminating in a 7 hour in-person class held at the NAAEE Conference in Madison, WI on October 18, 2016, the day before the full conference opened.
October 19 - 22, 2016
Madison, WI
Margarita Rochow attended the 4-day NAAEE Conference, which was included in the EE Capacity T3 scholarship (see above).
Session on Bringing NGSS Outside at the NAAEE Conference.
February 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019
Ocean City and Towson, MD
Margarita Rochow participated in professional development workshops and conference sessions at the MAEOE Conferences in 2015, 16, 17, 18, and 19.
February, 2016
Ocean City, MD
Four additional staff members participated in 2016 MAEOE Conference workshops and sessions.
March 2, 2016
Annapolis, MD
Patrick Angleton (Part-Time/Hourly) and Anita Goehringer (Volunteer) participated in oyster restoration, winter tree ID, forestry, MWEE's and STEAM workshops at DNR offices on March 2, 2016.