The Thompson Earth Systems Institute hosts a series of teacher professional development workshops. During these workshops, teachers work alongside scientists to learn the latest research trends and develop hands-on lesson plans.
Professional Development Opportunities
SUMMER 2025 (Now Closed):
- Plants Get Sick Too!, May 17 – middle & high school teachers
- Ecological Competition Between Invasive and Native Species, June 16 – high school teachers
- Plant Pathology, July 20-25 – high school teachers
- Moving and Improving the Florida Museum of Natural History Fish Collection, June 8-13 – elementary school teachers
Past
Visit these links to learn more about our past teacher professional development workshops and to access the resources developed.
- Cohort III: Research Experience for Florida High School Teachers in Plant Pathology (July 2024- May 2025)
- Cohort III: AI Learning in K-12 with Fossil Sharks for Middle School Teachers (June 2024-May 2025)
- Cohort I: Moving and Improving the Florida Museum of Natural History Fish Collection (June 2024)
- Archived Professional Development
Request a new topic or chat with our team:
Do you have a topic in mind that we haven’t covered yet? We want to hear from you to make it happen!
- REQUEST A SCIENTIST
- Schedule a chat with our team by emailing Stephanie Killingsworth at skillingsworth@floridamuseum.ufl.edu.
You can be one of the first to hear about new PD opportunities by:
- Joining our SEFS Facebook group
- Subscribing to our newsletter
- Following us on Twitter (@UFEarthSystems)
Request a teacher training workshop at your school by emailing Stephanie Killingsworth at skillingsworth@floridamuseum.ufl.edu.
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