Let us be your source for Professional Development in science education. All Educator Workshops are available as exciting in-service workshops at your location or ours. Choose one of our offerings or ask about designing a program specifically to meet your needs. Call the Academy at 856.361.1023 for more information about teacher in-service workshops.
All of our Teacher Professional Development workshops are aligned to New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and New Jersey Professional Standards.
Cost varies depending on workshop and workshop location. Please call for pricing and availability.
Teachers grades 2 - 12
NJ Professional Development Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 3.2, 5.1, 8.2, 9.6, 9.7
Sharks can prove to be a powerful teaching tool in any science classroom. Whether you’re teaching about adaptations, senses, food chains, conservation or anatomy, you can use your students’ interest in this often misunderstood predator to foster excitement in a variety of science topics. We’ll look at different ways to use sharks as a teaching tool, including a shark dissection.
Teachers grades K – 12
Join us as we take you for a walk along the beach where you'll discover different ways you can use the beach, and the critters that call it home, as a teaching tool in your classroom. Craft ideas, shell collecting and animal identification will all be a part of this hands-on workshop.
Teachers grades K – 12
Nothing excites a child about nature as much as a live animal encounter. If you’ve ever thought about having animals in your classroom, this is the workshop for you. From obtaining permits to animal care, we’ll help as you get started putting your animal collection together.
Teachers grades K – 4
No ocean week is complete without a Paper Bag Penguin Puppet. Or what about an envelope shark during predator week? We’ve put together an Aquatic Activity Survival Kit that your budding marine biologists – and artists! – will appreciate.
Teachers grades K – 12
Dolphins and Seals and Whales, oh my! Join us at this interactive workshop, designed to help you teach your students about marine mammals, their special adaptations for survival, and how we can conserve and protect these ocean creatures.
Teachers grades 3 – 10
With the current focus on high stakes testing, many teachers are looking for creative ways to combine science with other disciplines. Using curriculum designed with this in mind, this hands-on workshop will give you ideas on how to bring science into your math, language arts, and social studies classes.
Teachers grades 6 - 12
Jump into the salt marsh and prepare to get muddy as we explore this diverse ecosystem. Hands-on activities including seining, animal identification and water testing will increase your appreciation for this important habitat.
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BEACH WALK
