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Educator Workshop Happy Hour
November 16 2023 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
$20 per person
Instructor: Tiffany Ritter
Ages 21 and up
All educators are welcome at our workshops; classroom teachers, outdoor educators, scout leaders, homeschool parents – anyone who wants to learn fun, hands-on ways to teach children about science and nature.
The Arboretum’s workshops include:
- Engaging outdoor activities
- Fun curriculum ideas
- Inter-disciplinary connections to the natural world
- Beer & Wine
- Light snacks
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is an approved CPE provider for Texas Education Association. Teachers who attend our workshops receive official CPE credits and proof of attendance for each workshop.
upcoming workshops
Outdoor Classrooms
September 21
Learn how to make the most of your school’s outdoor spaces. Discuss tips for maintaining focus, ensuring safety, and using common science tools for all classes from Math to ELA to Reading and of course Science!
Let’s Feast!
November 16
Food chains and webs are vital to healthy habitats and ecosystems. Expand your understanding of how interconnected biotic organisms and abiotic factors are and why they’re so important! We’ll hunt for predators and prey in our ponds and forests.
Weather Watchers
December 14
Clouds, rainbows, ice storms, and sunny skies are all part of nature’s weather cycles. Make your own weathervanes, anemometers, and learn how to predict the weather based on cloud patterns in this workshop.