Your project - or one you are sponsoring - could be an award winner. Apply or encourage a student you know to apply for PEYA and see what a difference they can make for the environment with an award-winning project. Applicants from all 50 states and U.S. territories are eligible to compete for a regional certificate of special recognition and a national Presidential award.

Every year the Chesapeake Bay Trust runs an awards program to recognize teachers and students who are going above and beyond the call of duty for our local environment. With individuals in our school systems being pulled in so many different directions each day, it is important to recognize talented people who volunteer for projects and programs that clean up communities and improve water quality. That’s why the Trust launched its awards program, and since 1998, has been thanking teachers and students (with cash!) every year since for all their hard work to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.

Interested in learning about Sustainable Schools in Maryland? Are you applying to be a green school? Interested in strengthening environmental education in your local community? The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) is hosting their FREE Fall Green Leader/Green School Training

Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) 2016 Annual Conference “Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Stewards: Engaging Students, Schools and Communities” will be held in February. Do you have have great ideas, lesson plans or favorite activities that you want to share? Then consider presenting! Online proposals are due in September 14, 2015, 5:00pm.

Learn about the principles of leave no trace, about how to teach with the principles, and how you can become a Leave no Trace Trainer!

Hear what people are saying about the new Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Atlas and its companion Atlas Teacher’s Guide developed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Chesapeake Environmental Communications, and download a free copy for yourself!

Climate change is happening. How can we engage our students in learning more about—and measuring—the effects of shifting conditions on our natural resources? Come to this workshop to test some new field investigations for middle and high school students. ​ These are all outdoor activities students can use to investigate their schoolyards and other areas, to understand how climate change is affecting wildlife, plants, and habitats. The lessons offer ways to apply NGSS science practices, integrate STEM and environmental literacy with other disciplines, inspire stewardship actions and participate in citizen science, and get outside!

DataStreme Atmosphere is a major precollege teacher enhancement initiative of the American Meteorological Society with the main goal of training of Weather Education Resource Teachers who will promote the teaching of science, mathematics and technology using weather as a vehicle, across the K-12 curriculum in their home school districts.The initial step in the training of Resource Teachers is their participation in the DataStreme Atmosphere distance-learning course. The 13-week course is offered twice a year to selected participants. It focuses on the study of the atmospheric environment through the use of electronically transmitted weather data and learning materials combined with Study Guide readings and investigations.

Can you identify the most bacteria-infested places in a classroom? Does your school or district have set standards for “clean,” and if so, what are they? Do you know the five essential steps to “green cleaning” in schools? Can you identify at least three national tools or resources to help you choose safe and appropriate cleaning products? Have you conducted a routine maintenance inspection of your school environment within the last 12 months? If you answered “No” to any of these questions, register now for this week’s webinar dedicated to cleaning and maintenance practices in schools

In honor of World Oceans Day, the Consortium for Ocean Leadership and its members want to hear from you during our live Twitter event! What science questions do you have about the ocean?