PLT State Coordinators
Laura Duffey
Minnesota PLT State Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4044
651-259-5263
[email protected]
Featured from Minnesota Project Learning Tree
Minnesota Resources for PLT Activities
Free student handouts & teacher information adapted for Minnesota's unique plants, animals, and climate.
Dakota & Ojibwe PLT Lessons
Download full lessons and materials to teach about Minnesota's indigenous people and history. Includes everything you need to teach the lesson, including important background information about Minnesota's indigenous cultures and student handouts.
Teacher Resources
Outdoor teaching strategies, outdoor lessons, posters, and professional development opportunities to get kids outdoors and meet standards!
Correlations to standards
PLT is correlated to the 2019 Minnesota Science Standards, NGSS, FOSS, and more.
Latest Resources
Every month we carefully select new tools and resources that enhance PLT’s lessons. These include tips curated by teachers, STEM strategies, recommending reading, apps, videos, and more.
Increasing Bird Habitat in Forests
SFI and American Bird Conservancy joined forces to create a free booklet—Bird Friendly Forests: Opportunities for Private Forest Landowners in the Southern United States—that showcases ways landowners can manage their forests for bird habitat.
A Tool for Your Science Toolbox: Natural Inquirer
Natural Inquirer is a free science education journal written for middle through high school age students. Learn more about the variety of PLT resources that have been correlated to Natural Inquirer articles.
8 Differentiated Instruction Techniques to Reach Diverse Learners
Project Learning Tree encourages teachers to provide students with multiple options for taking in information, processing ideas, and expressing what they have learned — both in the classroom and outdoors. We include suggestions for differentiated ins
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