PLT understands that not all professional development programs adhere to the same high standards. We design and deliver the highest-quality professional learning experiences, focused on outcomes, improving student achievement, and appreciating the natural environment.
Regardless of the format—in-person, online, or blended—PLT’s curriculum-based professional development will prepare you to more readily and skillfully use PLT materials and teach outdoors by focusing on advancing key content knowledge and by modeling active learning strategies.
BENEFITS OF PLT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Enhance your teaching skills, deepen your content knowledge, and become comfortable teaching outdoors—in urban, suburban, and rural environments. PLT professional development (PD) events provide tips and guidance to actively lead PLT youth activities. They also include dedicated time for participants to develop an action plan to incorporate PLT into their program or classroom.
- Gain experience and tips to feel more comfortable teaching outdoors—in urban, suburban, and rural environments.
- Experience, discuss, and debrief PLT instruction by participating in activities as a learner.
- Integrate environmental education into teaching.
- Receive PLT’s instructional materials and supplements tailored to your state’s natural environment and academic standards.
- Learn how to find and use the wealth of resources and activities in PLT’s instructional materials and on the PLT website.
- Have access to a dedicated network of professionals who can serve as resources, including the PLT State Coordinator and local natural resource professionals, educators, and other community members.
- Coordinator and local natural resource professionals, educators, and other community members.
- Join PLT’s network of educators who are passionate about using trees and forests to engage youth in learning and developing a new generation of environmental stewards.
- PLT PD events lead and support educators from awareness to deeper knowledge, to experiencing PLT, and finally, to actively leading PLT activities with youth.
- Most PD events dedicate time for participants to develop an action plan to incorporate PLT into their program or classroom.
Training for Teachers and Educators
PLT offers in-person and blended high-quality professional development events. PLT’s professional development is planned and conducted by locally trained facilitators and customized for specific grade levels, topics, and settings.
Find Your PLT State Coordinator
Connect with your local PLT program and join PLT’s network of educators who are passionate about using trees and forests to engage youth in learning and developing a new generation of environmental stewards.
Online Courses
PLT’s online courses are grounded in best practices for online adult learning and teacher professional development. They prepare formal and nonformal educators to integrate PLT instructional materials into their instruction with self-paced modules.