What do Project Learning Tree educators do when it rains at an outdoor workshop? They make a TEACHER RAINBOW! (photo credit: Rachel Gold)
“AK PLT encourages teachers and students to actively engage in outdoor learning, experiential education, and opportunities to explore one’s backyard.”
“This was the best professional development course I’ve had as a teacher. The instructor was well-prepared, had a plethora of materials for students to peruse, and developed a sequence that helped us understand science standards, various resources, the PLT curriculum and lessons, techniques, and so much more. I feel much more prepared for the start of the school year.”
AK PLT focuses on fire education in Alaska. This online course combines PLT’s Explore Your Environment pd course with 5 Alaska-specific modules. Learn about the role of fire in Alaska including fire ecology, fire management and firewise practices.
This resource developed by an Alaskan PLT educator contains 20 + mini-lessons for the 2021 edition of PLT’s Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide.
Explore these PLT Resources for Alaska’s Teachers and Educators and contact your PLT State Coordinator:
Molly Gillespie
Alaska PLT State Coordinator Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District
1700 E Bogard Rd # A203
Wasilla, AK 99654
Lilly Goodman-Allwright is an education consultant and owner at Alaska Insights in Eagle River, Alaska, who implements environmental education activities for adults and students.
Do you have an idea for a service-learning project to improve the environment at your school or in your community? Apply for a PLT GreenWorks! grant by Sept. 30.
96 hands-on, multi-disciplinary activities make teaching fun! Aligned with state and national standards, our practical and flexible lesson plans engage students in learning.
PLT’s GreenSchools program inspires students to apply their STEM and investigative skills to create greener and healthier schools – and save schools money.
Winter ecology studies the inter-relationships between animals, insects, and plants with their habitat in the winter. Explore the plethora of adaptations trees and other living things have to survive winter conditions.
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