Previous Workshops Below is a list of some of the previous professional development events ONREP has offered. Often workshop topics are presented again at a future time. If you have a specific request for a workshop topic, please do not hesitate to contact us. ONREP can often create tailored workshops to meet the needs of Oregon educators. CLOSED: Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) Natural Resource Educators Conference and Envirothon Training - In-Person, SilvertonRegistration for the Conference and/or Envirothon Training has ended. Date: December 14, 2022 to December 15, 2022Location: Silverton, OregonFind out more Exploring Modified Project Learning Tree Lessons with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde - OnlineThis workshop is FULL and registration has closed. Join us for this interactive, online, workshop, the first to explore newly modified Project Learning Tree (PLT) activities! The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) chose 3 activities to supplement and infuse with their culture and Indigenous Knowledge to make them place-based; one for K-2 grade students, one for 3-5 grade students, and one for 6-8 grade students. Date: November 1, 2022 to November 3, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Tribal History, Shared History & Explore Your Environment (Malheur PD) In-Person , OntarioAs part of the Malheur Fall Professional Development Day this interactive and hands on session will explore SB 13 and how activities from the new Explore Your Environment Project Learning Tree K-8 Guide can complement Tribal History, Shared History lessons and our Indigenous neighbors’ perspectives. The Regional Educator Network has made all session open to Malheur, Grant, Harney, Lake, and Wallowa County educators. Date: October 7, 2022Location: Ontario, ORFind out more Full: Trauma-Informed Strategies and Tools for Environmental Educators, Online Would you like a little bit of practice using trauma-informed strategies and tools to support your students? In early 2022, ONREP published the Trauma-Informed Toolkit - A Resource for Educators . It is a resource document on trauma and trauma resilience including practical strategies and tools for educators, and an example of applying a trauma-informed lens to a fire ecology lesson plan. In this workshop educators will have the opportunity to discuss, practice, and apply some of the strategies and tools mentioned in the toolkit. This workshop is full and registration has closed. Date: September 22, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Exploring the Salmon & Trout Lifecycles With Students, *In-Person, EugeneWould you like a hands-on introduction to salmon & trout for your students? The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fish Eggs to Fry (FETF) program brings salmon and trout eggs into learning experiences - to be raised in an aquarium and then released into the wild. Educators get an introduction to ODFW’s FETF program and receive Project WILD’s Aquatic WILD curriculum. Date: September 17, 2022Location: Eugene,ORFind out more Tribal History, Shared History & Explore Your Environment - In-Person, Ontario As part of the Malheur Fall Professional Development Day, we will explore SB13 and how activities from the new Explore Your Environment Project Learning Tree K-8 Guide can complement Tribal History, Shared History lessons and our Indigenous neighbors' perspectives. Date: September 1, 2022Location: Ontario, OR Find out more Cancelled: Exploring Water, Salem-Keizer SD Educators,*In-Person This workshop has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.. This workshop is intended for formal 3rd - 8th grade educators of Salem-Keizer Schools. This in-person* workshop has a primary focus on water and water quality education. Activities we will explore are from Project WILD’s Aquatic WILD, Keizer's Adopt a Stream, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Date: August 23, 2022Location: Keizer, ORFind out more Tribal History/Shared History (SB 13) Lessons: Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation - *In-Person Come to this engaging workshop to learn from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) about their history, first foods, effects of climate change, seasonal rounds and more. Registration for this workshop has closed. Date: August 16, 2022Location: Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton, OR Find out more Early Learners Series Workshop 2:Connecting Early Learners to Nature through Project Learning Tree, OnlineEarly Learner Series, August 2022 Each of the two online workshops in this series is a standalone workshop and educators are encouraged to register for one or for both. Registration for this PLT workshop has closed. Date: August 11, 2022 to August 12, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Early Learner Series Workshop 1: Connecting Early Learners to Nature Through Growing Up WILD, Online Early Learner Series, August 2022 Each of the two online workshops in this series is a standalone workshop and educators are encouraged to register for one or for both. Have you noticed how innately curious young children are about the natural world around them? Are you interested in getting your early learners outside and in nature more often? Join us for an interactive workshop about how to connect young children to the natural world. Participants of Workshop 1 will receive Project WILD’s Growing Up WILD guide Registration has closed for Early Learner/Growing Up WILD.. Date: August 2, 2022 to August 4, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more FULL | Land of Fire & Ice: The Elements that Shaped the Oregon Cascades - *In-Person Spend a few days this coming summer with Oregon Natural Resources Education Program, Willamette National Forest, and Friends of Fish Lake for this first ever geology, hydrology, and history immersion workshop. This workshop is full and registration has closed. Date: August 2, 2022 to August 4, 2022Location: Fish Lake Remount Depot, McKenzie Bridge, ORFind out more Summer High School Teacher Forestry Tour: Fire - *In-PersonRegistration for this workshop has closed. Date: June 21, 2022 to June 22, 2022Location: Rogue River/Gold Hill area, Southern ORFind out more Cancelled: Trauma-Informed Strategies and Tools for Environmental Educators (June) - OnlineThis workshop on June 7th has been cancelled. It is being offered on September 22, 2022 and we invite you to register. Date: June 7, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Global Change and Outdoor Education Series Session 4: Integrating Climate Justice - OnlineIn this workshop, we will explore a collection of climate change lesson plans and discuss how climate justice can be incorporated into our work as educators. Participants will receive a copy of the Project Wild Climate & Wildlife collection of activities. Registration for this workshop has closed. Date: June 1, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Designing Habitats for a Changing Climate - OnlineThis workshop will prepare educators to engage their students in two activities related to climate change, habitat and wildlife. Participants will be invited to research and identify a climate-related issue affecting a local habitat then explore potential avenues for student design projects. Participants will have the opportunity to leave this workshop prepared to implement this activity with students. Participants will receive a copy of Project WILD Climate & Wildlife. Registration for this workshop has closed. Date: May 10, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Global Change & Outdoor Education Series, #3, Developing Lessons & Curriculum - OnlineThis is part of series focusing on how to frame global change topics (such as climate change, extreme weather patterns, natural disasters, etc.) with students in an outdoor education context. We encourage educators to attend as many of the sessions as they would like, each session will focus on a different topic. Session 3 - Developing climate change lessons and curriculum: Where do we start? Registration for Session 3 has closed. Date: May 4, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Cultivating Student Agency and Resilience in Climate Change Education - Online Want to teach climate change ecology with confidence and compassion? Join us for an interactive workshop that explores the potential of the new “Project Wild: Climate and Wildlife” guide. During the workshop, we will explore the social-emotional ramifications of climate change education and share recommendations to help young people cope with environmental change. Then, we will highlight selected activities from the new guide and suggest modifications to the lessons which will help Oregon students cultivate personal agency and social trust. Finally, we will generate a resource list of agencies, land managers and other prospective partners who can support your students in service learning and participatory community science activities. Registration for this workshop has closed. Date: April 12, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Exploring Your Environment with Project Learning Tree and Tribal History/Shared History (SB 13) - *In-Person In this workshop, we will support you in getting students outside by investigating an outdoor environment in the Corvallis area. Participants will explore how curriculum based on scientific understanding, such as Project Learning Tree’s K-8 Explore Your Environment, can be combined with Tribal History/Shared History (SB 13) lessons which were created by the nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon for educators. All participants will receive a copy of Project Learning Tree’s (PLT) Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide. This workshop is full and registration has closed. Date: April 8, 2022Location: Philomath, ORFind out more Infusing Indigenous Culture into Project Learning Tree Activities - Online In this interactive workshop, participants will discover how to use the SB13 (Tribal History/Shared History) Critical Orientations framework to infuse Indigenous cultures and perspectives into Project Learning Tree (PLT) activities. Using waste management and sustainability practices as the context, participants will learn how to adapt a PLT lesson to be culturally responsive, relevant, and affirming. Participants will receive Project Learning Tree’s (PLT) Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide. The workshop features a guest speaker from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Date: April 6, 2022 to April 20, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more Global Change Series Session 2 - Setting Up For Success: Bringing Whole Selves to Global Change TopicsWhen we frame charged topics like climate change, extreme weather patterns, natural disasters, etc. with an asset-based mindset, learners can bring their whole selves to the experience and tackle deeply nuanced topics with agency and autonomy. This short session will introduce the idea of facilitating from a whole self perspective, using a reimagined model for thinking about meeting learners' needs in order to successfully engage in big conversations. Date: March 29, 2022Location: OnlineFind out more