Educator Events

This workshop will result in K-12 educators feeling refreshed, excited, inspired and ready to challenge students with an authentic problem.STEAM into Monarch Butterfly ConservationIn 2022, the migratory monarch butterfly was classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. We can all do something to help! This fun, informative and mostly outdoor workshop […]

Challenged by integrating Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into your work? The NJ School of Conservation has paved the way for SEL for 75+ years. Meeting the needs of students and educators, the NJSOC has aligned our curricula with NJ Department of Education’s SEL Competencies. Leave feeling inspired and armed with easily adaptable activities and lessons. […]

Spend a day at the NJ School of Conservation learning about the outdoor field experiences we have to offer to you and your students. We'll highlight upcoming professional development workshops, online resources and volunteer opportunities. Then, you'll get to "be a student for the day" and participate in several of our most popular field experiences, […]

Increase your knowledge and classroom resources to implement the New Jersey Climate Change Standards across the curriculum! We will take advantage of the bucolic setting and exemplary natural resources at the NJ School of Conservation to investigate indicators of climate change and then connect our results to local and global communities. Numerous classroom resources will […]

“Voices from the Land” is a creative process that encourages students to explore the connection between nature, art, language and culture. The Voices process is standards-based and experiential. Voices builds “community” among people of different backgrounds, ages and abilities: social and emotional learning are integral to the process. Communication, speaking and listening skills, compromise and […]

Come learn about what NJSOC offers teachers and students and MacroBlitz, a new National Geographic project that inspires citizen scientists.Who doesn't love field trips?The NJ Science Teachers Assocation, the Alliance for the NJ Environmental Education and the NJ School of Conservation invite you to the NJSOC to learn about our resources for teachers and students […]

Educators of middle and high-school aged students are invited to apply for the New Jersey School of Conservation’s summer workshop, Aquatic Connections: How Stream Ecology Tells the Story of Your Landscape. This residential program will take place from August 19-22, 2024 at the school’s 240-acre campus in the heart of Stokes State Forest in Sussex […]

The NJSOC is proud to host the Fall 2024 ANJEE conference. Please Save the Date, September 20, 2024, and check back with us for registration information soon!

Join us for a field-based workshop where K-12 educators can learn how to incorporate nature journaling into their teaching practice! Journaling advances the foundation of learning through outdoor inquiry, investigation and scientific thinking, whether it is of trees in the forest, birds on a pond, spring flowers and weeds sprouting in a community garden or […]