Professional Development: workshops, Conferences, Seminars

September 1994 American Zoo & Aquarium Association
National Meeting, Atlanta GA

February 1999 Virginia Community Colleges Symposium,
Richmond, VA

March 1999 Maryland Association of Science Teachers Colloquium
Baltimore, MD

September 2000 Maryland Association of Biology Teachers Fall
Meeting, Hood College, Frederick, MD

November 2000 National Science Teacher’s Association
Eastern Area Convention, Baltimore, MD

February 2001 Maryland Association for Environmental &
Outdoor Education Annual Conference
Ocean City, MD

June 2001 Schoolyard Habitat Workshop: Winter Habitat
Gardens. Carroll County Outdoor School

September 2001 Chesapeake Bay 2001 Environmental Summit
Arlington Echo Outdoor School

September 2001 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Bay School Project Summit
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD
November 2001 Governor’s Youth Environmental Summit
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

December 2001 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Bay Schools Project Advisory Panel
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD

March 2002 Maryland Association of Biology Teachers Spring Conference
Frederick, MD

April 2002 Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching
Towson, MD

September 2002 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration environmental education summit
meeting, Laurel, Maryland

September 2002 Maryland Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education annual retreat,
Westminster, Maryland.

November 2002 International Biodiversity Leadership Institute. Sponsored by Disney’s Animal
Kingdom and the World Wildlife Fund.

November 2002 Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

November 2003 Governor’s Youth Environmental Summit
Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville

January 2004 Inquiry Teaching Workshop
Towson University, Towson, Maryland

August 2004 SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagement & Responsibility) summer
institute, San Jose, CA

August 2004 Stream sampling techniques, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

September 2004 Biology Teachers Inquiry Conference, Montgomery County Public Schools & USM

February 2005 Biology Teachers Inquiry Conference, Montgomery County Public Schools & USM

March 2005 Maryland DNR annual Education Summit, North Point State Park

April 2005 Student Inquiry Conference, Montgomery County Public Schools & USM

June 2005 Project Learning Tree International Coordinators Conference, Welches, Oregon

June 2005 USM VIP grant Summer Institute, USM Shady Grove

August 2005 Healthy Water, Healthy People workshop, Maryland DNR

October 2005 Chesapeake Bay Summit, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

March 2006 Enriching K-12 Science Education Through Partnering & Innovation, University of
Maryland Biotechnology Institute

June 2006 Teacher training workshop: Exploring Environmental Issues & Evaluating
Actions, Seward, AK

November 2006 Maryland State Department of Education Environmental Education Annual Briefing,
Upper Marlboro, Maryland

April 2007 USM VIP grant Retreat, Turf Valley Conference Center

April 2007 Maryland Environmental Education Symposium, Annapolis

May 2007 Project Learning Tree International Coordinators Conference, Wichita, Kansas

May 2007 Towson University VIP grant retreat, Wye Woods Conference Center

October 2007 Chesapeake Bay Summit, Williamsburg, VA

February 2008 Greater Baltimore Children & Nature Conference, Waldorf School of Baltimore

February 2008 State of Maryland Environmental Education breakfast; Annapolis, MD

October 2008 Mid-Atlantic Conservation Education Cooperative meeting; Kings Gap, PA

November 2008 Wildlife Habitat Council conference

January 2009 Global Connections: Forests of the World, Portland, ME

January 2009 Baltimore Ecosystem Study Symposium, UMBC

March 2009 Biotechnology Education, San Francisco, CA

April 2009 STEM Symposium, UMUC

August, 2009 Green Eggs & Sand horseshoe crab curriculum writing workshop. Dover, DE

February 2012 Growing Up Wild early childhood curriculum. Ocean City, MD

February 2012 Flying Wild migratory bird curriculum. Ocean City, MD

July 2012 MSDE Elementary STEM Summer Institute

March 2013 NOAA Restoration Workshop: Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Oyster

November 2013 Maryland DNR Professional Development Day at Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center

March 2014 Project WILD/Aquatic WILD facilitator refresher course

November 2014 Maryland Water Monitoring Council 20th annual conference, Linthicum, MD

October 2015 NSF Science Outreach Workshop, Cornell Univeristy

March 2016 Maryland DNR Professional Development Day at Robinson’s Nature Center

April 2016 SENCER Chesapeake Bay SCI annual meeting, George Mason Field Station at Front Royal, VA

August 2016   SENCER Summer Institute, Stony Brook NY

January 2017  Invasive Species Workshop, NOAA, Oxford, MD

September 2019 Climate Change Workshop, Maryland DNR, Annapolis, MD

July 2021  Environmental Education Credentials Summit  (Online)

February 2022  Environmental Literacy Leadership, MSDE, Baltimore, MD

September 2022   Wildlife & Climate, AFWA online