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5 Reasons to Take PLT’s New Online Professional Development Course
Our new, self-paced online course is an interactive journey that helps you make the most of PLT’s Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide. The course includes activity simulations, video demonstrations, reflection questions, and action planning. Choose a learning path that fits your needs and earn continuing education credits.
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New PLT Activity Collections: Trillions of Trees for Grades 3-5
Trillions of Trees is the next installment in a series of theme-based PLT activity collections. It features three PLT activities for educators of students in grades 3-5 and invites learners to investigate the unique characteristics of different tree species and how best to plan, plant, and care for trees in their community.
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Tips From PLT’s First Early Childhood Certified GreenSchool
A preschool curriculum director describes her school’s focus on the outdoors and nature and how PLT helped give their teachers and students some structure and new ideas for ways to deepen study.
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Forest Literacy Framework: Another Tool to Connect with Trees
PLT’s new Forest Literacy Framework translates the complex language of forests, trees, and sustainable forest management into concepts that everyone should know by the time they graduate from high school.
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PLT’s New Video Brings Forest-Focused Education to Life
We’re thrilled to announce a new video featuring PLT-trained youth, educators, and USDA Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen. Please help support PLT, share this video with others, and let us know your thoughts!
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Preschool in Virginia Earns Recognition as PLT’s First Certified Early Childhood GreenSchool
The Country Day School in McLean, VA, is the first early childhood center in the country to be honored as a certified PLT GreenSchool! Students and teachers embraced outdoor learning, and completed all 5 PLT Early Childhood Investigations and a variety of action projects to make their school more green, a great accomplishment during the pandemic.
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PLT GreenSchools Honored With 10th Anniversary of Green Ribbon Schools Awards
We are thrilled to announce that many registered PLT GreenSchools have been recognized as awardees of the US Department of Education’s 2021 Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) program. Learn more about these outstanding green schools and gain some inspiration to improve your own site’s sustainability!
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