Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
WET Workshop
Click here for Details of Feb. 20, 2010 workshop
The Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Curriculum and Activity Guide is special because all materials have been developed, field-tested, and evaluated by teachers, kids (and even researchers!).
All activities are hands-on, self-contained and easy to use. And since activities are for use in language arts, math, science, music, art and other subjects, WET “fits” into a school’s existing curriculum without adding something on top. Actually instructors are finding using WET activities tends to integrate more than one discipline and allows them to satisfy more than one benchmark per activity. Some instructors have said, “The WET program allows me to incorporate the water theme into several disciplines.”
By using Project WET resource materials, young people should gain the knowledge, skill and commitment needed to make a real difference in how they treat water resources and address water issues today and in their future.
Project WET Core Beliefs:
• Water moves through living and nonliving systems and binds them together in a complex web of life.
• Water of sufficient quality and quantity is important for all water users.
• Sustainable water management is crucial for providing social and economic stability in a healthy environment.
• Education can foster awareness of and respect for water resources.
• Awareness of, and respect for, water resources can encourage a personal, lifelong commitment of responsibility and community participation.
WET Workshops Offer:
• The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide
• A chance to interact and network with other educators with similar interests.
• Professional growth for teachers and students through more varied opportunities to meet Oregon State Standards.
