Continuing Education for Teachers

How do we get clean water teacher training at Strontia Springs

Photo of teachers riding bikes around Aurora Reservoir duing Forests to Faucets Two.

Teachers visiting Strontia Springs for the How Do We Get Clean Water training

Teachers learn about how wildfires affect water quality during the Forests to Faucets workshop.

During Forests to Faucets Two, teachers can opt to bike around the Aurora Reservoir.

FREE TEACHER WORKSHOP TRAININGS

Continuing Education Project Wet and Project Learning Tree workshops for K–12 educators

Earn free credit

Aurora Water 5th Grade Teacher Workshop - How do we Get Clean Water?
June 25-26, 2024

A free continuing education workshop for 5th grade teachers

Designed specifically to provide the background teachers need for the new fifth-grade water unit, "Where does our clean water come from and how do we get clean water?" Discover first-hand where Aurora's water comes from, how it's delivered to customers and what happens when it goes down the drain.

Earn one semester hour of graduate/re-certification credit
Apply by May 28
5th Grade Teacher Workshop application

Forests to Faucets: Aurora’s Water Resources
July 16-18, 2024
A free continuing education workshop for K–12 educators

Held each summer, this interactive workshop for teachers is all about water. You’ll learn first-hand how Aurora's water travels from deep in the mountains 150 miles away to the tap. Explore our mountain watersheds, conduct water quality studies, tour a water-wise garden, and visit a drinking water treatment facility and wastewater treatment facility.

Earn 1.5 semester hours of graduate/re-certification credit
Apply by June 16
Forests to Faucets application

Forests to Faucets Two
July 23, 2024

A free continuing education class for K-12 educators.

Created as a follow-up to "Forests to Faucets: Aurora's Water Resources," this workshop focuses on protecting our water by learning more about conservation, water pollution prevention and climate change.

Earn .5 free semester hours of graduate/re-certification credit
Apply by June 16
Forest to Faucets Two application

Teachers who complete our training can also check out these resources:

Enviroscape Watershed Model — Use this interactive model to teach about watersheds and water pollution prevention.

Water Quality Test Kits — Test kits contain everything you need to conduct chemical and physical water quality tests with your students. Pre- and post-water quality testing lessons are also available.

To check out any of the items, email [email protected].

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