Read on to learn more about our current Focus Workshops, or visit our Past Focus Workshops page to learn more about past offerings!
The Living Storyline: Ecosystems, Inquiry, & Real-World Science
A 2-Day Focus Workshop for Grades 3-8 Educators
Bring new life to your science curriculum through locally-relevant phenomena! Through a storyline-teaching experience, you will explore ways that humans impact their natural ecosystems through actions such as fishing, pollution, climate change, and more. Participating teachers will explore how to use compelling real-world phenomena to anchor a cohesive storyline unit that builds student understanding over time. We’ll take a closer look at and inquire about a few focal species in our ecosystem, Atlantic Cod, Scallops, and Eel Grass. Hands-on activities will include analyzing and interpreting data, participatory science projects, and even canoeing on the Slocums River! All educators will leave with adaptable tools, instructional resources, and confidence to implement storyline teaching and meaningful, nature-based investigations in their own classrooms. Not to mention, the Lloyd Center’s 82 acres of forest, wetland, salt marsh, and estuary makes for a great location to explore ecosystems on a beautiful summer day!
Location: Lloyd Center for the Environment (South Dartmouth, MA)
Dates: Tuesday, August 11th & Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 (8:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET, in person)
Cost: $275 per educator
PDPs and Optional Graduate Credit: 14 PDPs are available without graduate credit. 22.5 PDPs and 1 graduate credit are available for an additional $75 from Cambridge College/Bay Path University. Additional work is required for graduate credit.
