Birding Institute

Saturdays, April 12th & 19th, 2025
  • Who: K-12 Educators
  • What: FREE teacher training, lunch provided
  • When: Saturdays, April 12 & 19, 2025,  8:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Where: Jeffers Lodge, Prior Lake, MN
  • Class size: Limited to 15 participants
  • Credit: Earn 20 CEUs

Full – Registration Closed

2025 Birding Institute

Wild Pedagogies Workshop

Friday, May 16th, 2025
  • Who: Naturalists, K-12 Formal & Informal Educators, Nature Center Educators
  • What: FREE Professional Development Sponsored by Jeffers Foundation and Wolf Ridge ELC
  • When: Friday, May 16, 2025,  8:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Where: McColl Pond ELC, Savage, MN
  • Credit: Earn 8 CEUs

Register Now!

Wild Pedagogies Workshop May 2025
Summer Preschool Workshop 2025 v1

Summer Preschool Outdoors Workshop

Thursday, June 12th, 2025
  • Who: Preschool Teachers (instructors of 3-5 year olds)
  • What: FREE teacher training
  • When: Thursday, June 12, 2025,  8:00 am to 3:00 pm
  • Where: Jeffers Lodge, Prior Lake, MN
  • Class size: Limited to 25 participants
  • Credit: Earn 7 CEUs

Register today!

EcoTime 2.0 workshop 6-2025 v1

EcoTime 2.0 Workshop

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
  • Who: K-5 Educators
  • What: FREE teacher training
  • When: Tuesday, June 17, 2025,  9:00 am to 3:00 pm
  • Where: Jeffers Lodge, Prior Lake, MN
  • Class size: Limited to 30 participants
  • Credit: Earn 6 CEUs

Register today!

St Louis River Institute 2025 v2

St. Louis River & Estuary Institute

Monday – Wednesday, June 23-25, 2025
  • Who: K-12 Educators
  • What: FREE teacher training
  • When: Monday-Wednesday, June 23-25, 2025
  • Where: Areas around Duluth, MN
  • Credit: Earn 21 CEUs

Register through Hamline CGEE

Team Teaching with Mother Nature

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
  • Who: K-12 Educators
  • What: FREE teacher training
  • When: Wednesday,  June 18, 2025, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
  • Where: Resource Training & Solutions, Sartell, MN
  • Class size: Limited to 30 participants
  • Credit: Earn 4 CEUs

Register Now!

TTWMN 2025 promo - Sartell v1

Nature Journaling Workshop

Thursday, July 10th, 2025
  • Who: K-12 Educators
  • What: FREE Professional Development
  • When: Thursday, July 10, 2025,  8:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Where: South Central Service Cooperative, North Mankato, MN
  • Credit: Earn 12 CEUs

Registration opening soon!

Journaling workshop promo - Mankato 2025 v1
Insect Institute 2025 v2

Insect Institute

Monday-Wednesday, July 14-16th, 2025
  • Who: Teachers, Naturalists, & Environmental Educators, grades K-12
  • What: FREE Professional Development
  • When: Monday-Wednesday, July 14-16, 2025,  8:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Where: Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park, Monticello, MN
  • Class size: Limited to 15 participants
  • Credit: Earn 30 CEUs

Register today!

Elementary Engineering 2025 v1

Elementary Engineering Workshop

Monday, July 28th, 2025
  • Who: K-5 Educators
  • What: FREE teacher training
  • When: Monday, July 28, 2025,  8:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Where: Jeffers Lodge, Prior Lake, MN
  • Class size: Limited to 30 participants
  • Credit: Earn 8 CEUs

Register today!

Phenology Workshop 2025 promo v1

Summer Phenology Workshop

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
  • Who: K-8 Educators
  • What: FREE teacher training
  • When: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Where: Jeffers Lodge, Prior Lake, MN
  • Credit: Earn 8 CEUs

Register now!

Strategies & Techniques for Outdoor Learning

View More

Promote Nature Play and Learning…Just Outside Your Door

View More

Instructional videos to watch with your children at home

View More

Customizable Outdoor Learning Workshops

View More

Every School Should Have a Garden

View More

Evaluate and address elementary school lunchroom waste

View More

Enhance School Learning with Outdoor Fun

View More

Observation + Journaling =
Learning²

View More

Observe, Wonder, and Record
your Experiences in Nature

View More

Learning from Nature’s Own Classroom

View More

Lessons enhance learning & engagement by connecting science to language arts, math, art, & engineering

View More

Watch Our Workshop Video

&

Schedule Your FREE Workshop Today!

Good Sense

An Educator’s Guide to

Outdoor Sensory Activities

We receive five senses at birth – to learn, explore, and reach logical conclusions from our own observations & experiences.
We hope these activities will help you discover & explore the limitless possibilities available by using your senses.
Good Sense Book Cover

Fostering
Environmental Stewardship
Through Education

No event found!
0
Professional Workshops Held
0
Teachers Impacted
0
Jeffers Journals In Use
0
Garden Videos Produced
Keep in touch with Jeffers for new ideas & upcoming workshops!