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RIVERS TO BAYS: EXPLORING OUR WATERSHED CONNECTIONS
North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR NOAA Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE)

2026 North Inlet-Winyah Bay Professional Teacher Development Application

Workshop dates: October 14 & 15, 2026

Bring watershed and estuary education into your classrooms! Join North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve education and research staff at Hobcaw Barony in Georgetown, SC, exploring Winyah Bay & North Inlet estuaries. This professional teacher development is free of charge and space is limited. Overnight on-site dormitory lodging, all workshop supplies, food, activities and on-site transportation are provided. A certificate for fifteen hours (15) Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be provided upon completion of the workshop exit survey.

Requirements:
1) Priority to Georgetown, Williamsburg and Florence County educators (formal, informal), all grade levels and subjects but open to any SC educator.
2) Commitment to 2 day (15 hours CEUs) training (with optional overnight accommodations available), any pre-workshop homework, and exit and six month follow up surveys.
3) Must be able to tolerate some physical activities outdoors for portions of the workshop.
4) Upon completion of the workshop, teachers must develop an action plan to share watershed and estuary education activities with their students.

1.Name
2.Email address
3.Cell Phone #
4.School Name/Place of Work
5.What grades do you currently teach?
6.What subject(s) do you currently teach?
7.How many years have you been teaching?
8.What do you hope to get out of this workshop?
9.If you are selected, how would you use the resources learned at TOTE in your classroom?
10.Please indicate any special needs or medical conditions you may have and how we can help accommodate them.