Educator Training in Georgia for Project WET
Training for Project WET is done through day-long facilitator-led workshops. If you are interested in either an Educator Workshop or Facilitator Workshop use the links. Check the Calendar for the next training session. 
There are Project WET-trained Facilitators all over the state of Georgia. Click here to find one near you: Map of Facilitators
Visit the Reading Corner on the new Project WET portal.
Georgia Performance Standards/Project WET Correlations
Find classroom resources for Water Education
River of Words (ROW) is an environmental program for K-12 students designed to connect students with their watershed through art and poetry. Our own Georgia ROW program is top notch and administered through Project WET! Check out our winners' galleries from year 2000 to the present.
Nominate a Georgia Project WET Organization or Educator of the Year Each year, Georgia Project WET recognizes a school or other organization that is making a special effort to train teachers and/or students with Project WET, Adopt-A-Stream, or other water education programs or resources. An Educator of the Year can also be nominated and the winner will be recognized at the EEA awards ceremony in March.
 Nomination (pdf form)
Nominations are due Feb. 1 of each year.
Here's what you get as the Georgia Project WET Organization of the Year! A free Project WET Educator Workshop for 20! The Project WET School of the Year hosts this one-day workshop for 20 area teachers, administrators, other educators OR some funds to put on a WATER FESTIVAL or purchase water education materials! Recognition and award at the Environmental Education Alliance annual conference.
Environmental Education Links:
- Climate Change Lessons
Classroom tools available through Project WET:
1. Water Education Curricula -- collections of innovative activities and case studies that are easy to use, interactive, challenging and fun. Click on each for details.
| 2. Enviroscape Models Free checkout for educators, email for details |
Available in these locations: Athens, Northwest Georgia, EPD Tifton, Statesboro, University of West GA, Atlanta Outdoor Activity Center (OAC), Armstrong Atlantic State University |
Non-point source-- Allows learners to see pollution and runoff when rain carries soil, chemicals and oil through the watershed to a pond, lake, river and ocean.
Wetlands-- Allows learners to see wetlands in action including activities that affect wetlands and activities that can help conserve them.
Coastal (from AASU)-- Allows learners to see coastline problems including activities that affect coasts and activities that can help conserve them.
Drinking Water/Waste Water (from OAC and EPD only)-- Allows learners to see inner workings of a River to River treatment system. |
3. Groundwater Flow Model Free checkout for educators, email for details.Allows learners to watch water and contaminants introduced into the system move through underground rock formations.
4. River of Words Exhibit Free checkout for educators, email for details.Traveling display of Georgia's current award-winning ROW poetry and art.
5. NEW! K-3 Early Education Trunks Free checkout for educators, email for details.Rolling cart chocked full with water-themed trade books, activity books, teacher guides, and cool activity materials, including finger puppets and a weather radio!
6. Dragonfly Gazette The Georgia Project WET newsletter is published bi-annually and features articles of interest to WET Teachers and Facilitators. It includes state-specific background information for WET activities, thematic lesson plans, interviews with water professionals, and a forum for Teachers and Facilitators to share their ideas and accomplishments. NOW an e-newsletter!
email to request. Back Issues.
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