Professional Development
LEAF offers a variety of opportunities for educators to expand their forestry expertise. Both workshops without credit and courses for university credit are available.
Check out our Calendar of Workshops and Courses.
Our Instructors: LEAF courses are taught by the LEAF staff and instructors located around the state. Our instructors come from a variety of backgrounds including classroom teaching, forestry, and environmental education.
LEAF Professional Development Graduate Courses
Forestry
Education for the Wisconsin K-12 Classroom
Highlights principles, activities, and techniques for teaching K-12
students about Wisconsin's forests. Receive the LEAF Wisconsin K-12
Forestry Lesson Guide and additional forestry-related education
materials. Designed for K-12 classroom teachers.
Teaching Selected
Forestry Topics in the K-12 Classroom
Complements Forestry Education for the Wisconsin K-12 Classroom.
Explores materials and methodologies to teach K-12 students about
current forestry topics, concepts, and issues. May be repeated for
credit with different subtitles. New!
Build-a-Credit
option
School Forest
Programs and Administration
Provides an overview of the Wisconsin School Forest Program.
Emphasis on planning and administration of school forests including:
committees, property management, educational plans, resources, and
financial support. Includes classroom and web components.
Human Influence
on Wisconsin's Forests
This on-line course examines Wisconsin's forest resources and the
role they play in our past, current, and future ecological,
economic, and social well-being. Designed for K-12 classroom
teachers who want to acquire additional background in forestry.
Non-Formal Learning Opportunities
LEAF also offers non-formal learning opportunities. Check out our Current Offerings.