Welcome to Project WET for SW Idaho!
The WaterShed is a regional host of Project WET.
Established in 1984, Project WET is water education for Pre-K-12 teachers, informal educators and community members. The mission of Project WET is to advance water education to understand global challenges and inspire local solutions.
Project WET offerings:
Attend a WORKSHOP: Formal and informal educators, pre-service teachers, and community members can participate in Project WET workshops and receive a curriculum guide of their choice.
Check out KITS: Borrow free education kits and models through the WaterShed.
Connect to the PORTAL: Access additional activity resources and information using the special code inside your Curriculum Guide 2.0
Connect to DISCOVER WATER: Use this free site with students to give them an interactive way to better understand our water resources.
Connect to NATIONAL PROJECT WET: Visit the store, sign up for an online workshop, and see recent news.
Educator Workshops
Workshops train educators and community members on diverse water topics to promote water awareness. Participants will receive an activity guide of their choice containing Project WET water education activities.
Optional professional development credit for educators is available through Boise State University or Northwest Nazarene University. An outside assignment is required for those who are taking the workshop for credit. Participants register and pay $60 per credit online at the respective university website. A credit registration link will be emailed to participants before the workshop.
Idaho Learning Adventures: Choose Your Own Path Course (self-paced)
Idaho is an amazing state. It is a great place for exploration and adventure. During this course you'll choose your own path to learn about exciting opportunities and educational resources available to educators. Your final assignment will be to take what you have learned back to your classroom to enrich your students' learning with authentic Idaho experiences.
Examples of learning adventures:
- Take short classes from programs like Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, or Project WET.
- Visit an Idaho State Park or local park.
- Participate in a ranger- or docent-led program.
- Visit The WaterShed, a museum, zoo, botanical garden, or nature center.
- Check out a teaching kit, trunks, or other teaching resources from local providers.
- Participate in a service project or do volunteer work.
Does it help you experience Idaho and enrich student learning? Then it counts!
Course Fee of $129 includes one (1) professional development credit (for recertification) from Northwest Nazarene University.
Summer 2025:
Unlock the City: A Local Learning Quest for Educators (hybrid)
Only educators who attended the Boise Museum Association's Educator Open House on September 18, 4:00-7:00 pm at the Discovery Center of Idaho can register for this one-credit PD course.
This innovative course invites educators to reimagine their local communities as vibrant learning landscapes. Anchored by the Educator Open House, participants will explore local organizations, cultural landmarks, and community spaces through a creative, quest-like experience. The course culminates in the creation of a personalized Field Guide for Local Learning—a tool for designing authentic, place-based learning experiences for students.
Register and pay for this ISU course here:
For more information or questions, please contact The Albion Center at albion@isu.edu
Idaho Ecosystems with Idaho Project WET, WILD and PLT. (Virtual)
October 14 - November 14
In this interactive virtual class, receive training and award-winning materials from Project WILD, Project WET and Project Learning Tree, with which you will engage upper elementary students in learning about Idaho ecosystems. The class includes three synchronous Zoom sessions, with most course work done separately on your own. For part of the class, you will choose one of the curricula (WILD, WET or PLT) to explore in more depth and will receive that program’s comprehensive activity guide(s). You will leave the course with plans to use materials from the course with students, whether teaching in the classroom or remotely, both indoors and out.
CREDIT: One (1) optional professional development credit (for recertification) is available from your choice of Northwest Nazarene University, Boise State University, or University of Idaho, $60 payable to the university.
