Free Educators Workshops: Bringing the Ice Age Floods Story to Classrooms

Every student in the Northwest should experience the incredible science story of the megafloods that shaped our landscape and history. To help bring this story to life, the Ice Age Floods Institute, Engaging Every Student, and our partners are excited to invite K–12 educators to free special training events. Thanks to support from the Avista Foundation, we are offering free hybrid workshops where you will gain access to valuable resources designed to inspire students to investigate their local environment.

New Curriculum Resources
Participants will explore a new Ice Age Floods Detectives phenomena-based curriculum with supporting presentations targeted to 4th grade, as well as hands-on investigations from the National Park Service’s Investigating Ice Age Floods curriculum. Both explore the megafloods that shaped the Northwest and are adaptable for grades K–12

Free STEAM Workshops for K–12 Educators Details (In-person with options to join us via Zoom):

• Locations:
  • The Dalles, OR: Sat., Mar. 14, 2026 (register here: tinyurl.com/yxw9haet)
  • Spokane, WA: Mon., June 15, 2026 (register here: tinyurl.com/y78vcde9)
  • Richland, WA: Mon., June 22, 2026 (register here: tinyurl.com/zbrhtpht)
• Featuring:
  • Engaging classroom and field-based activities, including exciting ways to model Floods phenomena
  • Stories of the megafloods that transformed the Northwest 18,000–12,000 years ago at the end of the Last Glacial Period
  • Up to 7 Washington STEM Clock Hours and/or PDUs for license renewal in Oregon and other states
• Schedule: All workshops 9:00 am–4:00 pm (or half day)
  • 9:00–12:00 | Interactive workshop featuring new Ice Age Floods Discovery curriculum: targeted to grade 4 and adaptable for K–12
  • 12–12:30 | Working lunch (provided)
  • 12:30–3:30 | Interactive workshop featuring Investigating Ice Age Floods curriculum adaptable for grades K–12
  • 3:00 or 3:30–4:00 | Nearby interpretive field studies with experts
• Cost:
  • Free
  • Ice Age Floods Institute mini-Grants available 
    • To cover materials, transportation, STEM clock hour fee, etc.
    • Learn more: iafi.org/k-12grants.

Help Spread the Word: We encourage you to share this informative Ice Age Floods Workshops flyer with other educators to let them know about this opportunity! 

For questions, comments, or ideas on where we might offer additional training, please contact Rick Reynolds, M.S.Ed., at rick@engagingeverystudent.com. Thanks for your interest and all you do to inspire our students to investigate our environment!