NorthBay’s Professional Development Program for Teachers
NorthBay created the professional development program for the same reasons we create programs for kids.
We believe that our choices and actions matter & that they have immediate and long-term impacts. As a result of that understanding we desire empowered, solution-minded teachers who inspire our youth to take positive actions. Actions that make the world a better place for all.
The NorthBay professional development program uses Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions (IEEIA)* as its foundation. This issue-analysis curriculum set the standard for inquiry-based learning and has been validated as a force for student empowerment and action.
In keeping with NorthBay’s mission to serve, and the needs of our environment and society, we encourage teachers and their students to conduct issues-based research. We want teachers and their students to leverage findings into lasting solutions for local stream and river issues, and to share findings and take actions with communities that exist beyond the schoolyard.

Program Opportunities
Short Courses are in development! Email: prodevelopment@northbayadventure.org for more info!
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Courses are accredited in Maryland & Pennsylvania (ACT 48).
Other state accreditations are in process.
Booking your Professional Development Training at NorthBay is easy.
If you are interested in booking one of NorthBay’s upcoming Teacher Professional Development opportunities please contact: prodevelopment@ northbayadventure.org
Or, simply fill out our Registration Form below
Terms & Conditions
Click below to download NorthBay’s Health & Release Form, indicating the terms and conditions for attending our Teacher Professional Development courses. You will need to email this signed form to your NorthBay point of contact, or bring a signed copy with you upon arrival.Download NorthBay’s Terms & Conditions Form Here
About NorthBay
NorthBay is an environmental and character education program headquartered at the northern tip of the Chesapeake Bay in North East, MD.Our core program is an intensive 5-day/4-night residential experience that uses engaging, inquiry-based environmental education curriculum to facilitate student realization that the choices they make in life impact their futures, their communities and the environment. Targeting underserved students from throughout the Mid-Atlantic, NorthBay serves over 10,000 students from over 150 schools in this core program annually.
The NorthBay Extended (NEXT) program delivers our inquiry-based model into the classroom, schoolyard and community by integrating a hands-on, Next Generation Science Standards aligned curriculum with character development and leadership.
Read more about NorthBay’s Education as well as our Group Retreat opportunities through our various links on our website: northbayadventure.org