professional development
The National Wildlife Federation offers formal and non-formal educators both virtual and in-person professional development/professional learning (PD/PL) opportunities and support focused on the RiSC curriculum, learning resources, and programming. Continuing Education Credits and stipends may be available and are determined on a case-by-case basis. Below is a list of upcoming RiSC PD/PL offerings.
Designing a Solarpunk Future: Imagining Climate Resilient Communities
Thursday, June 4, 2026
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
American Museum of Natural History
(enter at West 77th Street)
CTLE credits provided. Complementary breakfast and lunch included
Come and explore the new Resilient Schools and Communities (RiSC) curriculum during an in-person Chancellor's Day Professional Learning Day at the American Museum of Natural History.
We'll introduce educators to the new RiSC curriculum and explore a Solarpunk lesson and activities from it.
Solarpunk is a cultural and artistic movement that imagines optimistic futures where human societies live in harmony with nature through renewable energy, ecological design, mutual aid, and socially just technology.