We are excited to host a 2026 HEEL 2-Day Professional Learning Experience for faculty on "Environmental Literacy in a Connected World." If you are you a Maryland Higher Education faculty member interested in integrating environmental literacy into your courses, please fill out the interest form linked below.

Topic: Environmental Literacy in a Connected World 
Dates: April 24 and 25
Location: Dorchester County, MD
Stipend: $350
Spaces are limited!

(You must be a Maryland Higher Education Faculty Member and be able to attend BOTH full days to receive the faculty stipend.)

Interest Form Link

Higher Education Environmental Literacy (HEEL) Mission:

Higher Education Environmental Literacy (HEEL) is a professional learning community designed to support the integration of environmental literacy into teacher education programming. In HEEL professional learning, faculty engage with research-based practices and models for interdisciplinary environmental literacy, outdoor learning, and issue investigations in their classrooms.

The 2026 HEEL professional learning is hosted by Notre Dame of Maryland University's E-STREAM Learning Labs in collaboration with faculty/staff from Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) and Towson University (TU). This professional learning was generously funded by Maryland Center for Computing Education (MCCE).