The St. Johns River Water Management District developed The Great Water Odyssey^SM with the assistance of experienced Florida educators, each having many years of classroom experience and training. The Great Water Odyssey^SM helps teachers meet the challenge of presenting vital information in an interesting, entertaining way so that children want to learn.

The Great Water Odyssey^SM is a computer-based curriculum that uses a CD to supplement classroom lessons. It correlates to Florida’s Sunshine State Standards and includes opportunities to prepare students to be successful on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

This program is a creative, hands-on way to teach grade-specific lessons in reading, science, language arts, geography, history, math and water conservation. Students can use the interactive CD, working alone or in groups, to study science content and read through material with a focus on water. Science content assessments are embedded within the program, with printable score summaries available for grading purposes.

A comprehensive educator’s guide provides numerous activities to surround, support and integrate learning into other content areas. There are strong reading and writing connections, with traditional assessments and FCAT-like assessments throughout.

Educators may obtain this curriculum and its support materials by attending a traditional workshop or by completing the online training course available through the St. Johns River Water Management District.

The District maintains a contract with the North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC) to facilitate the online training. Click HERE to see NEFEC’s classes.

For information about online classes, click HERE.

For information about traditional, face-to-face workshops, click HERE.