The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access is hosting a free online education conference for teachers and students from the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum. The discussion will focus on the “Citizen Science: A Watershed Study” program, in which Washington, D.C., high school students explore the Anacostia Watershed. Tony Thomas, education program coordinator at the Anacostia Community Museum, will present “Urban Waterways: Thinking about Environmental Stewardship,” Wednesday, April 9, at 4 p.m. EDT. Students who participated in the summer 2013 exploration of the Anacostia Watershed are scheduled to share their experiences and present their findings. The conference is part of the monthly 2014 Smithsonian Online Education Conference Series, which provides an online space for teachers and students to engage with Smithsonian experts and make connections from textbooks to today’s world. Each virtual conference features a live Q&A, and includes free digital-learning resources and teaching strategies that educators can use to explore cross-curricular lessons with their students. The “Urban Waterways” session will also introduce the “Waterways Watcher” badge. This is the newest digital badging opportunity available to students through Smithsonian Quests, a program that invites anywhere, anytime exploration in support of self-directed, project-based learning. Visit the Smithsonian website to register for this conference and others from the Online Education series.