Education

Teacher Programs

Fall 2012 Programs

New! Green Science for the Future
November 10, 2012, at the Chicago Botanic Garden
November 17, 2012, at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $150 (20% discount for Educator Members)
Grade level: 3 – 12
CPDU credit: 15, Lane credit: 1, Graduate credit: 1
An additional fee for graduate credit ($100 per credit through Aurora University and $144 per credit through National Louis University) will be collected on the first day of the workshop.

Integrate environmentally based issues such as recycling, alternative energy, green roofs, and resource conservation into your existing curriculum with an easy, hands-on approach. Expand environmental science topics with lessons designed to engage students in science inquiry processes. Discover how you and your students can make your classroom and school more environmentally aware.

Exploring Desert Ecosystems
December 1, 2012, at the Chicago Botanic Garden
December 8, 2012, at Brookfield Zoo
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $150 (20% discount for Educator Members)
Grade level: PreK – 12
CPDU credit: 15, Lane credit: 1, Graduate credit: 1
An additional fee for graduate credit ($100 per credit through Aurora University and $144 per credit through National Louis University) will be collected on the first day of the workshop.

Why are deserts important? Why should we protect them? Explore the amazing adaptations of desert plants at the Garden's Greenhouses and desert animals at the Brookfield Zoo. Learn about the ecology and importance of deserts through hands-on activities that support interdisciplinary instruction.