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Educator Professional Development Programs

Teacher Workshops

We invite you to enhance your knowledge, enrich your teaching techniques and enliven your classroom while earning professional development and graduate credit. Join us for our teacher workshops offered every season:

Summer Programs
Fall Programs
Winter Programs
Spring Programs

To register for these workshops, follow the links above, or print out the registration form on the navigation bar to the left.

REGISTER NOW! Turning with the Seasons: Workshop for Preschool Teachers
Saturday, December 5, 2009, at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Saturday, December 12, 2009, at the Lincoln Park Zoo
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Fee: $150 ($140 for Educator Members)
Grade level: PreK-2
CPDU credits: 15
CPS credit: 1
Graduate credit: 1

Join us for a fun-filled day open to anyone who works with preschool children — including parents. This workshop, offered at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Lincoln Park Zoo, will focus on the importance of teaching science to prekindergarten children. Participating in hands-on learning “stations” will inspire you to incorporate the life cycle of plants and animals into your classroom in every season. This class is designed for preK educators but is adaptable for grades preK-2.

Custom Workshops for Preschool through High-School Teachers

Staff in the Center for Teaching and Learning can develop custom workshops to be presented at the Garden or delivered at your site. Teachers, administrative staff, and parent or neighborhood volunteers can all participate through active learning that illustrates grade-appropriate techniques for integrating plant-based learning into the curriculum. Please call Teacher Programs staff at (847) 835-8253 for more information about scheduling and pricing of custom workshops.