Sustainable Schoolyards

For Teachers Grades K–12
June 14–18, 2010
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center

Turn a portion of your schoolyard into an outdoor classroom by engaging your students in the planning, development, and management of a native plant habitat. Several St. Louis area schools have successfully implemented the curriculum, based on the Earth Partnership for Schools program developed at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Arboretum. Workshop participants will receive implementation assistance during the school year. The workshop is open to teams of at least two teachers from a school.

There is no fee for this workshop. Two graduate credits are available for an additional fee.

This workshop is FULL. Contact Eddie Jones at eddie@litzsinger.org for further information.

The following course, part of the Mapping the Environment series, involves geographic information systems software. Significant workshop time will be dedicated to developing your own curriculum project to implement in your classroom.

Mapping Your Community

For Teachers Grades 5–12
June 21–25, 2010
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center

Meet your curriculum goals while engaging your students in studies of their local community. Participants will develop a curriculum module to take back to school that uses a place-based approach to education and integrates use of geographic information system (GIS) software and other resources to support student inquiry. A school site license for the GIS software is provided to all participants. Application form available at www.litzsinger.org.

There is no fee for this workshop. Two graduate credits are available for an additional fee.

Download a Mapping Your Community registration form. Contact Dr. Bob Coulter at bob@litzsinger.org for further information.

Take Your Ecology Curriculum Outdoors

For Teachers Grades K–12
July 12–16, 2010
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center

Bring your favorite ecology unit to develop further with the help of your peers and the staff at the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center. Field investigations of prairie, woodland and stream habitats will boost your understanding of local ecology. Focused planning time will help you develop a more effective unit linking outdoor spaces to your classroom.

There is no fee for this workshop. Two graduate credits are available for an additional fee.

This workshop has been CANCELED. Contact Eddie Jones at eddie@litzsinger.org for further information.

Community Science Investigators

For Middle School Teachers
July 19–23 and 26–30, 2010
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center

Community Science Investigators combines computer gaming, professional-grade mapping tools, and service learning projects to support middle school students in their after-school investigations of local environmental issues. Enrollment by selection for CSI program only.

Learn more about Community Science Investigators (CSI) after-school program.

Contact Bob Coulter (bob@litzsinger.org) or Deanna Lawlor (deanna@litzsinger.org) to learn more about participating in this program.