Summer 2013 Workshops:
Sustainable Schoolyards
June 10–14, 2013
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center
Building on the principles of outdoor, place-based education, workshop participants will be introduced to teaching methods for investigating the history and ecology of your school and for enhancing the schoolyard as a habitat, all with your students and in support of your curriculum. LREC will provide instructional and technical support through the next school year. This workshop is open to teachers who have had a prior partnership with Litzsinger Road Ecology Center. Applications will be accepted from teams of two or more teachers.
Fee: None. Graduate credit is available.
Call (314) 409-4947 for more information. Download a registration form.
Effective Outdoor Learning
Offered twice: June 19–21, 2013 (W–F) OR July 15–17, 2013 (M–W) 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center
Discover the learning opportunities in your schoolyard and community as you begin a yearlong partnership with Litzsinger Road Ecology Center. During this 3-day introduction to place-based education, you will become acquainted with outdoor learning and the unique opportunities it presents for your students to achieve curricular goals in science and across the curriculum. You will be introduced to Discover Nature Schools, an outdoor curriculum published by the Missouri Department of Conservation and become eligible to receive funding for outdoor learning equipment. LREC will provide instructional and technical support through the next school year.
Fee: None for class or follow-up student field experience.
Call (314) 409-4947 for more information. Download a registration form.
What's It Like Where You Live?
July 22–26, 2013
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center
Learn how to engage your students in active investigations of local ecosystems and then compare what it’s like in St. Louis with other areas. How are we different from a desert community like Phoenix? Why are there different plants and animals in a rainforest? By combining a study of weather and climate patterns with plant and animal adaptations, your students can build the framework for understanding places near and far. Direct links to Common Core math and Next Generation science standards help you to meet your curriculum requirements. Ongoing support through the school year—including priority access to no-cost field study at LREC—is a benefit of your participation. Useful for all, but probably the best match is for grades 3–8.
Fee: None. Graduate credit is available.
Call (314) 368-7489 for more information. Download a registration form.
Additional summer professional development workshops are offered at the Missouri Botanical Garden:
- Foodology for Schools Summit
- BiodiverseCity Institute
- Energy Institutes
- Inquiry Institute: Physical Science and Beyond
Learn more and register.
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