The Center has the expertise and statewide reputation for quality in designing and conducting 1-day teacher workshops and 5-day teacher institutes at Michigan Tech University and statewide on any topic, in partnership with MTU faculty.
Current Teacher Workshops
Creating Great Lakes Stewards to Promote Clean Water & Healthy Urban Watersheds in Detroit
Gr. 6-8 Teachers in Detroit Schools Are Invited to Participate
in a One-Year Water Education Teacher PD & Field Trip Program
5 Teacher Workshops
Register Online at Registration: Urban Water Stewards
For application deadlines and more information please click on the Flyer above or contatct
Joan Chadde, Project Director at Phone: 906.487.3341 Email: jchadde@mtu.edu
School Gardening for All! Tips & Techniques
For K – 12 Educators
Wednesday, May 2, 4:30 – 8:00 pm @ TR Davis Elem (Dollar Bay)
Thursday May 3, 4:30 – 7:30 pm @ Houghton Middle School Attend one or both days!
Topics include: Site planning and design, Season extension, Seed Saving, Pollinators and Insects, integration into classroom curriculum etc! Presenter: Abbey Palmer,
North Farm Education Coordinator
MSU – Chatham Cost: FREE
Credit: SCECHs Pending
Sign up by clicking: Register
Register by:
Questions? Call 487-3341
Joan Chadde jchadde@mtu.edu or Lloyd Wescoat lwescoat@mtu.edu
Tips & Tools for Creating
and Using Outdoor Classrooms
Wednesday, June 13th
Time: 8:30 am –3:30 pm
Location: Marsin Nature Center
Explore ways that teachers can unlock the powerful learning experiences that exist just beyond the classroom door! Presenter: Tracy Page,
Aquatic Education Coordinator
Michigan Dept of Natural Resources Cost: FREE for LSSI teachers ; others welcome ($45). Lunch provided and each teacher will receive a resource book.
Credit: 6 SCECHs (pending) $10
Sign up by clicking: Register
Register by: Monday, June 4
Questions? Call 487-3341
Joan Chadde jchadde@mtu.edu Lloyd Wescoat lwescoat@mtu.edu
Recent Teacher Workshops
March 7th 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner & Dialogue: YOU ARE HERE: Writing and Mapping with Kathleen Heideman Hands-on poetry writing and collage workshop for teachers mixing storytelling, local roadmaps, handwritten texts, and Google Maps. We’ll draw inspiration from data visualizations (trees, webs), poems of place, and ideas for building environmental stewardship through kinship Ideal for those teaching ecology, geology, geography, studio art and creative writing; naturalistic intelligence and visual-spatial intelligence; those interested in STEAM (STEM + Art/Design); and those teaching grades 7-12. Informal educators and teachers of all grade levels are encouraged to attend! Free to LSSI teams, CCRC members, & MTU Teacher Candidates, Registration is limited to 30 participants (preregistration is required) SCECHs pending Please bring a laptop or tablet. 202 Great Lakes Research Center (MTU campus)