Chicago Botanic Garden Spring 2019

76 To register, visit chicagobotanic.org/education or call (847) 835-6801. Coming This Summer NGSS Phenomena in the Schoolyard CPDUs: 18, Graduate credit: 2 (optional; additional fee) Grade level: K – 12 Tuesday – Thursday, June 25 – 27 Citizen Science Data in the Classroom Online course CPDUs: 30, Graduate credit: 2 (optional; additional fee) Grade level: 6-12 Online: Friday, June 28, through Monday, July 29 Native Americans and Plant Science CPDUs: 18, Graduate credit: 2 (optional; additional fee) Grade level: K – 12 Tuesday – Thursday, July 9 – 11 Talking and Thinking Floorbook Approach ® A Claire Warden Workshop for Early Childhood Educators CPDUs: 18, Gateways: 18 Grade level: preK – 2 Tuesday – Thursday, July 23 – 25 STEAM and Plants for Diverse Learners CPDUs: 13, Gateways: 13, Graduate credit: 1 (optional; additional fee) Grade level: preK – 12 Monday – Tuesday, August 5 – 6 Custom Teacher Workshops Garden educators can customize workshops for your needs. Workshops are perfect for teacher institute days, curriculum meetings, or other professional events. Activities are aligned with Next Generation Science Stan- dards (NGSS) and your curriculum, and will increase understanding of plants and nature, build a repertoire of teaching techniques, and enliven the classroom. Workshops may be held at your school or at the Garden. Choose from the following topics or suggest one of your own. Exploring Nature with Young Children Classroom Gardening Plant Basics Schoolyard Ecology Science and Literature Midwest Ecosystems Growing Plants in Martian Soil Custom workshops are a minimum of two hours long and cost $200/hour for each group of up to 20 teachers. Please call Teacher Programs at (847) 835- 8253 for more information. The Garden is a CPS Preferred Provider of teacher professional development. Student Field Trips Guided Field Trips Guided field trips at the Chicago Botanic Garden teach students in grades preK – 12 about plants, nature, and life science core ideas. Field trips are STEM-focused and aligned with NGSS. Payment is required at the time of registra- tion. Groups have the option to pay in full or pay a $50 deposit per program. The balance is due two weeks before the field trip. $140 per program in fall, early winter, and spring; $100 per program January 7 – March 8 Seasonal, Monday through Friday 10 or 11:30 a.m. 60 minutes Custom Field Trip Experiences If you would like a guided field trip topic or tour that is not offered in our listings, we can work with you to make that happen. Requests are subject to space and resource availability, may involve extra fees, and cannot be scheduled in May or October. Call (847) 835-8313 for more information. Homeschool Groups Please review our program descriptions online and select a program that best matches your group’s grade level, interest, and knowledge. Programs that suit your youngest students are ideal, as each program’s content can be expanded for older ages. Field Trip Financial Aid The Garden provides aid for qualified schools serving low-income populations. Contact dwehrle@chicagobotanic.org for more infor- mation on eligibility and online applications to subsidize the cost of transportation and guided field trips. Visit chicagobotanic.org/fieldtrips for more information.