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The Forest Preserve District offers a variety of professional-development opportunities and research-based instructional practices for teachers in natural sciences and cultural history. Teachers participate in hands-on learning experiences and receive resources for their classrooms or discovery at forest preserves on their own.

Questions? Call Fullersburg Woods at 630-850-8114.

MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM 16043July 30, 2019 • 1 – 5:30 p.m.Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center in Oak BrookGet an overview about mindfulness, how it feels and why it is important for teachers to use it in the classroom. $40 per person. Register online. 5 CPDH

SUMMER BREAK RELAXATION 16044Aug. 6, 2019 • 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center in Oak BrookGet an overview about the risk to empathetic teachers and how to balance student care with your own care. Includes a caregiver yoga class. $40 per person. Register online. 5 CPDH

BACK-TO-SCHOOL MINDFULNESS 16045Aug. 8, 2019 • 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center in Oak BrookBegin your morning devoted to exploring and planning small but impactful changes you can make to your classroom environment, interactions and curriculum. Come away with a simple mindfulness craft project, a self-designed script and some samples. $50 per person. Register online. 5 CPDH

BASS IN THE CLASS 16036Aug. 17, 2019 • 8:30 a.m. – noonFullersburg Woods Nature Education Center in Oak BrookLiven up your science curriculum with this hands-on aquatic biology program for your classroom. You will receive lessons and materials to tailor to curriculum needs as your students in grades preschool to 12 raise fingerling fish, monitor tank quality, learn about ecosystems and begin to adopt a conservation ethic. No fee. Register online. 3.5 CPDH

MUSSEL MANIA: RESTORING FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN URBAN STREAMS 16039Sept. 20, 2019 • 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Urban Stream Research Center at Blackwell Forest Preserve in WarrenvilleLearn about native freshwater mussels and water quality in DuPage County. Discover the Forest Preserve District’s conservation work and how you can incorporate it into your classroom. Join us for this exciting workshop that includes information about natural history, classroom activities and a freshwater mussel experience in a local stream that includes identifying local freshwater mussels. In addition to receiving CPDHs participants will leave with more knowledge about these critically threatened species and resources to implement an aquatic curriculum for grades 6 to 12. $10 lunch fee per person. Register online. 4.5 CPDH

ROCKS & MINERALS 16040Nov. 2, 2019 • 8:30 a.m. – noonFullersburg Woods Nature Education Center in Oak BrookGet to know rocks and minerals with specific activities and lessons for the study of basic earth science. Uncover the mysteries of our planet as we explore the earth from its core to the outer reaches of space. Discover how different types of rocks are formed, see fluorescent minerals glow, crack geodes, see amazing Illinois fossils, and learn why scientists want to mine asteroids. Participants will receive lessons and activities for plate tectonics, weathering and basic earth-science concepts for preschool to grade 8. No fee. Register online. 3.5 CPDH

Professional-Development OpportunitiesTEACHERS2019

REGISTRATION

IS NOW OPEN!

REGISTRATION

IS NOW OPEN!

Professional-Development OpportunitiesTEACHERSThe Forest Preserve District offers a variety of professional-development opportunities and research-based instructional practices for teachers in natural sciences and cultural history. Teachers participate in hands-on learning experiences and receive resources for their classrooms or discovery at forest preserves on their own.

Questions? Call Fullersburg Woods at 630-850-8114.

NATIVE LANDSCAPING FOR SCHOOLSComing Jan. 2020Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center in Oak BrookDiscover how to plant a schoolyard garden with native plants that attract butterflies and other pollinators. Learn about historic folklore surrounding native plants and their medicinal properties. Explore the benefits of native plants, and get tips for engaging students, faculty and parent volunteers to install and maintain a pollinator-friendly garden. This abbreviated three-session course is offered through the University of Wisconsin Madison Arboretum as part of the Earth Partnership for Schools. More info coming soon! 3.5 CPDU

BASS IN THE CLASS 16036Feb. 1, 2020 • 8:30 a.m. – noonFullersburg Woods Nature Education Center in Oak BrookLiven up your science curriculum with this hands-on aquatic biology program for your classroom. You will receive lessons and materials to tailor to curriculum needs as your students in grades preschool to 12 raise fingerling fish, monitor tank quality, learn about ecosystems and begin to adopt a conservation ethic. No fee. Register online. 3.5 CPDH

TEACHER INSTITUTE TRAINING DAY IN DUPAGE COUNTYFeb. 28, 2020DuPage forest preservesLearn about the Forest Preserve District's education centers and how to incorporate natural sciences and cultural history into your lesson plans at the “Teacher Institute Training Day in DuPage County”, offered in partnership with the DuPage Regional Office of Education. More information coming soon!

PARTNERING FOR THE BLANDING'S TURTLEJune 19, 2020 • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.Isle a la Cache Museum in RomeovilleExplore STEM science and the endangered Blanding’s turtle. Meet ecologists, biologists and naturalists from the DuPage and Will county forest preserve districts to discover their efforts to revitalize the Blanding’s turtle populations. Begin your day with a presentation and head out for a field study in telemetry. Then, meet captive-reared turtles, view their native habitat and learn about a unique partnership between the forest preserve districts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Illinois Department of Natural Resources. $10 per person. More info coming soon! 5 CPDH

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