Teacher in-services are designed for groups of up to 30 participants, including college students, pre-service teachers, or school faculty members. The one-hour program introduces the many resources Shedd Aquarium has to offer teachers and their students. Learn about professional development opportunities, field experience, field trip information, the aquarium's Web site, and other resources to be used in your classroom. In-services, aligned with Illinois teaching standards, take place at the aquarium and are free of charge.
For more information about our teacher offerings, schedule an in-service or register for a workshop, please call 312-692-3165 or e-mail teacherservices@sheddaquarium.org.
Teacher Workshops
Teacher Field Experience: Aquatic Habitats Investigation
Suggested for K- through 5th-grade teachers
Monday, Aug. 4, to Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008;
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $125
Available Credit: One graduate credit from National Louis University (additional fee of $120); one Lane credit or 15 CPDUs
You can be a scientist! Join Shedd Aquarium and Friends of the Chicago River as we travel to several unique aquatic habitats. Rives, lakes, bogs and fens will be among the many habitats we visit, where you will explore, make careful observations and participate in real-time research with scientists and site stewards. Be prepared to get dirty and spend the majority of the time outside, rain or shine!
Field Trip Basics and Curriculum Connections
Suggested for K-8th grade teachers
Available the third Thursday of every month in the fall
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
FREE
3 CPDUs
Learn the most important strategies for planning a focused and successful field trip. Get a detailed look at registration procedures as well as locations and programs for your students in the aquarium. During the workshop we will also practice creating a pre-trip lesson plan, an activity for during the field trip, and create a post trip lesson as a group. Light refreshments will be provided.
Wilderness Classroom Organization: Trans-America Expedition Teacher Workshop
Suggested for 3rd- to 8th-grade teachers
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
FREE
Join Wilderness Classroom and Shedd Aquarium for a Trans-America Expedition workshop. Teachers learn exciting new ways to study the rain forest, including how a school can use the Internet to interact with a team of scientists and explorers Dave Freeman and Eric Frost on their 3,000-mile journey across the Amazon. The workshop includes a variety of teaching materials for you to take home courtesy of Wilderness Classroom. Visit http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/ for more information and to register for the workshop.
NOAA “Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration”
Two-part professional development workshop
Suggested for 6th - through 12th-grade teachers
FREE
Check back soon for upcoming fall 2008 and spring 2009 dates.
For more information about our teacher offerings, schedule an in-service or register for a workshop, please call 312-692-3165 or e-mail mailto:teacherservices@sheddaquarium.org
Teacher Field Experience: Biology in the Bahamas 2009
Fee: $800
Learn about the marine environment and scientific research by studying it at Shedd and then experiencing it firsthand in the Bahamas on board Shedd's research vessel, the R/V Coral Reef II. Through hands-on experience, teachers will gain a greater understanding of data collection and analysis, how it applies to current scientific research and how to integrate this into a classroom curriculum. For more information, please check out the field experience description and the field experience application.
- Pre-trip held at Shedd Aquarium: mid - June
- Field work in Bimini, Bahamas: end of July
- Post-trip at Shedd Aquarium: mid - Aug.
Check back in early 2009 for the 2009 Teacher Field Experience program dates and application deadlines.
