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Green Teacher Network is a powerful collaboration between three of Chicago’s biggest greening organizations - Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, Chicago Botanic Garden and Openlands. Through teacher trainings and events, we foster the use of plant-based learning in Chicago area schools and we support teachers’ efforts to create and use school gardens or growing spaces as curricular tools
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GTN Workshop SCHEDULE
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Workshop I
Date: Saturday, October 24,
2009
Time: 9am – 4pm
Location: Chicago Botanic
Garden
Workshop II
Date: Wednesday, January 27,
2010
Time: 4pm – 7pm
Location: Peggy Notebaert
Nature Museum
Workshop III
Date: Wednesday, March 17,
2010
Time:
4pm – 7pm
Location:
Hayt Elementary
School
Workshop IV
Date: Saturday, April 24,
2010
Time: 9am – 4pm
Location: Garfield Park
Conservatory
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CPDUs available to participants.
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Attendees have free entry to the
Green and Growing Fair,
which features garden vendors,
hands-on crafts and green-focused
demonstrations.
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For more information on the Green
Teacher Network, please contact
Jaime Zaplatosch at
JZaplatosch@openlands.org or call 312-863-6270.
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TEACHER
LINKS
GTN Membership FEE
• $50 per school
Membership Contact
Jaime Zaplatosch
Openlands
(312) 863-6270
jzaplatosch@openlands.org
membership includes
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Four teacher professional
development programs per year, featuring leaders in the
field, lessons for the classroom, networking opportunities,
and more (Up to three teachers, administrators, parents, or
volunteers from each member school can attend each
training.)
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E-newsletter with up-to-date
information on programs, classes, and reviews of
relevant books and materials
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An opportunity for teachers to
increase their knowledge in school gardening, plant
science and community building
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Tools and techniques that enable
teachers to turn their gardens (or windowsills) into
living laboratories and multi-disciplinary learning
opportunities
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CPDU’s earned at each meeting
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Green Teacher Network
brochure & membership application

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