EE Provider Details

Organization

Environmental Education Professional Learning / Professional Development Provider

Professional Learning Overview: We offer both custom professional learning workshops for educators as well as "P" Credit courses in partnership with the ASPDP. Custom workshops are tailored to support your professional development goals for science and other areas of study and may include inquiry-based classroom explorations, nature and plant community exploration, and guidance for hands-on "potting-up" horticultural activities. Our current 3 "P" Credit courses are "What Did a Plant Ever Do for You?", an introduction to the science and art of botany and horticulture using plants and gardens both at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and in the community, and "Native New Yorkers: Exploring Native Plants at Brooklyn Botanic Garden", which focuses on plant ecology and experiential learning in the field. Both courses are grounded in CR-SE and our inquiry approach to teaching and learning.

The organization's contact person

The EE program(s) offered by the organization

Program Name: Custom Professional Learning Workshops and 3 "P" Credit Courses

Program Description: We offer both custom professional learning workshops for educators as well as "P" Credit courses in partnership with the ASPDP. Custom workshops are tailored to support your professional development goals for science and other areas of study and may include inquiry-based classroom explorations, nature and plant community exploration, and guidance for hands-on "potting-up" horticultural activities. Our current 3 "P" Credit courses are "What Did a Plant Ever Do for You?", an introduction to the science and art of botany and horticulture using plants and gardens both at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and in the community, and "Native New Yorkers: Exploring Native Plants at Brooklyn Botanic Garden", which focuses on plant ecology and experiential learning in the field. Both courses are grounded in CR-SE and our inquiry approach to teaching and learning.

Audience: Classroom Teachers, Informal Educators, Early Childhood Educators, Homeschool Educators

Fees: custom workshop fees based on participants, workshop duration, and materials; "P" Credit Course fees are $250, plus $125 to ASPDP for "P" credits$

Grade Level: Early Childhood (Pre-K-K), Elementary School (Grades 1-4), Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

Credits Offered: NYC After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP) credits

Other Services: Field Trips, In-Class Programs, Online Lesson Plans/Curricula, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is also a partner institution in Urban Advantage, an NYC science initiative for teacher and students in upper elementary and middle schools.

Additional Contacts: Sara Epstein (school programs manager) sepstein@bbg.org Barbara Kurland (director of learning and partnerships) bkurland@bbg.org Teacher Education, teachereducation@bbg.org