Customized Programs are tailored to suit your professional learning goals. Please contact us to discuss.
Spring P-Credit Institutes
School Gardening 101—Creating a Garden (2 P-Credits)
Advocate for, plan, create, or revive a school garden. Hone skills for designing, budgeting, and incorporating the garden across the curriculum, utilizing the resources of the school community.
Increasing Representation in the Natural World (1 P-Credit)
Online, Asynchronous
Engage with natural objects and outdoor environments near you through facilitated routines of observation and reflection. Use curated readings and research to highlight disproportionate access to nature, reflect on personal experiences, and plan for equitable learning opportunities in the science classroom.
Summer P-Credit Institutes (3 P-Credits)
Plant, Learn, & Grow: School Gardening 201
Whether your school garden is plants on your windowsill or in the schoolyard, participate in hands-on gardening methods to build your background knowledge. Topics include pest management, soil quality monitoring, pollinator interactions and more!
Seedlings Institute: Nature and Science for Early Childhood Educators | Grades Pre-K−2 (3 P-Credits)
Come explore the resources of the New York Botanical Garden with us! Participants will learn how to use plants and nature to engage children in science across the curriculum, with connections to literacy, math, and art.
Ethnobotany for Educators: Exploring Plants Through Cultural Connections (3 P-Credits)
The relationship between people and plants have shaped foodways for thousands of years. Examine human and plant connections at the intersection of history, food, and culture. Develop strategies for engaging student-driven scientific investigations utilizing plants and food.