Professional Development for Teachers

The EcoTarium is committed to supporting systemic reform in PreK-12 education. We work with school districts and other educational organizations to support both individual teachers as well as schools as they implement Massachusetts' educational reform initiatives. We do this through workshops for teachers as well as through ongoing partnerships with local schools.

Each partnership is designed to provide teachers with ongoing support and training on a variety of topics including environmental sciences, urban ecology, inquiry-based learning, integration of computer technologies, and the implementation of national, state, and local curriculum frameworks and standards.

Interested in learning more about collaborating with the EcoTarium?
Contact the Manager of School Partnerships and Professional Development at profdev [at] ecotarium [dot] org or 508-929-2700.

A Sense of Wonder: Stories of Nature, Science & History

A Conference for Teachers of Grades 3-8 and School Librarians

April 5, 2012, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Boston, Massachusetts

Alexander Dunn, EcoTarium educator, will lead " Celestial Navigation," a conference workshop for teachers of grades 3-5.  The hands-on session will explore how early mariners, pirates, and travelers used the sun, moon and stars to navigate over ocean and land.  Alexander will explain how scientific tools opened an age of exploration and revolutioned people's understanding of the world.

To register download a brochure, or call 617-201-7217.  Registration ends March 9, 2012. 

Summer 2012

The EcoTarium is again a proud collaborating partner in the MITS Summer Institute .
Weekdays, July 9 - 20

The Museum Institute for Teaching Science Summer Institute is a minds-on, hands-on professional development experience that provides upper elementary and middle school educators with scientific knowledge, classroom investigations and a network of resources. In 1-2 day sessions at each partner organization, educators participate in content and skill development activities, including both indoor inquiry-based classroom and outdoor field experiences.

Download an electronic postcard for all of the details.