Workshops and Institutes

• Spring Workshop: Our Connections to Plants – Nourishment, Thursday, March 13, 2025
• Summer Institute: Our Connections to Plants, Tuesday, June 24-Thursday, June 26, 2025
• Book Study 2025: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

• Summer Institute: Celebrating 25 Years of the K-12 Partnership, June 25-27, 2024
• 25th Anniversary Reception, June 25, 2024
• Spring Workshop: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Climate Science – March 19, 2024

• Fall Workshop: Restoring Healthy Communities – October 26, 2023
• Summer Institute: June 20-22, 2023 (in person AND on-line)
• Spring Workshops:
  • On-line: Tuesday, March 14, 2023– Genetic Rescue w/ Matt Wilkins, Galactic Polymath
  • In-person: Saturday, April 29, 2023 – Project-based learning at Comstock STEM
• Winter Book Study 2023: All We Can Save, January-February, 2023
• Summer Book Study 2023: What the Eyes Don’t See, July 2023

• Teacher Input Survey 2022 Results
• Spring Workshop, Biodiversity: Organisms as Tools for Discovery
  • Plenary, Dr. Alisha Shah, Can insects take the heat? Using thermal tolerance to understand biodiversity and vulnerability
  • Resources, hosted April 23 (in person)

• Collaborative Teacher Network, Mindfulness and  Outdoor  Learning
  • Resources, hosted Jan. 11, Feb. 8 and March 8 (online)
• Climate Science Series, 
  • Resources and recordings, hosted Jan. 28, Feb. 9, 23 and March 9
• Data Nuggets workshop, Plants as Indicators of Climate Change,
  • Recording and resources, Hosted Feb. 11, 2021
• Summer Institute, ART + SCIENCE (online)
  • Recording and resources, Hosted June 22-24, 2021
• Fall Workshop Series, Connecting and Restoring Landscapes
  • Recording and resources, Hosted Nov. 11, 16 and 18, 2021

• Summer Institute, June 23-25, 2020 – hosted via zoom
• Spring Workshop, April 20, 2020 – Cancelled due to Covid-19

• Fall Workshop, October 10, 2019: Global Change in Your Classroom
• Soil Health Educator Field Day, September 11, 2019
• Summer Institute, June 25-27, 2019
• Spring Workshop, April 16, 2019: Data, Data Everywhere

• Fall Workshop, October 31, 2018
• Summer Institute: June 26-28, 2018
• Spring Workshop: April 18, 2018: Conservation Connections: In and Outside the Classroom

• Fall Workshop: Oct. 24, 2017: A Sense of Place: Science in Your School Yard
• Summer Institute: Aug. 9-11, 2017
• Spring Workshop: April 18, 2017: The Kellogg Edge: Breaking Boundaries in Ecology and Evolution Education

• Fall Workshop, November 16, 2016: “Go with the Flow: Exploring the Importance of Connectivity in Nature”
• Summer Institute, Aug. 17-19, 2016: Invasion
• Spring Workshop, April 14, 2016: Preparing Tomorrow’s Scientists: Technology in the Classroom

• Fall Workshop, Nov. 10, 2015: Climate Change
• Summer Institute, Aug. 5-7, 2015: Big Data and Citizen Science
  • Diversity in a Leaf Pack: Middle and High School lesson, created as part of the MSU Environmental Literacy program
  • Michigan Natural Features Inventory: habitat information
  • Teaching Evolution: website from the preservice teacher program at KBS, check out the resources/tools and lesson plans pages for resources on teaching evolution
• Spring Workshop, April 15, 2015 – Inferring Function from Form

• Fall Workshop: November 12, 2014 – Co-evolution and Crosscutting Concepts
• Summer Institute: June 23-25, 2014 – details and agenda
• Spring Workshop: April 23, 2014 – STEM: Environmental Engineering for Sustainability

• Fall Workshop: November 13, 2013 – Integrating Water Cycling and Ecosystems
• Summer Institute 2013
• March 21, 2013 – Native Plants and Ecosystem Services

• October 3, 2012 – Communicating Climate Change
• Dec. 5, 2012 – Weeds, Seeds and Dispersal
• Summer Institute 2012: June 25-29, 2012
• April 2012 – Evolution and the Biodiversity of Life
• February 2012 – Citizenship and Using Data to inform your Decision Making

For questions about workshops prior to 2012, please use the contact form below to inquire.

Agendas from 2009-2013 Workshops

• October 2006 – Using Data in Classroom Inquiry
• December 2006 – Behavioral Ecology
• February 2007 – Place-Based Education
• April 2007 – Climate Change
• October 2007 – Ecology of Emerging Infectious Diseases
• December 2007 – Ecological Change in the Great Lakes Region
• February 2008 – Polar Climate Change (in recognition of the
  International Polar Year)
• April 2008 – Environmental Sustainability of a Biofuel Economy
• November 2008 – Evolution in Action
• December 2008 – Human Impacts on Wildlife
• February 2009 – Winter Ecology
• April 2009 – KBS Science for Your Classroom
• December 2009 – Carbon Cycling in Michigan Ecosystems
• February 2010 – Water Quality
• April 2010 – Workshop
• June 2010 – Summer Institute
• November 2010 – Workshop
• March 2011 – Workshop
• April 2011 – Creating Authentic Research Experiences for your Students
• October 2011 – Classroom Inquiry
• December 2011 – Interdisciplinary Connections

Teaching Science Outdoors: Best Practices Workshops

Supported by National Science Foundation Long-term Ecological Research Program

Teaching Science Outdoors: Best Practices Workshop at Gull Lake Community Schools Outdoor Classroom

Supported by Gull Lake Community Schools Foundation.

2017 Teaching Science Outdoors Website

Session 1: July 17-20, 2017 @ Kellogg Biological Station

Session 2: July 24-27, 2017 @ Tollgate Farm and Education Center in Novi, MI

Supported by US Environmental Protection Agency: Environmental Education Grant and private donors.

2016 Teaching Science Outdoors Website

Webinars

October 19, 2016 4:15pm Webinar: Click to watch!

May 19, 2016 4pm  Webinar: click to watch!

March 10, 2016 4pm Webinar: click to watch!

February 4, 2016 Webinar: click to watch!

Session 1: July 18-22, 2016

Comstock Public Schools, Comstock STEM Academy: Laurie Anderson, Jan Kiino, Linda Foster, MacKenzie Skalski

Lakeview Community Schools, Prairieview Elementary: Andrea Cook, Angelina Straton, Deanna Overgaard, Wendy Ellis

Spring Lake Public, Jeffers Elementary: Noelle Knowles, Julie Kitchel

Whitehall, Ealy Elementary: Rebecca Parker-Sandee, Britney Christensen, Gabe Knowles

Detroit Public Schools: Tammi Long (Burton International Academy), Cindy Lilley (Mackenzie), Gloria Williams (Munger)

Session 2: August 1-5, 2016

Detroit Public Schools: Julie Wagner (Cooke Elementary School), Erin Trainor (Mann Elementary), Nourbese Campbell (Cooke Elementary)

Gull Lake Community Schools, Kellogg Elementary: Courtney Vogl, Amy Krueger, Betsy Muskovin

Summit Academy North, Summit Academy North Elementary: Stephanie Borrusch, Becky Hattner, Rachel Martin, Belinda Cleary

Battle Creek Public Schools: Jennifer Glabach (Dudley STEM School), Shannon Yaroch (Ann J Kellogg)

Bullock Creek, Floyd Elementary: Tina Pretzer, Jennifer Carey

Supported by US Environmental Protection Agency: Environmental Education Grant and private donors.

2015 Teaching Science Outdoors Website

Comstock Public Schools, Comstock STEM Academy: Mary Grintals (5^th), Kim Sandefur (4^th)

Davison Schools, Robert C. Hahn Intermediate: Tiffany Hopper (5^th), Christa Parks (5^th)

Delton Kellogg, Delton Kellogg Elementary: Sara Mast (2^nd), Shasta Waller

Gull Lake Community Schools, Kellogg Elementary: Janelle Holland

Lakeview Community Schools, Prairieview Elementary: Jaci Barrett (2^nd), Lorelei Grosteffon (4^th), Katie Bridges (4^th)

Plainwell Community Schools, Gilkey Elementary: Lisa Collier (2^nd)

Supported by private donors and ESPP Visiting Scholars To Advance Science Grant

2014 Teaching Science Outdoors Website

Delton Kellogg, Delton Kellogg Elementary: Lisa Kellam , Julie Renauldo

Kalamazoo Public Schools, El Sol Elementary: Sheila Buehler, Mary Mazei, Jorge Mojarro

Gull Lake Community Schools, Ryan Intermediate: Krystal Hawkins, Matt Hawkins

Supported by CREATE for STEAM SEED Grant