Graduate Programs and Professional Development
The Center for Global Environmental Education is a leader in providing workshops and institutes and facilitating professional learning communities for in-service teachers of science and non-formal educators. We focus on the areas of inquiry-based teaching, environmental education, literacy, and standards-based science curriculum.
Teacher Institutes
The Center for Global Environmental Education professional development teacher institutes are based on a philosophy of inquiry-based learning. We focus on science education through intense, real-life experiences. We celebrate education and help teachers in the trenches be better teachers. The Center offers the following teacher professional development institutes:
Customized Teacher Workshops
In addition to our teacher institutes, the Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE) offers customized professional development workshops for schools and districts. CGEE is the leader in providing workshops and institutes and facilitating professional learning communities for in-service teachers of science in the areas of inquiry-based teaching, environmental education, literacy, and standards-based science curriculum.
To discuss a potential workshop, contact Brinkley Prescott at bprescott01@hamline.edu.
Partnerships
The Center actively collaborates with many different organizations and individuals. In particular, CGEE has worked for over twenty years with the Audubon Center of the Northwoods.