Summer Teacher Institute

During this 2 day institute, educators will leave with two adaptable lesson plans, a content-related text to use in the classroom, and new collaborative relationships! 

The sessions take place on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 from 10am—2pm. 
Ticket includes materials, parking, and lunch both days. 

Day 1 Description: In this workshop designed to help educators meet the new requirements of the TEAACH Act, attendees will explore the Native Hawaiian place-based learning principle of ‘ike ‘āina – “to understand that which feeds.”  Kumu Hula Carole Lanialoha Lee – a Native Hawaiian born and raised in the Chicago area and co-curator of Chicago’s Legacy Hula – will be the keynote speaker. 

Day 2 Description: This interdisciplinary professional learning experience will shift towards a science and social emotional learning focus on Day 2, while maintaining connections to Hawaiian ways of teaching and learning. We will spend much of the day outside (weather permitting) participating in experiential place-based learning. Guided by geologists and urban naturalists, we will locate fossils and rocks, and participate in a grounding walk to the lakefront. 

Target Grade Bands:  3-5 and 6-8 but all are welcome! Lessons modeled can be adapted for all ages.

*Please note that our original plan to walk to Northerly Island has changed due to a fire causing the facilities there to close. If you are still interested in visiting Northerly Island, a museum educator can guide you at the end of the event, but there are no restrooms or indoor spaces open on the Island at this time.