Green Teacher Network (GTN)

Turn your school garden or classroom windowsill into a living laboratory by joining the Green Teacher Network (GTN), an innovative collaboration that presents plant-related, standards-based lessons for teaching math, science, reading, social studies, and other subjects. (Click  here to download the 2011 Green Teacher Network flyer.)

Educators with any level of gardening experience will benefit from this rich resource of green activities, including:

• Four workshops by leaders in the green teaching field, lessons for the classroom, networking opportunities, and more (each meeting includes refreshments, gifts, and raffle prizes);
• Workshop admittance for interested parents, volunteers, and other teachers at your school;
• An opportunity to learn more about school gardening, plant science, and community building;
• Membership on the GTN listserv; and
• Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs).

To find out how you can join the Green Teacher Network, please contact Openlands Education Director Jaime Zaplatosch via e-mail or by phone at 312-863-6270.

Created as a vehicle for action-based teaching, as well as to sustain existing school gardens, GTN is a collaboration between Openlands, the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, and the Chicago Botanic Garden.