Educators

We know that K–12 teachers and administrators play a key role in the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI). You help ensure that education is exciting and engaging for students, and that the focus of learning correlates with important standards documents like the Michigan Merit Curriculum, Grade Level Content Expectations, and High School Content Expectations (available for download at: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-28753---,00.html).

The first GLSI-funded projects by teachers, students, and community organizations will be launched in the 2008–2009 school year through the funded regional hubs. For a list of participating schools and community organizations, categorized by hubs, click here.

Once the community-based projects are under way, we’ll provide links to lesson and unit plans, photographs, videos, journal entries, and articles about them, along with contact information for teachers who are available to talk with their peers about the work that they and their students are doing through the GLSI.

In the meantime, here are a just a few examples of community-based education that focuses on stewardship and the environment:

Broadbrook (Vermont)
Algiers, Gateway to Guilford (Vermont)
Tales from the Field: Place-Based Education in Action (Michigan)

To learn more about this type of teaching and learning, including its impact on students’ achievement and behavior, visit the “Resources” section of our website. There you’ll find links to many useful publications and documents.

Through the work of funded hubs, the GLSI supports sustained professional development for teachers. Occasionally, these opportunities for learning are made available to teachers who work in areas not yet served by a regional hub. To view a list of professional development opportunities that support the mission of GLSI and are available to any teacher in Michigan, click here.

We invite you to support and participate in the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative. How?

If there’s a GLSI hub in your region, learn about the work it supports. Contact its staff and express your interest. Talk to teacher-participants and explore ways to get involved.
If there’s currently no GLSI hub in your region, work with others to see if there is interest in developing one.
Become familiar with the GLSI, specifically, and community-based education, generally, so that you can be an active and enthused advocate among your peers at school. Check this website for lesson and unit plans that you may be able to use in your classroom.
If you have experiences, resources, or insights related to the GLSI’s mission and model, or need more information, please contact us.




Education Standards Michigan Merit Curriculum Michigan's K–12 Curriculum and Standards Examples of community-based education that focuses on stewardship and the environment: Tale #2: Helping Protect the River Shoreline Tale #4: Wildlife Habitat Restoration Tale #6: “Rain Garden” Outdoor Lab Tale #7: Remediating Shoreline Erosion Broadbrook Algiers, Gateway to Guilford Learn More... About the GLSI	Educators We know that K–12 teachers and administrators play a key role in the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI). You help ensure that education is exciting and engaging for students, and that the focus of learning correlates with important standards documents like the Michigan Merit Curriculum, Grade Level Content Expectations, and High School Content Expectations (available for download at: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-28753---,00.html). The first GLSI-funded projects by teachers, students, and community organizations will be launched in the 2008–2009 school year through the funded regional hubs. For a list of participating schools and community organizations, categorized by hubs, click here. Once the community-based projects are under way, we’ll provide links to lesson and unit plans, photographs, videos, journal entries, and articles about them, along with contact information for teachers who are available to talk with their peers about the work that they and their students are doing through the GLSI. In the meantime, here are a just a few examples of community-based education that focuses on stewardship and the environment: Broadbrook (Vermont) Algiers, Gateway to Guilford (Vermont) Tales from the Field: Place-Based Education in Action (Michigan) Tale #2: Helping Protect the River Shoreline Tale #4: Wildlife Habitat Restoration Tale #6: “Rain Garden” Outdoor Lab Tale #7: Remediating Shoreline Erosion To learn more about this type of teaching and learning, including its impact on students’ achievement and behavior, visit the “Resources” section of our website. There you’ll find links to many useful publications and documents. Through the work of funded hubs, the GLSI supports sustained professional development for teachers. Occasionally, these opportunities for learning are made available to teachers who work in areas not yet served by a regional hub. To view a list of professional development opportunities that support the mission of GLSI and are available to any teacher in Michigan, click here. We invite you to support and participate in the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative. How? If there’s a GLSI hub in your region, learn about the work it supports. Contact its staff and express your interest. Talk to teacher-participants and explore ways to get involved. If there’s currently no GLSI hub in your region, work with others to see if there is interest in developing one. Become familiar with the GLSI, specifically, and community-based education, generally, so that you can be an active and enthused advocate among your peers at school. Check this website for lesson and unit plans that you may be able to use in your classroom. If you have experiences, resources, or insights related to the GLSI’s mission and model, or need more information, please contact us.