Center for Great Lakes Literacy Education and Training Program

This opportunity is limited to 10 teachers

 Deadline is June 15 - so act fast! 

 

2015-2016 CGLL teachers studying shoreline erosion

• Combine Great Lakes experiential science education and service learning opportunities for grades 4-12
• Qualify for up to $1450 in teacher stipends and funds to use for student field busing, classroom materials, substitute pay (must be approved in advance)
• Receive teacher tested Great Lakes curriculum and stewardship project ideas related to multiple watershed water quality issues, food webs, wetland and habitat restoration, emerging contaminants, invasive species, and more 
• Use the weekly Erie Times-NIE/PA Sea Grant environment page as a resource for students so they can stay up to date on Great Lakes and Lake Erie issues and share papers with their families 
• Highlight your student projects in the weekly Erie Times- NIE pages throughout the year 

Requirements for possible acceptance: 

1. Teach in grades 4-12
2. Completed application received by June 15, 2018
3. Attend a full-day workshop (Stipend for attending)
4. Agree to conduct a school International Coastal Cleanup and data collection as one service-learning project in Sept/October
5. Conduct a second service learning project
6. Participate in a Great Lakes Awareness Day 

SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: 

Marti Martz 
E-mail (preferred): mam60@psu.edu

301 Peninsula Drive
Erie, PA 16505
814-217-9011 ext. 104