“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.”
—Mark Van Doren
At the Missouri Botanical Garden, we regard teachers as close colleagues. The role they play in our world is simply heroic, and we thank them for their daily, unwavering commitment to creating curious, lifelong learners. To support and strengthen teachers, we offer a diversity of courses, workshops and other experiences in the summer and throughout the school year.
Our inquiry-driven programs are infused with subject matter expertise in core content areas, including botany, ecology, biology and environmental studies. Garden educators work with teachers to deepen science content knowledge and enhance science pedagogy through grant-supported, sustained teacher programming in many schools and districts across the St. Louis region. Partnerships with local informal science institutions, such as the Saint Louis Zoo, and with universities, such as Maryville University, Washington University and others enable us to stimulate teachers to connect their students with the natural world outside their classroom door.
Some schools and districts count Garden professional development toward district-required professional development units. College credit is available for select summer workshops.
For more information, please call (314) 577-5140 prompt 2 or e-mail teachertraining@mobot.org.