Creating and Keeping Collections
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
February 20, 2027
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Have you ever wondered about keeping a collection and how to use one in your teaching? For more than 160 years, the Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has been assembling and maintaining a variety of natural history specimens and collections. Teachers of grades PK-8 can learn about the collections of the Museum and how they can be used to learn more about the past and present of local ecosystems. We will discuss how the museum builds and maintains our collections, and provide guidelines for collecting natural materials and using living and preserved specimens in the classroom. Teachers of other grade levels are welcome to register for this workshop but may need to adapt the materials for their students, as appropriate. Correlations between the information presented and Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards and Next Generation Science Standards will be addressed. Supplemental resources will be provided. Professional Development Hours are available. Sponsored by the IDNR, this workshop is part of the ENTICE (Environment and Nature Training Institute for Conservation Education) program.
The total registration fee for this workshop is $11.00 (workshop fee of $10.00 plus a $1.00 convenience fee). Please enter the requested information. Once your transaction has been processed, we will add your name to the workshop roster. Workshop registration fees are non-refundable. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Should the IDNR cancel a workshop, registrants will be asked if they want to transfer their registration to another ENTICE workshop or receive a refund. Some restrictions apply.
Available For Teachers, home-schooling educators, nonformal educators and youth-group leaders in Illinois only.
ENTICE workshops provide natural resources information, instructional methods and supplemental educational materials. When incorporated into lessons with students, the materials provided encourage and promote stewardship of our state’s natural resources.
ENTICE also offers participants the opportunity to network with other educators in a friendly, cooperative, learning environment.
Illinois ENTICE provides the following items for participants.
- free workshop/resource materials
- meals during the workshop
- opportunities to connect with natural resources and education professionals
- lesson plans and activities correlated to the Illinois Learning Standards for teachers, Professional Development Hours.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Workshops are open to all educators and are designed for targeted grade levels.
Once you submit your registration to become a registered participant for a workshop, you will receive a confirmation reply email to your supplied email address. Please ensure that you have supplied an accessible email address, in order to receive your confirmation reply. If you do not receive a confirmation reply email, please contact the IDNR Division of Education at 217-524-4126or by email dnr.entice@illinois.gov. Do NOT try to register again. Check with us to see if we received a registration for you.
For questions about workshop registration, please contact the IDNR Division of Education at 217-524-4126or dnr.entice@illinois.gov