Explore Great Lakes Literacy in action
The Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL, pronounced “sea gull”)…
- Facilitates sustained professional learning opportunities, programs, and resources in support of educators.
- Engages and empowers youth through learning in schools, communities, and meaningful watershed education experiences.
- Connects science and community partners in education. These mutually beneficial relationships foster youth-community connections and science-education partnerships.
This is Great Lakes Literacy in action
Bringing Water Education to Life in Chicago
By Janice Milanovich | July 2026 This spring, Chicagoland educators gathered downtown for two Hands-on H2O: Project WET Make-and-Take Workshops…
2026 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Superior
Fifteen educators will trade their classrooms for a research vessel on Lake Superior this July. Fifteen educators from across the…
Getting Students Hooked on Conservation with Lake Sturgeon!
By Anne Moser | January 2026 What happened? In October, middle school students and their teachers spent some time with…
Lake Superior Speaks!
By Heidi Ferris | September 2025 What happened? The “Lake Superior Speaks: Educator & Researcher Confluence” event took place on…
Educators Dive into Earth’s Water Systems at Indiana Dunes
By Janice Milanovich | September 2025 What happened? On August 8th and 9th, 2025, 20 educators from Illinois and Indiana…
2025 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Michigan
By Julie Fiorito | August, 2025 What happened? Fifteen educators from across the Great Lakes spent a week aboard the…
Hands-on story mapping of St. Louis River Estuary
By Heidi Ferris | June 2025 What happened? From May 19th to May 22nd, over 1500 sixth graders participated in…
Spring Success Great Lakes BioBlitz!
By Heidi Ferris | June 2025 What happened? Science in action! For four weeks this spring 96 observers submitted 8257…
Plankton: Educators explore these tiny Great Lakes heroes
By Nate Drag | March 2025 What happened? To learn about the microscopic world of Great Lakes plankton, 20 teachers…