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
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…
Workshops Connect the Watershed Game and Real-world Restoration
By Nate Drag | March 2025 What happened? On August 2nd and 5th, 2024, 21 teachers from across New York’s…
2024 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Erie
By Michelle Niedermeier | July 7, 2024 What happened? 15 teachers and educators from across the Great Lakes spent a…
2023 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Ontario
By Nate Drag | February 28, 2025 What happened? 15 teachers and educators from across the Great Lakes spent a…
Lake Huron serves as a classroom for elementary students
By Brandon Schroeder | September 2023 What happened? Flapping their arms like migrating birds, excited students arrived at Tawas Point…
Educators explore water quality along the Chicago River’s Wild Mile
By Janice Milanovich | August 22, 2024 What happened? Educators from Illinois and Indiana gathered this summer along the Chicago…