The Tiorati Workshop for Environmental Learning

Bank Street’s Tiorati Workshop for Environmental Learning is a professional development program that bridges classroom learning with the natural environment. Tiorati educators work directly with individual districts, schools, and teachers to design inquiry-oriented learning experiences that address the curricular needs of the school. Custom packages are available and generally include the following features:

One-on-one coaching for faculty at the school with Tiorati educators which could involve:

• Planning, enacting, reflecting, and assessing curricula that use an inquiry and hands-on approach to learning;
• Working to address the CCSS and the NYS Science Core Curriculum;
• Meeting the individual needs of diverse students;
• Integrating science with ELA, mathematics, social studies, or the arts.

Faculty retreats and/or student trips to the Tiorati Workshop for Environmental Learning in Harriman State Park which provides:

• First-hand experience learning in the outdoors with an inquiry and hands-on approach to learning;
• A model of leveraging observations of the natural environment to support learning;
• An appreciation for the natural environment outside the city.