Educators are invited to learn about everything Cranbrook Institute of Science offers teachers and students.
Discover our field trip, classroom, auditorium, planetarium, and Fresh Water Forum programs, explore our professional development offerings and other teacher resources, and more!
Earn SCECHs while enjoying breakout sessions, meet community partners who can elevate your classroom experience, and shop our classroom curbside giveaway (for teachers only).
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Classroom Supply Giveaway - Early Access for Educators Who Pre-Register for the Teacher Open House
We’re spring cleaning and ready to recycle some of our classroom supplies. Items available include everything from STEM kits to large science equipment free for use in your classroom. First come, first served.
Bring a bag or box to transport items. We will not be able to hold supplies.
5:00pm: Classroom Supply Giveaway - Access for Educators Who Walk-Up
5:30pm: Community Partner Booths Open
- Cranbrook Art Museum
- Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research
- Detroit Zoological Society
- Michigan Agriculture in the Classroom
- Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
- MDHHS Environmental Health Bureau
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Nature Awaits
- Oakland Community College
- Oakland County Parks
- Oakland Schools ISD
- Oakland Talking Book Service
- REMC Association of Michigan
5:30pm - 6:30pm: Breakout Sessions (SCECHs Available)
- Cranbrook Institute of Science: "Dinosaurs & 3D Science"
- Cranbrook Institute of Science: "Place-based Climate Science with a Positive Spin"
- Detroit Zoo: Topic TBD
- Michigan Department of Environment: "MI Green Schools"
6:00pm & 6:30pm: Acheson Planetarium Showing of "Michigan Sky Tonight"
Michigan Sky Tonight is a live-narrated program in our fulldome Acheson Planetarium about what’s happening in the current night sky and in the universe of astronomy.
7:00pm - 8:00pm: Breakout Sessions (SCECHs Available)
- Oakland Community College: "Framing & Minimizing Educator Science Anxiety"
- Oakland Schools - ISD: "Universal Design for Learning: Designing The Educational Experience to Foster Learner Agency"
- Michigan Education Climate Hub: "SubjectToClimate: Free Teacher Guides"
- Michigan Department of Environment: "EGLE Classroom Lending Station"
The Teacher Open House is free to attend for educators.
