1. Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
600 W. St. Joseph, Suite 10
Lansing, MI
Phone:
Fax:

2. GLSI Vision Students: Stewards Education: Transformed Parents: Engaged
Communities: Stronger

3. Goal: Stewardship
Knowledge
Attitude
Commitment
Action

4. Three Key Strategies Community-based Learning
K-12 Professional Development
Community Partnerships

5. Community-based Learning
Starts with community and environment
Focuses on issues
Involves hands-on, inquiry-based, real-world experiences

6. Community-based Learning
Improve student achievement
Invigorate educators
Transform schools
Engage parents and communities
Leverage resources

7. Community-based Learning
More than
a field trip
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8. Professional Development for K-12 Teachers
Content knowledge
New instructional strategies
Peer connections
Sustained support for new practices

9. Professional Development for K-12 Teachers
More than an
in-service
workshop

10. Community Partnerships
Needs-based
Mutually beneficial
Build social capital
Thoughtfully facilitated
Reflect intentional, sustained process and relationship

11. Community Partnerships
More than
free pizzas

12. The whole story…

13. GLSI — Background Funding to date 10-year initiative
Great Lakes Fishery Trust
The Wege Foundation
Two community foundations
10-year initiative
Grant cycles and phases

14. GLSI Structure
Statewide initiative
Regional hubs

15. GLSI Structure Statewide initiative Regional hubs Advisory Group
Funders’ Collaborative

16. GLSI Future 8-12 hubs Productive partnerships
Statewide coordination and development
Sustainability