2026 IPRB Summer Teachers Program

• Take home grade-specific lesson plans & a lab/classroom activity kit.

• Lodging, meals, curriculum and lab/classroom activity kit all included.

• Tuesday11a.m. through Friday 3 p.m. (Check-in will start at 11 a.m. on Tuesday)

• A $100 fee includes lodging and meals. If must cancel for any reason, the $100 fee will only be returned if notified on or before May 24, 2025. (firm)

• IL State Board of Education approves Professional Development Hours throughout the state.

• Past attendees are now eligible to attend again

• The program is available only to Illinois teachers

• Must be teaching math, science or CTE/vocational/industrial arts in a grades 3-12

• You will take home hands-on curriculum which includes grade specific lesson plans and a lab/classroom activity kit at no extra cost

• Learn from oil and gas professionals who work in the Illinois Basin

Tuesday, June 23 - Teachers will participate in numerous learning stations and presentations covering the Illinois oil and natural gas industry in general, petroleum geology, prospecting, legal aspects of the industry, drilling and producing in Illinois, hydraulic fracturing, geophysical logging, industry regulation, rock cutting evaluation, well stimulation, seismic activity, permeability and emergency spill response.

Wednesday, June 24 - Teachers will participate in math and science professional development workshops covering high school/middle school core energy math, high school core energy science, middle school petro science, and elementary petro science(with a common core math component).

Thursday, June 25 -Teachers will travel by charter bus to tour various oil and gas facilities.

Friday, June 26 - Guest speakers will discuss a variety of topics, including careers in geology, geologist ideas for the classroom and Illinois oil well record keeping. Teachers will use knowledge gained throughout the week to participate in fun learning activities. The Summer Program will dismiss around 3 p.m.

Don’t miss it! Register now for the 2026 IPRB Science & Math Teachers Summer Program.

• Earn 37 ½ Professional Development Hours

• Take home grade-specific lesson plans and a lab/classroom activity kit

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