EE-News @NAAEE - January 19, 2001

["Katharine N. Wang" <wangkn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

EE-NEWS @NAAEE
January 19, 2001

The semi-monthly email bulletin for members of the
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE).

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EE-NEWS ITEMS
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* RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES*
1. NAAEE National Conference 2001 - Call for Presentations
2. 2001 Midwest Environmental Education Conference - Call For Presenters

* GRANTS*
3. EPA's National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) -
Deadline Extended to February 16th
4. ENVISION: A Regional Environmental Science Institute for Teachers

* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
5. President Clinton's Last Days
* EE RESOURCES*
6. Oklahoma Association For Environmental Education
7. The National Arbor Day Foundation - National Tree Vote
8. Environmental Education: From Theory to Practice
9. Environmental Education Research
10. The National Park Service - Educational Resources


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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
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1. NAAEE NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2001 - CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
October 11-15, Little Rock, Arkansas

NAAEE's 30th annual conference, "2001: An EE Odyssey - Exploring Capacity,
Community, Complexity and Culture," provides a framework upon which those
committed to sound principles regarding education about the environment can
discover our rich environmental education (EE) heritage, the many current EE
successes, and exhilarating journeys ahead. Proposals for Conference
presentations, symposia, seminars, workshops, interacts, and research poster
sessions are being accepted until February 15th.

*Presenter are requested to submit their proposals online at:
http://eelink.net/naaeeconference.html

For more information about the conference contact: Robert McAfee, Conference
Co-Chair, P.O. Box 488,
Hackett, AR 72937, Phone/Fax: (501) 638-7151, E-mail: arkenved@xxxxxxx or
download the call for presentations [PDF] at:
http://www.naaee.org/html/conferences.html



2. 2001 MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PRESENTERS
October 19-21, Wonderland Camp and Conference Center, Camp Lake, WI

The Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education (WAEE) is inviting
proposals through March 15th for workshops and concurrent sessions for its
2001 Midwest Environmental Education Conference "Recharging Your Double E:
Energizing Your Educational Influence." For more information or a Call for
Presenters form contact the WAEE office at (715) 346-2796 or waee@xxxxxxxx
or visit: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/waee/Events/midwest.htm


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GRANTS
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3. EPA'S NATIONAL NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES (NNEMS) --
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 16th

EPA's Office of Environmental Education is offering NNEMS fellowships to
graduate students in two areas as follows.

Research: Conduct research at the student's academic institution in one of
the following three areas relating to: (1) the relationship between EE and
environmental protection goals; (2) the relationship between EE and student
performance; or, (3) the effectiveness of educator preparation in EE
(pre-service, in-service, or non-formal).  For more information on the
research fellowships, see page 44 of the NNEMS Program Catalog or contact
Ginger Keho at: keho.ginger@xxxxxxx for research topic 1, and Kathleen
MacKinnon at mackinnon.kathleen@xxxxxxx for research topics 2 and 3.

EPA's EE Programs:  Work at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC to collect
information on the EE needs of EPA's program offices and assist in providing
technical assistance in meeting these needs. Includes developing an on-line
searchable database of EPA's non-regulatory, voluntary, and education
programs.  For more information on the EPA EE Program fellowship, see page
103 of the NNEMS Program Catalog or contact Drew Burnett at:
burnett.andrew@xxxxxxx

To get a copy of the NNEMS Program Catalog and an application form contact
Sheri Jojokian at: jojokian.sheri@xxxxxxx or access:

http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/index.html



4. ENVISION: A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS
Spring Pre-Institute April 26-28. Summer Institute July 9 - 31.

ENVISION is an environmental science institute to prepare middle school
leadership teams that are knowledgeable of: environmental concepts and
issues; inquiry skills for investigating environmental issues; appropriate
curricular, pedagogical, and assessment practices for teaching science
within studies of local environmental issues; and ways to develop
educational partnerships with local government, industry, and business.
Each leadership team utilizes the NRC Standards and Benchmarks as tools for
developing a standards-based environmental science program.  The project
targets middle school leadership teams composed of four science teachers
from within a school district. ENVISION provides a $1200 summer stipend, 6
hours of free graduate credit, and covers travel, lodging, and meals for
Level I participants.  For Level II participants, ENVISION provides 2 hours
of free graduate credit. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Application Deadline: February 15th. Applications are available online.  For
more information contact ENVISION via email at envision@xxxxxxxxxx, send
your name and address to: ENVISION c/o Purdue University, Dept. of
Curriculum & Instruction, West Lafayette, IN 47907, call 765-496-0803.



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UPDATES FROM THE HILL
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5. PRESIDENT CLINTON'S LAST DAYS

In his last month in office President Clinton established 8 new National
Monuments and
protected 58.5 million acres of roadless National forestland in 39 states.

New National Monuments:
  a.. Sonoran Desert National Monument (Arizona)
  b.. Carrizo Plain National Monument (California)
  c.. Minidoka Internment National Monument (Idaho)
  d.. Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument (Montana)
  e.. Pompeys Pillar National Monument (Montana)
  f.. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (New Mexico)
  g.. U.S. Virgin Island Coral Reef National Monument (U.S. Virgin Islands)
  h.. Buck Island National Monument (U.S. Virgin Islands/expansion)
For more information about each of the monuments visit:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/new/html/Wed_Jan_17_101131_2001.html

President Clinton: Strong Action To Preserve America's Forests
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/new/html/Fri_Jan_5_151122_2001.html

U.S. Forest Service - Roadless Area Conservation
http://roadless.fs.fed.us


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EE RESOURCES
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6. OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
February 8, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa

Oklahoma's Environmental Education Expo 2001, "Toward A Sustainable
Future--From Awareness to Knowledge to Action," will feature Dr. Mathis
Wackernagel, noted sustainability proponent.  Conference goals include
educating and involving Oklahomans from all walks of life in techniques for
building sustainable businesses, communities and lives; motivating them to
work toward a more sustainable future, using ideas and techniques covered in
the sessions; and providing networking opportunities to promote
sustainability partnerships, projects and educational activities in the
topic areas covered by sessions.  Follow-up workshops will be organized on
topics of interest.

For more information contact EE Expo 2001 Chair, Susie Shields, at
405.702.5166 or email: susie.shields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Registration forms,
are also available on the OKAEE web site:
http://home.okstate.edu/homepages.nsf/toc/okaee



7. THE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION - NATIONAL TREE VOTE

The National Arbor Day Foundation was founded in 1972 to help people plant
and care for trees. Today the Foundation has grown into a national
membership organization that distributed 8 million trees to its members last
year alone. The Foundation is hosting a special Internet vote for America's
National Tree through midnight on April 26th. Information about the trees
being voted on and related pictures are available on the National Arbor Day
Foundation web site.
http://www.arborday.org/


8. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
March 4-9, London, England
This seminar, hosted by the British Council, has three interrelated themes:
Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. Each theme will be illuminated by
research findings and illustrated through case studies and practical
experience. The seminar is an intensive series of keynote lectures, short
presentations, poster paper sessions, workshops and discussions.
Participants will experience a range of formal and informal environmental
education experiences. The seminar is designed for people involved in the
planning, implementation and evaluation of environmental education at
primary and secondary levels including curriculum developers, inspectors,
teacher trainers and senior educationalists.

More detailed information can be obtained at:
http://www.britcoun.org/networkevents/2000/0043p.htm



9. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH

Environmental Education Research is an international refereed journal which
publishes papers and reports on all aspects of environmental education. The
purpose of the journal is to help advance understanding of environmental
education through a focus on papers reporting research and development
activities. The journal also carries more diverse papers including,
conference reviews, commentaries on policy issues, comparative aspects of an
environmental education issue and critical reviews of environmental
education provision in a particular country or region. The criteria for
acceptance of papers are that they are analytical and critical; that the
ideas being discussed are transferable to other educational systems and
cultures; and that they are accessible to an international audience.

More information about the Journal, including sample table of contents from
past issues, subscription information and submission guidelines, can be
accessed at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/13504622.html



10. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

The National Park staff has developed age appropriate educational worksheets
on biology, geology, and history, which they are distributing for free along
with classroom sets of appropriate Park brochures.  Please contact Annette
East (805-370-2348, annette_east@xxxxxxx) with your grade level, the number
of students in your class, and the area of study that you are emphasizing,
to obtain these resources.

Park specific educational resources can also be downloaded from the NPS'
Links to Learning site at:
http://www.nature.nps.gov/edures/index.htm



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