March 5, 2002

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

EE-NEWS @NAAEE
March 5, 2002

The semi-monthly email bulletin provided by the
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE),
with funding from the Environmental Education and Training Partnership
(EETAP).


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EE-NEWS ITEMS
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* RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES*
1. Kansas Association For Conservation and Environmental Education
Conference - Call For Presentations
2. 2002 Midwest Environmental Education Conference - Call For Presentations

 * GRANTS*
3. Profits for the Planet Program

* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
4. National Environmental Scorecard

* EE RESOURCES*
5. Groundwater Foundation: Festival Exhibition
6. EE Street at NSTA
7. Integrating Science Teacher Workshop
8. Second Annual Writers' Conference and Workshop In Honor of Rachel Carson
9. Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program
10. Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center Graduate Program
11. The Orion Institute
12. Raptors In The City
13. The Greenroom


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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
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1. KANSAS ASSOCIATION FOR CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
November 1-2 - Atchison, Kansas

The theme for KACEE's conference this year is "Classroom and Community EE:
Bringing It All Together."  Currently KACEE is accepting presentation
proposals in the tracks of Early Childhood EE (pre-K through 2nd grade);
Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water (meeting K-12 classroom education goals through
EE); and Using Community Resources to Support Classroom EE (programs and
resources by non-formal educators).  Potential presenters are invited to
submit proposals for 50-minute sessions and poster sessions.

For more information and to receive a proposal form, please contact Shari L.
Wilson, Conference Manager, 51 S. 64th St., Kansas City, KS  66111-2002;
phone 913-287-6879; e-mail wilson-shari@xxxxxxxxxxx  Proposal Deadline:
April 19th.  All presenters must register for the conference and pay
registration fees.



2. 2002 MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
November 21-24 - Andersen Center for Professional Education, St. Charles,
Illinois

The Environmental Education Association of Illinois and the Illinois
Environmental Education Advancement Consortium are proud host the 2002
Midwest Environmental Education Conference (MEEC), "Something to Give,
Something to Gain."  The conference agenda highlights the innovative
progress Midwest states have made in environmental education, and directly
addresses the needs and issues which are prevalent as states move forward in
the EE field. The conference is organized around five strands: Leadership
Development; Creativity and Innovation; Building Partnerships; Environmental
Issues and Actions; and Professional Development for Teachers.

Proposal Deadline: March 30th.  For more information and presenter
guidelines, visit:
http://eeai.net/



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GRANTS
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3. PROFITS FOR THE PLANET PROGRAM

Stonyfield Farm's Profits for the Planet Program (PFP) provides funding to
efforts that affect positive and meaningful change and have measurable
outcomes.  In addition to funds, Stonyfield Farm also donates product to
organizations.  Proposals are accepted throughout the year.

For more information, visit:
http://www.stonyfield.com/Ido/ProfitsforthePlanetProgram.shtml



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UPDATES FROM THE HILL
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4. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD

On February 21st the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the 2001
National Environmental Scorecard, which rates members of Congress based on
their votes on environmental issues during the first session of the 107th
Congress. The report includes a summary of the issues that were used in the
scoring process, individual voting records and an overall summary of
Congressional actions on the selected issues.

http://www.lcv.org/scorecard/overview.asp



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EE RESOURCES
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5. GROUNDWATER FOUNDATION: FESTIVAL EXHIBITION
March 18-19 - Grand Island, Nebraska

Expedition participants will catch a behind-the-scenes tour of The
Groundwater Foundation's Children's Groundwater Festival set-up and
volunteer training and learn how to host a children's water event. In
addition to the tour, participants will have plenty of Q&A time with
festival organizers, a workshop with a national expert on program
evaluation, and a complete set of festival organization materials to take
home.  For more information and a registration brochure contact the
Groundwater Foundation at info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 1-800-858-4844.

http://www.groundwater.org/ProgEvent/fest_exp.htm



6. EE STREET AT NSTA
March 17-30 - San Diego, California

Discover the teaching resources to translate your students' "sense of
 wonder" into academic achievement on EE Street in San Diego at the National
Science Teacher's Association convention.  Fourteen organizations will
exhibit innovative teaching materials and showcase quality programs on EE
Street this year.  For more information about EE Street visit:
http://www.eetap.org/NSTA_AD_color.pdf

NSTA conference registration and session information:
http://www.nsta.org/conventiondetail&Meeting_Code=2002SND




7. INTEGRATING SCIENCE TEACHER WORKSHOP
April 5-7 - Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Townsend, Tennessee

A weekend workshop aimed at training teachers to integrate real scientific
research into their classroom curricula, with a special focus on research in
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Participants will learn about a
variety of citizen science opportunities in Great Smoky Mountains National
Park and nationwide, brainstorm ways to make research work in a classroom
setting, and interact with teachers who have successfully involved their
students in real research.

The workshop is $150, one hour of graduate credit is available for an
additional fee, and financial aid is available.  For more information visit:
http://www.gsmit.org/Programs/integratingscience.html



8. SECOND ANNUAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP IN HONOR OF RACHEL CARSON
June 11-14 - The Spruce Point Inn, Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Nature and Environmental Writers - College and University Educators
(NEW-CUE), a non-profit, environmental education organization, is sponsoring
its second annual writers' conference in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.  The event
will be a blend of presentations by award-winning authors and journalists,
readings, informal discussions, writing workshops and a variety of guided,
outdoor activities. The Conference/Workshop will also celebrate the 40th
Anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, and author Bill McKibben
will deliver the Keynote Address.  Early bird registration ends May 1st.

http://www.new-cue.org/page5.html



9. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING PROGRAM

The Environmental Studies Department of Antioch New England Graduate
School is creating a new masters program in Environmental Advocacy and
Organizing that offers political education and social action training for
people interested in working in the advocacy field. The program will build
on Antioch University's long-standing mission to provide transformative
education that links the worlds of scholarship and activism.  The program is
scheduled to begin in September 2002.

http://www.antiochne.edu/prospects/esm/advocacy/default.html



10. PUGET SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER GRADUATE PROGRAM

The emphasis of this program is to educate for community and environmental
stewardship with an emphasis on multicultural understanding.  Two courses of
study are offered including a ten-month residential program where students
alternate coursework and teaching in residential programs for fourth and
fifth graders, and a professional practitioner's course of study for
professionals who wish to complete the program as commuters.  The program is
comprised of thirty graduate credits grounded in ecologically based
experiential education integrating science, technology and the arts and
culminates in a certificate in Environmental Education from the University
of Washington.  Graduate credits may also be applied toward Master's Degrees
at the University of Washington.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2002-3 academic year.  For
further information, please contact Kristin Poppo, Graduate Program
Coordinator at  graduateprogram@xxxxxxxxx or visit:
http://www.pselc.org/



11. THE ORION INSTITUTE

The Orion Society is hosting three institutes in 2002 that will give
participants an opportunity to interact with the ideas and people they
experience in Orion Society publications (Orion and Orion Afield magazines
and the Nature Literacy Series).

Wildbranch Writer's Workshop, June 9-15, Craftsbury Common, VT;
Into the Field, June 24-28, Sheffield, MA; and,
Stories in the Land, August 11-15, Sheffield, MA.

For more information, please contact Dale Abrams at 888/909-6568 or email:
dabrams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or visit:
http://www.oriononline.org/pages/os/education/orioninstitutes.html



12. RAPTORS IN THE CITY

A new inquiry-based science, internet and print research program for grades
4-6, starring the fastest creature on earth, the peregrine falcon. The
online portion of Raptors in the City guides children through nesting season
(which roughly coincides with second semester) as they watch falcons live
via cameras mounted on skyscrapers. The curriculum supports one semester of
study, and the students learn environmental, biological, and technological
lessons, as well as research skills, based on national science and
technology standards. A complete study package for peregrine research is
available consisting of assignments, resource lists, rewards, evaluation
tools, a reference book, and an e-newsletter.  It is available in print form
or on CD-Rom.

http://www.raptorsinthecity.com



13. THE GREENROOM

The Greenroom is an online media training resource for environmentalists
provided by Environmental Media Services.  The site includes information on
how to implement a media campaign, a tutorial on basic communications
planning, articles on various aspects of effective grassroots media work,
and a calendar of environmental media events.

http://www.green-room.org/index.html



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