August 22, 2002

["Katharine Wang" <wangkn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

EE-NEWS @NAAEE
August 22, 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. Non-Formal EE Program Development And Implementation - Draft Review

* GRANTS*
2. Youth Garden Grants

* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
3. Congress in Recess - No Action

* EE RESOURCES*
4. The World Summit on Sustainable Development
5. North American Alliance For Green Education Conference
6. Exploring Wildland Fire Science
7. Utah Society For Environmental Education Annual Conference
8. Northern Forest Place-Based Education Conference
9. Education For Sustainable Development Toolkit
10. Ecological Literacy Project


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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
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1. NON-FORMAL EE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION - DRAFT REVIEW

NAAEE and EETAP are in the process of writing the fourth in the series of
Guidelines for Excellence in Environmental Education.  When completed, this
set of guidelines will help non-formal environmental educators develop and
implement quality programs.  Members of the public are invited review this
draft and provide comments that will be used in the revision process.

Please submit your comments by September 9th using the online form. The
draft document is available online in HTML, Word and PDF formats at:
http://www.naaee.org/npeee/nonformalguidelines.php


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GRANTS
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2. YOUTH GARDEN GRANTS

The National Gardening Association awards 400 Youth Garden Grants to
schools, neighborhood groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment
facilities, and intergenerational programs throughout the United States.
Each grant consists of an assortment of quality tools, seeds, and garden
products. To be eligible, groups must plan to garden in 2003 with at least
15 children (3-18 yrs old). Selection of winners will be based on
demonstration of a child-centered plan that emphasizes children directly
learning and working in an outdoor garden. Selection criteria include
leadership, need, sustainability, community support, innovation and
educational, environmental and/or social programming.

Application deadline: November 1st. To download an application visit:
http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp


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UPDATES FROM THE HILL
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3. CONGRESS IN RECESS - NO ACTION


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EE RESOURCES
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4. THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
August 26-September 4 - Johannesburg, South Africa

The Johannesburg Summit will bring together tens of thousands of
participants, including heads of State and Government, national delegates
and leaders from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses and other
major groups to focus the world's attention and direct action toward meeting
difficult challenges, including improving people's lives, educating for
sustainability and conserving our natural resources in a world that is
growing in population, with ever-increasing demands for food, water,
shelter, sanitation, energy, health services and economic security.

http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/index.html



5. NORTH AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR GREEN EDUCATION CONFERENCE
October 17-20, Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado

NAAGE's conference will offer diverse perspectives on contemporary
environmental education which incorporate contemplative practice, scientific
theory, eco-psychology and sacred views of the world. Through keynotes with
world class teachers, workshops, experiential meetings, local tours and
panels offering a wide range of skills for environmental educators, the
conference will share the work emerging from the creative frontiers of
environment education.

http://www.naage.org/rts.html



6. EXPLORING WILDLAND FIRE SCIENCE
November 7, Satellite Broadcast

The Bureau of Land Management's Exploring Wildland Fire Science will take
middle school participants on a virtual field trip to see the effects of
wildfire, and learn how communities are assessing and managing the risks of
wildfires. The program will address how and why fires start, develop and
spread; the role of fire in ecosystems; fire behavior; and fire management.
Fire experts will be available by phone and fax to talk to students.  A free
educator's guide and classroom materials will accompany the program.

Registration information and technical support is available at:
http://www.blm.gov/education/LearningLandscapes/menu/news_02.html



7. UTAH SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 7-9, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

USEE's 13th annual conference, Creating Sustainable Communities, will
challenge educators to use sustainability as a design theme in their work
and emphasize the need for environmental education to move from theory to
action. The three-day conference will include two complimentary components:
Your Role as an Educator and From Theory to Action, for educators and
members of the general public respectively. Both components will explore
sustainability concepts and the relation to individuals' roles in the
community.  Keynote speakers include David Sobel, author of "Children's
Special Places," Paul Loeb, author of "Soul of a Citizen," and Mary Smith of
the National Audubon Society.

Early bird registration ends October 4th.  For more information contact
Heather Scheel at (801) 328-1549 or hscheel@xxxxxxxx, or visit:
http://www.usee.org/conference/info.html



8. NORTHERN FOREST PLACE-BASED EDUCATION CONFERENCE
November 22-23, Eagle Mountain House, Jackson, New Hampshire

The purpose of the conference, Promise of Place: Community-Based Education
in the Northern Forest Region, is to bring together practitioners of
place-based education from the Northern Forest region and beyond to learn
from each other, gather new skills, information and resources and begin to
build a regional support network.  Participants will have opportunities to
share their experiences, identify strategies for strengthening and expanding
place-based education in the region, and explore possibilities for regional
collaboration and cooperation.

For more information about partnership and participation opportunities,
please contact Lidie Whittier Robbins at lrobbins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or
(207) 824-8263.

http://www.northernforest.org/events_workshop1.htm



9. EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT

The ESD Toolkit is an easy-to-use manual for beginning the process of
combining education and sustainability and will help schools and communities
develop a process to create locally relevant and culturally appropriate
education.  The Toolkit is based on the idea that communities and
educational systems need to dovetail their sustainability efforts. Ideally,
local educational systems can reorient existing curriculums to reinforce
local sustainability goals.

http://www.esdtoolkit.org



10. ECOLOGICAL LITERACY PROJECT

The Ecological Literacy Project engages middle and high school students in a
science-based exploration of their local environment and trains them in
professional radio production. With guidance from radio professionals from
Living On Earth, National Public Radio's weekly environmental news program,
students produce compelling, original audio journalism about topics relevant
to their own lives. Their work is broadcast over local and national radio
and is featured on Living On Earth's website.

http://www.livingonearth.org/edu/index.html


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