November 12, 2002

["Katharine Wang" <wangkn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

EE-NEWS @NAAEE
November 12, 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. Residential Outdoor Environmental Education Conference - Call For
Presenters
2. Environmental Education Association Of Washington Conference - Call For
Presenters And Award Nominations
3. Penn GSE Perspectives On Urban Education- Call For Papers
4. International Convention On Environment And Sustainable Development -
Call For Presentations


* GRANTS*
5. Pathways To Nature
6. Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program


* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
7. Changes in Senate Leadership


* EE RESOURCES*
8. National Audubon Society's Educational Farm Symposium
9. International Training Course In Applied Environmental Education
10. Environmental Advocacy Course At Griffith University
11. Atlas of the Biosphere
12. Service Learning
13. Exploring Biodiversity
14. Environmental Education Research


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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
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1. RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE - CALL FOR
PRESENTERS
February 14-17, 2003 - Cuyamaca Outdoor School, Descanso, California

The ROEE annual conference provides an opportunity for people working in
residential programs and centers to meet, exchange ideas and learn from each
other.  This year's conference sessions, following the theme "Regional
Experience - Unified Vision," will include working with diverse populations,
pre and post-Outdoor School instructional curriculum, staff training,
instructional programs, curriculum and field activities, and technology use
in Outdoor Schools.

Proposal applications are due December 13th. For more information visit:
http://raincloudpub.com/roee/conference/index.html



2. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CONFERENCE - CALL FOR
PRESENTERS AND AWARD NOMINATIONS
March 13-15, 2003 - Lakeway Inn, Bellingham, Washington

EEAW's 13th annual conference, Healthy Children, Healthy Planet: Educating
and Empowering, will bring together teachers, principals, nonformal
educators, scientists, environmental health advocates and policy-makers to
discuss our responsibility to protect the health of children through
education. Proposals are being accepted that focus on one of three threads:
toxicology, environmental justice, and creating wise consumers.  Awards
nominations are also being accepted in four categories to recognize
excellence in the field of EE in Washington State.

Proposal applications are due December 15th.  Award nominations are due
January 10, 2003.  For more information email eeaw@xxxxxxxx or visit:
http://www.eeaw.org



3. PENN GSE PERSPECTIVES ON URBAN EDUCATION- CALL FOR PAPERS

Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education provides an interactive forum to
investigate critical issues in urban education. The electronic format of
this journal provides a vehicle for fostering conversations about the
complexities of urban education among practitioners, researchers,
policymakers and graduate students, groups who often work in isolation from
each other.  Studies in progress, as well as findings from completed
research are encouraged. The focus for the third issue, Urban Adolescents'
Learning Across Contexts, is meant to solicit submissions on a variety of
topics, such as after-school programs, community-based activities,
school-based programs and home schooling in which adolescents are involved.
The editors are interested in articles, commentaries, and reviews which
represent a range of methodologies and perspectives.

Deadline for submission: January 15, 2003. Please include an abstract with
your APA formatted submission and send to journal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

http://www.urbanedjournal.org/callforpapers.html



4. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
June 2-6, 2003 - Havana, Cuba

Leading professionals from various environmental fields and environmental
justice groups will participate in the conference through presentations and
participation in specific U.S.-Cuba sessions during the conference. Special
environmental youth meetings are also being planned for student delegations
from Cuba and the U.S. Conference themes include: Sustainable development
and commerce, Environmental policy: law and strategies, International
experiences in environmental protection, Regional cooperation on
environmental issues and the Fourth Ibero-American Environmental Education
Congress. The language of the convention will be Spanish with simultaneous
translation into English of the principal sessions.

Delegates interested in presenting at the conference should submit a
300-word abstract by March 15, 2003. Send abstracts to: Ing. Araceli Mateo
de Acosta Fernández, Convention Organizational Secretary, mateo@xxxxxxxx and
Dr. Tom Frank, Program Coordinator for Global Exchange in Cuba, at:
tomfrank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/auto/2003-05-30_thInternationalConventio
nonEn.html



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GRANTS
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5. PATHWAYS TO NATURE

Grants to enhance environmental education activities and bird/wildlife
viewing opportunities at significant nature tourism destinations in the
United States and Canada are being offered by the Pathways to Nature
Conservation Fund. Projects of interest include, but are not limited to,
boardwalks, viewing platforms and blinds, educational displays, and
interactive exhibits. Grantees must match Pathways to Nature Conservation
Fund awards with a minimum 1:1 ratio of third party cash or contributed
goods and services. Wild Birds Unlimited stores in partnership with the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation sponsor the Fund.

Application deadline: December 1st. For more information contact Peter
Stangel (404) 679-7099 or stangel@xxxxxxxx

http://www.pathwaystonature.com/



6. BUDWEISER CONSERVATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

This highly competitive scholarship program supports and promotes innovative
research or study that seeks to respond to today's most pressing issues in
fish, wildlife, and plant conservation.  Ten scholarships of up to $10,000
each will be awarded to cover students' expenses for tuition, fees, books,
room and board, and other direct expenses related to their studies. Students
must be U.S. citizens enrolled in an accredited institution of higher
education in the United States pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree
(sophomores and juniors in the current academic year only) in environmental
science, natural resource management, biology, public policy, geography,
political science, or related disciplines. Recipients are eligible for one
year of scholarship support.

Application Deadline: January 17, 2003.  Application forms online at:
http://www.nfwf.org/programs/budscholarship.htm



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UPDATES FROM THE HILL
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7. CHANGES IN SENATE LEADERSHIP

The Senate and House reconvened for a lame duck session today to complete
unfinished legislation, which includes appropriations for FY 2003.  The
current continuing resolution funding the federal government ends November
22nd. Republicans are expected to take leadership in the Senate at the end
of November once the results of the special election in Missouri are
certified. New Senate committee leaders include: Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK),
Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senator Ted Stevens
(R-AK), Chairman, Committee on Appropriations; and, Senator Christopher Bond
(R-MO), Chairman, Sub-Committee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies.

Minnesotan Won't Pick Side for His Short Term in Senate, November 12, 2002
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/12/national/12SENA.html



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EE RESOURCES
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8. NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL FARM SYMPOSIUM
January 30 - February 1, 2003 - Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm, Dayton, Ohio

The Educational Farm symposium is designed for directors, educators, or
farmers who operate educational farms.  This symposium will provide an
opportunity to share with colleagues, celebrate successes, learn from
failures, recognize and prepare for challenges ahead, network, mentor, and
renew your vision. Participants learn and recharge through workshops,
facilitated discussion,
open space sessions, and ongoing exchanges with their peers.

For more information contact Larry Brown at (937) 890-7360 or
lbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx



9. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE IN APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
February 3 - 26, 2003 - Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand

The course covers techniques in environmental education, social marketing,
project planning, and communications.  The goal is to demonstrate how
communication and problem-solving methods can be used to encourage more
environmentally sound attitudes and behaviors.  Specifically, the course
focuses on techniques to build basic environmental awareness and action
skills in various target audiences, such as resource users, decision makers,
and schoolchildren. Course instruction will be in English.

The course application deadline is December 15th.  A limited number of
partial scholarships are available to successful applicants from developing
countries. For more information contact Joan Haley, Department of
Conservation Biology, National Zoological Park, at haleyj@xxxxxxxxxx,
202-673-4844 or 202-673-4843.

http://eelink.net/appliedee.pdf



10. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY COURSE AT GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Griffith University's Australian School of Environmental Studies will offer
a new 'Environmental Advocacy' elective in 2003. Environmental Advocacy is a
one-semester course available to both on-campus and remote students. The
course has three innovative attributes. First, students will learn about the
strategies, tactics and traditions of environmental advocacy through a
combination of traditional academic research and experiential learning.
Second, the course will not focus on the technical dimension of
environmental problems but, rather, on advocacy strategies to resolve them.
And third, the course has been developed in close liaison with key
Australian environmental advocacy organisations and provides opportunities
for collaboration between the academic and community sectors.

The course outline and detailed information concerning enrollment options
and the internship scheme is available from Course Convenor James Whelan at
James.Whelan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



11. ATLAS OF THE BIOSPHERE

The Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment's Atlas of the
Biosphere contains numerous maps documenting environmental phenomena across
the globe, such as water resources, ecosystems, land use patterns, and human
impact, at a variety of scales. The Atlas also contains the data sets that
were used to generate these different thematic maps. Related material on the
site includes several different global ecosystem and terrestrial hydrology
models that have been created by the Center, and are publicly available for
general review.

http://atlas.aos.wisc.edu/maps.php



12. SERVICE LEARNING

Discover how to plan, develop, create, perform, and evaluate a
service-learning project on the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools
website. Included are lesson plans, guides to standards, and links to useful
service-learning sites. Stories and tips from Peace Corps volunteers are
also available.

 http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/service/index.html



13. EXPLORING BIODIVERSITY

This new online interactive learning exhibit from the Natural History Museum
in London helps younger students begin to learn about the nature and
complexity of understanding biodiversity. Divided into small sections, this
interactive site includes many short exercises that will help students
engage the concept of biodiversity. Other resources on the site
include a glossary of important terms related to biodiversity and a feature
where visitors can look up species by common name, genus, and other
categories.

http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/eb/index.shtml



14. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH

The August 2002 issue of Environmental Education Research focuses on
critical analyses of attempts to model the gap between pro-environmental
behavior and environmental knowledge and awareness.  Specifically, "Mind the
Gap: why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to
pro-environmental behavior?" by Anja Kollmuss and Julian Agyeman, is used as
a focal point.  All articles can be accessed online for a fee - some
abstracts are available.

http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=rfhd0lmwa9yg



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