EE-NEWS @NAAEE
April 30, 2003
The bi-weekly email bulletin
provided by the
North American Association for Environmental Education
(NAAEE),
with funding from the Environmental Education and Training
Partnership
(EETAP).
*NAAEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE*
October 7-11 -
Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.naaee.org/conferences/index.php
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EE-NEWS
ITEMS
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* RESEARCH/PUBLISHING
OPPORTUNITIES*
1. Promoting Quality EE in Education Journals
2.
Building The Future: One Green Brick At A Time ? Call For
Presenters
* GRANTS*
3. Leadership Opportunity for Environmental Science Teachers
4. Schumacher College Scholarships
5. National Geographic Society Education Foundation Teacher
Grants
6. Help Us Help Foundation
7. Renewable Energy Curriculum Development
* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
8. Natural Science, Wildlife and
Environmental Education Partnership Fund Act
* EE RESOURCES*
9. Western Regional Interpretive Skills Training (WRIST)
10. Growing
Roots: Pathways to Environmental Education
11. Zoological and Environmental Science
Training (ZEST) for Teachers
12. Training Tools for Non-Formals, Train-the-Trainer Workshop
13. Wade into Watersheds
14. Marine Turtle Conservation in Cuba
15. New Masters Program in Environmental Education and
Communication
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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING
OPPORTUNITIES
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1.
PROMOTING QUALITY EE IN EDUCATION JOURNALS
As part of EETAP's (Environmental Education and Training Partnership)
efforts to promote environmental education (EE) as an effective approach for
increasing student learning and environmental literacy, EETAP is encouraging
teachers and principals to write about their environmental education experiences
for education journals and magazines. The primary audience EETAP wants to reach
is other K-12 teachers in subject areas such as science, social studies,
language arts, math, fine arts, and health. Secondary audiences include
principals, curriculum specialists, school board members, and parents. EETAP is
especially interested in the use of EE in urban schools and culturally diverse
settings.
EETAP will pay the teachers or principals $300 to help cover their
expenses upon submission of the article to the selected magazine or journal.
Proposal deadline: May 30th. For submission guidelines, please contact Gus
Medina at gmedina@xxxxxxxx or
905-468-8031.
2. BUILDING THE FUTURE: ONE GREEN BRICK AT A TIME ? CALL FOR
PRESENTERS
Alliance for New Jersey for Environmental Education (ANJEE)
January 8-10, 2004 - Rider University,
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
ANJEE is seeking
presenters for New Jersey?s annual statewide environmental education conference.
The focus of the conference is green schools (incorporating new
designs/technology into environmental education lessons) and community
resources. Natural history, best practices, and education and science research
presentations are also desired.
For more
information please contact Rebecca Lesko, ANJEE conference chairperson at
ANJEEconference@xxxxxxxxxor 973-773-5509 (before
9 pm).
http://www.anjee.net/conference/index.html
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GRANTS
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3. LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE TEACHERS
The
WorldWatcher project at Northwestern University is recruiting educators to
become Toyota Teacher Leaders in Environmental Science. Toyota Teacher Leaders
are visionaries in environmental science education, with a track record of
assisting other teachers in improving the science instruction in their
classrooms. These leaders will support the nationwide roll out of Looking at the
Environment, a new research-based environmental science curriculum for high
school that incorporates technology to support investigations with
data.
Teacher leaders can
be: classroom teachers, administrators, professional developers, university
faculty or others who are interested in offering professional development and
ongoing support to environmental science teachers.
Application deadline: May 15th.
Contact Kathleen Schwille for more information at: k-schwille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or visit:
http://www.worldwatcher.northwestern.edu/field_test.htm
4. SCHUMACHER COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS
Schumacher College is pleased to announce a generous grant
of $60,000 from
the Educational Foundation of America (EFA), which will make
it possible
for the College to offer a new scholarship programme to suitable
US
citizens. Schumacher College is a not-for-profit international centre for
ecological studies that has run a programme of short residential courses
(usually three weeks long) with leading environmental thinkers and activists
such as Fritjof Capra, Vandana Shiva, David Orr, Frances Moore Lappé, Amory
Lovins, Hazel Henderson, Terry Tempest Williams and Thomas Moore. The College
provides a unique, holistic learning experience where intensive intellectual
enquiry is combined with meditation, physical work, social activity and time
spent outdoors.
For more information contact: The Administrator, Schumacher College, The
Old Postern, Dartington, Devon TQ9 6EA, UK - Tel: +44-1803-865934; Fax :
+44-1803-866899; admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/prospect/homepage.html
5. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY EDUCATION FOUNDATION TEACHER
GRANTS
The foundation's teacher grants are awarded to educators to facilitate
their work in the classroom, school, district, and/or community. Projects that
feature outreach to urban areas are particularly encouraged. In accordance with
its mission, the foundation seeks to fund projects in either of two broad
categories: 1) promoting geographic knowledge through education, and 2)
promoting stewardship of natural and cultural resources. Applications are
accepted from any current teacher or administrator in an accredited K-12 school
within the United States.
Application deadline: June 12th. Online
applications are strongly encouraged.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/teacher_community/get_grant.html
6. HELP US HELP FOUNDATION
The Help Us Help Foundation assists K-12 public schools and youth
organizations in economically challenged communities to obtain information
technology tools. The foundation will donate new Internet appliances and laser
printers as well as all the ancillary equipment necessary to connect the
devices, including network hubs, cables, and electrical surge
protectors.
Application deadline: August 31st. For complete
guidelines and online application forms visit:
http://www.helpushelp.org/pages/grant_index.html
7. RENEWABLE ENERGY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
The Renewable Energy
Trust, administered by the Massachusetts Technology
Collaborative (MTC), is
inviting applications from math, science and social
studies teachers, grades
4-12, to submit proposals that describe how they
can develop curricula
enhancements to bring renewable energy issues and
concepts into their
classroom teaching. Teachers may submit individual proposals,
but the Trust is keenly interested in receiving proposals from teams
of
teachers, in or across disciplines.
Deadline for Applications: May
15th.
http://www.masstech.org/Grants_and_Awards/EPA/03EPA03Info.htm
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UPDATES FROM THE
HILL
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8. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
PARTNERSHIP FUND BECOMES LAW
On April 16th Governor Gary Locke signed
Washington state's first law focused solely on environmental education: HB 1466,
the Natural Science, Wildlife and Environmental Education Partnership Fund Act.
This bill creates an account in the Office of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to provide grants for proven and innovative environmental education
programs across the state.
Eligible grant recipients are not-for-profit
organizations that partner with
schools, agencies, businesses, and other
organizations to provide quality,
balanced natural science curricula and
materials on Washington's lands and
waters, flora and fauna, and human use
and impact. No appropriation to the
fund was made this session.
First
introduced in 2001, HB 1466 received support and endorsements from
an
unprecedented coalition of elected public officials of both parties, as
well
as organizations and agencies including: Audubon Washington,
Environmental
Education Association of Washington, Governor's Council on
Environmental
Education, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Principals
Association, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Washington
Education Association, Washington State Farm Bureau, Washington
State School
Directors' Association, Washington Forest Protection
Association, and the
Woodland Park Zoological Society.
Natural Science, Wildlife and Environmental Education Partnership Fund
Act (HB 1466)
http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo/dspBillSummary.cfm?billnumber=1466
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EE
RESOURCES
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9. WESTERN REGIONAL INTERPRETIVE SKILLS TRAINING (WRIST)
National Association for Interpretation
June 1-6 ? La Foret Conference Center, Colorado Springs,
Colorado
This five-day event offers intensive hands-on training. Participants can
choose from one of four tracks: Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) essentials,
Interpretive writing and editing, Certified Heritage Interpreter (CHI)
non-personal media, and Certified Interpretive Host (CIH) trainer course.
Early registration discounts have been extended until May 15th.
Registration forms available online.
http://www.interpnet.com/home.htm
10. GROWING ROOTS: PATHWAYS TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Nebraska Alliance For Conservation and Environment Education
June
16-17 - Lied Conference Center, Nebraska City, Nebraska
Keynote speaker
Dr. Gerald A. Lieberman, director for the State Education and
Environment Roundtable, will discuss new ways of connecting the
environment
with formal education by using the environment as an integrating
context
(EIC) for learning. He will present research that demonstrates
the role
whole-school EIC programs can have in improving academic
achievement,
developing basic life and critical-thinking skills, and building
students'
knowledge of their natural surroundings and community. In
addition to
several concurrent sessions, other major presentations will
include a panel of
state curriculum consultants speaking on state standards
and EE. A focus group
on "Building Capacity for EE in Nebraska" will also be held as part of
developing
an EE master plan for the state.
Please email Harry Heafer at
hheafer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
with questions. Registration forms on-line at:
http://www.nacee.org/conference.html
11. ZOOLOGICAL
AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TRAINING (ZEST) FOR TEACHERS
July 21-25th - Session 1 (for teachers grades 3-8)
August 11-15th - Session 2 (for teachers grades 8-12)
This summer the
Olympic Park Institute (OPI) will host a
professional development training for teachers interested in learning more about
environmental education and increasing their own natural history knowledge. The training will be presented by
Olympic Park Institute staff, with involvement from the Woodland Park Zoo,
Olympic National Park, Olympic Natural Resource Center, Jamestown S?klallam
Tribe, and other Pacific Northwest educational providers.
Course fees ($295 for
enrollments before May 15, 2003) cover lodging, food and tuition for the five
day professional development training. Need?based scholarships are available,
contact OPI for an application. Up to 34 Clock Hours are available at an
additional cost. Call for details. 360?928?3720.
http://yni.org/opi/opi_fieldscience/class_professional.html
12. TRAINING TOOLS FOR NON-FORMALS, TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOP
August 11-14 - National Conservation Training Center (NCTC),
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This course has been designed to provide a "crash course" on the culture
of formal
education and offers suggestions on how to maximize contacts with
classroom teachers, particularly when offering teacher training. It helps
non-formal educators understand the needs, background, language and priorities
of classroom instructors. Each module has been constructed to fully engage
the learner in sound, and often cutting edge, educational activity. Teams
will learn how to conduct a similar workshop for non-formal educators in their
state or region. Each team is expected to hold a Training Tools for
Non-Formals Workshop within a year of course completion. The key to a successful
workshop is to have
team members that represent agencies and organization
that support staff
development and involvement. Teams should consist of
three individuals.
There are two applications. To be considered for the course, both
applications must be completed and submitted by June 2nd. For applications and
more information, contact Bora Simmons at boras@xxxxxxx or
Department of Teaching and Learning, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
60115.
13. WADE INTO
WATERSHEDS
Adopt-A-Watershed has released a new middle school curriculum ?Wade into
Watersheds.? Students
will learn how water supports living things and how humans affect water
quality. Activities focus on the
importance of water quality and ways students can protect it. Among the curriculum supplements
included are: ?Where Does Your Water Come From? The Source Water Book??Water
Education Foundation; ?Aquatic Habitats: Exploring Desktop Ponds,? GEM Guide?UC
Berkeley; ?Give Water a Hand??University of Wisconsin; ?Water Wisdom??Alameda
Office of Education; and ?Hands On Save Our Streams??Izaak Walton League.
http://www.adopt-a-watershed.org/matrix/wiw.htm
14. MARINE TURTLE
CONSERVATION IN CUBA
June 21 - August 3 - Guanahacabibes Peninsula,
Cuba
The Institute for
Conservation Studies (ICONS) is offering a 6 week program
this summer through
the Centro de Investigaciones Marinas (CIM), to help support marine turtle
conservation in Cuba. Participants will take part in fieldwork that will teach
them to collect and analyze data through marine turtle monitoring.
Coursework will include conservation communications theory and practice, marine
turtle conservation biology, and coastal ecology. The culmination of the course
will be an independent project that will serve CIM's environmental education and
marine turtle monitoring initiatives. Independent projects include opportunities to learn
how to develop environmental interpretation materials, document coastal and
marine biota through acoustical ecology, and map coastal
environments.
http://www.iconsprojects.org/cuba.shtml
15. NEW MASTERS PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
Royal Roads University in Victoria, British
Columbia launches its new Master of Arts in Environmental Education and
Communication program on August 11th. This new, two-year program combines three
summer residency periods at RRU with on-line courses. RRU will provide both
theoretical and practical work in environmental education and communications
applicable to classroom teachers, and agency or NGO educators and
communicators.
http://www.royalroads.ca/ste
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