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Happy Thanksgiving! November 24, 2003



EE-NEWS @NAAEE
November 24, 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).


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EE-NEWS ITEMS
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* RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES*
1. Environmental Education Association Of Southern Africa ? Call For Papers

2. Arkansas Environmental Education Association ? Call For Presentations

3. EPA?s Community Involvement Conference And Training ? Call For Presenters

4. Colorado Alliance For Environmental Education ? Call For Presenters


* GRANTS*

5. ThinkQuest

6. Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program

7. EPA Environmental Education Grants


* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
8. Appropriations Fy04 ? Update


* EE RESOURCES*

9. Education Programs For Youth

10. Environmental Education:  Inspiring Stewardship For A Lifetime

11. Nab The Aquatic Invader! Be A Sea Grant Super Sleuth ? Pilot Test
12. Landscapes Of The Heart: Narratives Of Nature And Self

 


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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
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1. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA ? CALL FOR PAPERS

March 29 - April 2, 2004 - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

 

The 22nd Annual Conference of the Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa, organised by the Treverton Schools, will have a practical focus on how environmental educators can benefit from and contribute to the United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development. Proposal abstracts (150 words) must be received by December 10th.

 

For more information contact Janet Snow jsnow.eeasa2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or

Tel: +27-33-2631251; Fax: +27-33-2632690

 

http://www.treverton.co.za/Events/EEASA/eeasa.htm

 

 

 

2. ARKANSAS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ? CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

March 5-6, 2004 - Basin Park Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas

 

The theme of this year?s AEEA conference is Environmental Education - Common Ground for Learning and will feature two tracts, one for formal and one for non-formal educators. Presentations should demonstrate programs and activities that incorporate more than one subject area, diversity, lifelong learning, or bringing together different attitudes on environmental issues. Of particular interest are presentations that provide EE providers with the tools or methods to improve their programs. Submission deadline: December 15th.

 

http://www.uca.edu/org/aeea/

 

 

 

3. EPA?S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONFERENCE AND TRAINING ? CALL FOR PRESENTERS

June 15 - 18, 2004 ? Denver, Colorado

 

EPA's aim is to challenge presenters and participants to explore how EPA?s public education, partnership and community involvement initiatives can meet both the needs of communities and environmental programs. EPA invites presentation proposal submissions that illustrate your own stories and experiences in meeting community needs through public participation, outreach and education. Share your knowledge and expertise, present a successful approach, tell a story about overcoming challenges, or describe an innovative solution. Consider joining with your federal, state, local or tribal partners to submit a presentation proposal, either for a 90-minute session or for a four- or eight-hour training session.

Proposal deadline: December 19th. Please refer to the Proposal Evaluation Criteria on-line for complete proposal requirements. 

 

http://www.epancic.org/2004/callpresenters.cfm


 

4. COLORADO ALLIANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ? CALL FOR PRESENTERS

April 30-May 2 - Snow Mountain Ranch, YMCA of the Rockies, Winter Park, Colorado

 

This CAEE sponsored conference, Teaching Outside the Box ? Creative Uses of Nature in Education, offers an opportunity to share fabulous activities, experiences, and wisdom with others who strive to include nature in their teaching endeavors.  This year?s presentations will be organized around the following topic strands ? Stewardship, Cultural history, Outdoor skills, Natural history, EE trends and techniques, Arts, and Behind the scenes.

 

Presenter application deadline: January 31, 2004. Registration, presenter, and scholarship forms are available online.

 

http://www.caee.org/outside.htm 

 

 

 

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GRANTS
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5. THINKQUEST


The ThinkQuest competition, which is open to students (ages 9-19) and their teacher-coaches from anywhere in the world, is designed to promote collaboration and cross-cultural learning by encouraging students to team with their peers in other regions or countries to develop web sites on educational topics. The topics for the upcoming contest cycle include non-native species; natural disasters; mythology & folklore; space travel; the world economy; and medicine. Sites that meet the evaluation criteria will be published in the ThinkQuest Library, a free public resource of web-based lessons created by students for students.

Submission deadline: February 29, 2004
http://www.thinkquest.org/

 

 

 

6. BUDWEISER CONSERVATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

This highly competitive scholarship program is designed to respond to many of the most significant challenges in fish, wildlife, and plant conservation in the U.S. -- whether it's the sustainable use of natural resources, including sport fish and game; recovery of an endangered species; or control of invasive exotic species -- by providing scholarships to eligible graduate and undergraduate students who are poised to make a significant contribution to the field of conservation. Jointly sponsored by Anheuser-Busch and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Application Deadline: January 16, 2004

http://www.nfwf.org/programs/budscholarship.htm

 

 

 

7. EPA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS

 

The grants program sponsored by EPA?s Office of Environmental Education supports environmental education projects that enhance the public?s awareness, knowledge, and skills to make informed decisions that affect environmental quality. Since 1992, EPA has received between $2 and $3 million in grant funding per year and has awarded over 2,500 grants. Grants of $25,000 or less in federal funds are awarded in EPA?s ten regional offices, and grants over $25,000 are awarded at EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

 

As the U.S. Congress has not yet authorized funds for these grants, EPA recommends that you check their web site, where updates will be posted, before sending in your grant application.

 

http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html

 


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UPDATES FROM THE HILL
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8. APPROPRIATIONS FY04 ? UPDATE

 

The Senate Appropriations committee passed the VA-HUD Appropriations bill (HR 2861) on November 18th and sent it into conference to resolve differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill. The final version is expected to be included in an omnibus spending measure, which is expected to include a total of seven appropriations bills.  The House has passed another Continuing Resolution that extends funding at the current level (FY '03) through January 31, 2004.

 

Status of FY2004 Appropriations Bills

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app04.html

 

 


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EE RESOURCES
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9. EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH

March 8 -10, 2004 - National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

 

Education Programs For Youth; School's Out! (OUT8162) is a 3-day course
offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This course presents participants with the elements of designing outdoor programs for youth (e.g. after school, day and residential camps, and weekend programs) in a non-formal setting, such as wildlife refuges, parks, etc.  It offers opportunities for participants to create or modify exciting, safe, natural resource focused youth programs, including staff training, that help to address site missions and/or management objectives.

 

Course registration deadline: January 12, 2004. For more information contact Georgia Jeppesen, Course Leader, at georgia_jeppesen@xxxxxxx or 304-876-7366, or visit:

 

http://training.fws.gov/courses.html

 

 

 

10. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION:  INSPIRING STEWARDSHIP FOR A LIFETIME

Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education

January 30 - February 1, 2004 - Princess Royale Hotel, Ocean City,
Maryland


The focus of this year?s conference is on environmental stewardship and action: action that is based in equal measure on both sound science and innate passion. The conference theme strands are: For educators by educators, Incorporating research in environmental education, Moving from knowledge to action and Natural history. MAEOE is pleased to have Mitchell Thomashow, author of Ecological Identity: Becoming a Reflective Environmentalist as their keynote and session presenter. 

Early registration deadline: January 2, 2004.
http://216.144.194.51/conference.html


 

11. NAB THE AQUATIC INVADER! BE A SEA GRANT SUPER SLEUTH ? PILOT TEST


Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is looking for 4th - 10th grade teachers to
either review or pilot test their new education web site on aquatic invasive
species. The site is scheduled to be ready for review in January or February 2004 and ready to pilot test in the classroom in April or May. If interested, send your name, address, grade level, phone, email, and your interest in being either a
reviewer or pilot tester to Robin Goettel, Communications Coordinator/Education Specialist, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Email:
goettel@xxxxxxxx, ph: 217-333-9448.

 

 

 

12. LANDSCAPES OF THE HEART: NARRATIVES OF NATURE AND SELF

 

Landscapes of the Heart contains personal essays about nature and the environment that address the impact that nature has on our personal well being and how our interactions with the environment shape who we are and how we connect with our world. Contributors include E.O. Wilson and Maurice Strong. Online ordering available.

 

http://www.newestpress.com/completeT.html#L

 


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