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2. The Science Teacher ? Call For
Submissions
3. Toyota International Teacher Program 4. Igniting Creative Energy
Challenge 5. Morris K. Udall Scholarship Program 6.
Earth Dance: An Environmental Short-Film
Festival 7. Echoing Green
9. Linking Schools And Communities - Bridging The Formal-Nonformal Gap 10. Winter Ecological Field Studies 11. Earth Expeditions 12.
Idaho Environmental Education Summit 13. Communicating Complex Biological Stories In National Parks 14. Environmental Learning Institute Torch 15. Graduate Teaching Practicum In Environmental Education And Natural Science 16. Great Lakes Invasions Curriculum Guide 17. Environmental Adult Education: Ecological Learning, Theory And Practice For Socio-Environmental Change 18. Environmental Education Research
1.
MANAGING RESOURCES FOR COMPETING USERS ? CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Northeast Fish and Wildlife
Conference April 25-28, 2004 -
Princess Royale Hotel and
Conference Center, Ocean City,
Maryland This
year's conference promises to provide valuable knowledge on fish and wildlife
management issues, as well as strengthen the relationships among the members of
the region. Submissions of abstracts for review and inclusion in the conference
program are now being accepted. Papers, posters and videos will be selected on
the basis of quality, originality and significance to the program.
Sessions will be scheduled for Human Dimensions/Information and Education,
Administration/Licensing, Conservation Law Enforcement, Engineering, Fisheries
(including Inland Fisheries, Fish Culture/Fish Health, Anadromous Fish and
Marine Fish), and Wildlife. Submission deadline: January 20, 2004 http://northeastconference.fws.gov/papers.html 2.
THE SCIENCE TEACHER ? CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS High school science teachers are invited and encouraged to submit
manuscripts describing successful collaborative projects between science classes
and the community for possible publication in NSTA's member journal The
Science Teacher. If you and your students work together as a
scientific team to affect your environment, improve the scientific literacy of
your local community, do field research during the summer break, or otherwise
work to improve your community as collaborative scientists, consider submitting
your story. Submission Deadline: January 1, 2004. http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-12/tst.htm Online Submission Forum (indicate in the "theme" field that the article is for the "Student/Teacher/Community Successes" issue) ************************************ 3. TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL TEACHER PROGRAM June 16-July 3, 2004 ? Japan
Application deadline: January 12, 2004. 4. IGNITING CREATIVE ENERGY
CHALLENGE The Challenge is an educational competition
designed to encourage students to learn more about energy and the environment.
Students are asked to submit entries that reflect the competition theme and
demonstrate an understanding of what an individual, family, or group can do to
make a difference in their home, school, or community. Students may express
their ideas on energy conservation and the environment in the form of science
projects, essays, stories, artwork, photographs, music, video, or website
projects. They may also submit recent service projects or results from the
National Energy Foundation's own Energy Patrol activities. The Challenge is open
to all students in grades K-12 in the U.S. and Canada, excluding Quebec.
All entries are due by
February 21, 2004. http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org/ 5. MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM A Udall Faculty Representative must nominate students before March 3, 2004. Please contact Melissa Millage with any questions at (520) 670-5542, millage@xxxxxxxxx, or visit: http://www.udall.gov/p_scholarship.htm
6.
EARTH DANCE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL SHORT-FILM FESTIVAL The
Oakland Museum of California is calling for submissions for its 1st
Annual Environmental Film Festival. Films can be serious, informative and/or
funny, but they must address an environmental topic. For example, you
could make a movie about squirrels, the health effects of eating fish caught
from San Francisco Bay, or the fears that people have about spiders.
You write, produce, direct and film your
story. In the end, 10 videos will be selected and shown on the night of the
festival.
For more information contact: Zakary Zide, Film Festival Coordinator; zzide@xxxxxxxxxxxx; 510.238.3818. 7. ECHOING GREEN Echoing Green is a global social venture fund that identifies, funds,
and
8. APPROPRIATIONS FY04 ? UPDATE The $820 billion Omnibus Appropriations Bill (HR 2673) was passed by the House on December 9th (242-176), but will not be considered by the Senate until January 20th after Congress reconvenes. The bill includes $9.75 million to fund the EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) graduate fellowship program in FY 2004 and $9.16 million for EPA's Office of Environmental Education. The President's FY 2004 budget request recommended a 50% budget cut to the STAR program and zeroed out funds for the Office of EE. Senators Bond (R-MO), Milkulski (D-MD) and Stevens (R-AK) and Representatives Walsh (R-NY) and Obey (D-WI) were key supporters of EE funding. Omnibus Appropriations Bill (HR 2673) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:H.R.2673:
9. LINKING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES -
BRIDGING THE FORMAL-NONFORMAL GAP December 8-19 - Online Join this NAAEE discussion hosted by Kim Stokely, Education Director, Adopt-A-Watershed. The discussion will focus on the following questions: The value of integrating communities and
schools is clear. However, schools, community-based organizations, agencies, and
individuals have a difficult time bridging the gap between the needs of the
community and the needs of the school. How do we form strong partnerships
between schools and community? How do we bring schools into communities and
communities into schools in a successful and meaningful
way? http://www.naaee.org/forum/linking_schools.php?topicID=791922846 10. WINTER ECOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES January 20 - April 30, 2004 ? Online, Montana State University This course is designed for middle and high
school educators to learn and practice basic ecological field study techniques
and integrate them into their environmental, science or ecology instruction. A
wide variety of field study techniques will be presented and the participants
will share the results of the environmental studies on-line. Basic ecological
concepts will be presented in the context of the field studies. Educators will
have opportunities to share their views on a variety of topics related to the
environment and education. The course will allow the participants to learn more
about various ecological regions and approaches to teaching in
nature. Course description http://www.scienceteacher.org/courses/edci580FldStdW.html Online Course Registration (EDCI 580-01) https://btc.montana.edu/storg/secure/register.taf 11. EARTH EXPEDITIONS
Application deadline: February 1, 2004. For more information contact Debbie Shelley: shelledl@xxxxxxxxxx http://dragonfly.wcp.muohio.edu/EEprogram/ 12. IDAHO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SUMMIT March 5 ? 6, 2004 - Idaho Historical Museum, Boise, Idaho 13. COMMUNICATING COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL STORIES IN NATIONAL PARKS Application deadline: February 16, 2004. For more information and an application contact: Nina_Roberts@xxxxxxx http://www.nature.nps.gov/LearningCenters/new/biowrkshp_flyer_mar03.pdf 14. ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING INSTITUTE TORCH Summer 2004 The Environmental Learning Institute and Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation are fielding professional development workshops in Quintana Roo, Belize, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska. These summer 2004 workshops offer intermediate-secondary science educators opportunities to learn more about inquiry-based science education philosophy, pedagogy and praxis and global environmental change while learning about a threatened North American ecosystem of global significance. Each course has a dual tract structure in biology and geology allowing the participant to specialize in their discipline of interest. Geology and biology faculty supervise all courses. Re-certification and graduate science credits, as well as partial course fee fellowships are available. For more information email silverberg@xxxxxxxxxxxx or visit: http://www.environmentallearning.org/2004_TORCH_index.htm 15. GRADUATE TEACHING PRACTICUM IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND NATURAL SCIENCE August 16 - November 19, 2004 - University of Idaho, Moscow,
Idaho 16. GREAT LAKES INVASIONS CURRICULUM GUIDE
17. ENVIRONMENTAL ADULT EDUCATION: ECOLOGICAL LEARNING, THEORY AND
PRACTICE FOR SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE Environmental Adult Education brings an ecological perspective to studies of adult learning by concretizing the interconnections between people's experiences of environmental deterioration and recognition of the destructive powers of the global economy. This volume situates environmental adult education within a socio-political and eco-epistemological framework, explores how new language and metaphors can counteract problematic modern worldviews, and analyzes the potential of environmental, justice-based learning to combat socio-environmental oppressions. http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787971707.html 18. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH
http://www.educationarena.com/educationarena/sample/res_samples.htm Volume 9 Number 3/August 2003 of Environmental Education
Research is also available online. Selected articles can be accessed for a fee.
http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=w82dej1blw65
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