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The Florida Panther Project
Educational site for up-to-date information on the recovery of the Florida panther. Includes a "MailBag" section, answering some of the most frequently asked questions about the issues surrounding the panther in Florida. This site attempts to include various viewpoints on problem issues in Florida, not just one side or the other.
Valley Quest Level I Workshop - Vermont
November 12-14, 2004 - White River Junction, Vermont
This Level One - Building Your Understanding workshop will provide the tools to take Questing into your classroom/community group; receive a copy of Questing: A Guide to Creating
Community Treasure Hunts; a bibliography; worksheets and sample Quests. Instructor: Steven Glazer, Valley Quest Coordinator. Cost: $150
For more information about this workshop, please contact: Simon Brooks, Valley Quest Assistant at 802-291-9100, or by email at:
simon@vitalcommunities.org
BSU 2005 Greening of the Campus - Indiana
September 15-17, 2005 - Muncie, Indiana
Ball State University’s 2005 conference theme is “Extending Connections.” This interdisciplinary conference allows people representing diverse areas in university communities to share information on environmental issues. These areas range from the practical day-to-day management of the physical plant to “green” curriculum development and “green” utilization of campus resources.
INSnet
"Internetwork for Sustainability" Environmental Directory for the latest news, information, and opinion on sustainability.
Northwest Environmental Education Council
Our objective is to provide opportunities for environmental education and training to youth,
environmental professionals, and the general public by disseminating information through public workshops, seminars and lectures; training
teachers to incorporate EE into their curriculums; and assisting in school-based EE programs.
This Land Is Your Land
Free, activity-based youth curriculum on land use issues developed by MSU Extension's United Growth for Kent County project. This Land Is Your Land was developed to provide teaching materials almost anyone can use to reach our youth. It was designed so that young people can contribute solutions to current land use issues as well as participate in making sound decisions now and in the future.
The Environment Site
An environmental portal providing resources such as: donations; discussion forum; eco blog; eco tips knowledge base; environmental news; teaching resources; and more.
Seattle Tilth Association
Seattle Tilth inspires and educates people to garden organically, conserve natural resources, and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community. The Seattle Tilth Children's Garden supports this mission through educating children during school field trip and summer camp programs that teach garden ecology, awareness and techniques.
EE Report Card Show Positive Results on Standardized Tests
Results of the Report Card on Environmental Education in Washington State show students involved in environmental education score higher on standardized tests, than do students with more conventional schooling.
View full report: http://wa.audubon.org/new/audubon/userdocuments/EEReportCard.pdf
Earth & Sky Radio Series Protecting Native Fish
This Earth & Sky Radio broadcast for Grades 6-12, discusses efforts to improve stream habitat for the Spikedace, a threatened species in the upper Verde River of Arizona. The show illustrates how ecosystems are easily perturbed by change, how population fluctuations due to floods may be natural, and how introduced species prey on native fish.
Earth & Sky Radio Series Water Cycle
This Earth & Sky Radio Series explains why all the oceans on Earth are salty, while inland water is typically fresh. The process of ocean water becoming salty is explained by using the analogy of what happens to water in a tea kettle, and by considering evaporation, precipitation and water flow. The clip lasts 1 minute, 34 seconds for grades 6-12.
Pulse of the Planet
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
Sustainable Development Research Conference - Finland
June 7-8, 2005 ~ Helsinki, Finland
ERP Environment 11th annual conference with special streams on Industrial Ecology and European Environmental Policy. The conference seeks to bring together an international and interdisciplinary audience to begin to tackle many of the issues connected with sustainable development - to share experiences and to begin to work towards solutions.
Teaching Point Environmental Science Curriculum
This full-year course gets high school students in touch with their immediate environment. An easy-to-use pacing guide reduces teacher preparation time and ensures coverage of all required national and/or state standards. A comprehensive daily lesson plan provides point-of-use content background and teaching strategies to support classroom success for out-of-field instructors.
Washington State of EE Report Card 2004
The Washington State Legislature asked the Governor's Council on Environmental Education to report on the status of environmental education (EE) in Washington. Many volunteers from public and private sectors worked to gather and analyze information on EE. This status report summarizes the findings and poses a recommendation for development of a comprehensive and coordinated strategic plan for EE in Washington.
Bird Checklist of the United States
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center clickable map of the United States provides updated lists of bird distribution.
Global Amphibian Assessment
The Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) searchable database provides threat category assessment, ecology and other information on the world's 5,743 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians.
K-12 Schools of Distinction Award
Deadline: December 1, 2004
Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction awards program for outstanding K-12 schools in the United States implementing innovative programs that support positive educational outcomes.
UNEP Network
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Network provides a "global portal to authoritative environmental information based on themes and regions". Some Thematic Portals include Climate Change, Freshwater, Mountains, and Urban environment.
Environmental Information Centre India
Provides high quality environmental information on India in a timely and cost-effective manner, to improve Environmental Studies and the decision-making process.
One Year Later - Results from SC Middle Schools Using EIC For Learning
South Carolina middle school students are engaged in real-world, community-based, and standards-aligned environmental investigative and service-learning projects that improve their behavior, attitudes and grades. Teachers of all disciplines, together with parents, local businesses, universities, and federal, state, county and non-profit environmental groups are helping students stay in class and improve their learning. First year quantitative and qualitative data collected from an outside evaluator from ten South Carolina pilot middle schools indicate adolescents are responding very favorably to these new instructional strategies.
Teacher confidence and classroom management skills improved as students responded. The Environment as an Integrating Context (EIC) model is based on national research conducted by the State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER). Visit the SEER© website at www.seer.org for information.
View the complete report: "Education Using the Environment" by Edward H. Falco online.
Scholarships to the Amazon Rainforest Workshop
Application Deadlines: January 8, February 8, and March 8, 2005
K-12 teachers and environmental educators can win a $1000 scholarship to travel to the Amazon and work with scientists in one of the most diverse environments in the world. The Amazon Rainforest Workshop for Educators, scheduled July 5-14, 2005, is a professional development opportunity for teachers to experience a 1/4 mile canopy walkway and visit the indigenous people who call the rainforest ecosystem their home. Academic credit is available. Simple application form is available online.
For information on this and other programs in Belize or Student Amazon Workshops, call Dr. Frances Gatz at 1-800-669-6806, email fgatz@earthlink.net, , or visit the website http://www.travel2learn.com.
Vital Communities
"Vital Communities is a regional nonprofit organization based in White River Junction, VT, that works to engage citizens in community life and to foster the long-term balance of cultural, economic, environmental and social well being in our region." Among initiatives coordinated by Vital Communities is the Valley Quest treasure hunts that where "community treasures become the settings for discovery and learning".
Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network
The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network focuses on supporting and encouraging environmental education initiatives and fostering environmental stewardship and sustainability in the Columbia Basin. The website houses a calendar of events and a comprehensive database of environmental education resources.
CEE Kids R Green
Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) site geared toward young students to explore various environmental issues and topics, educational activities and games about many aspects of the environment.
ENVIS Green Teacher - India
Environmental Information System - India (ENVIS) site on Environmental Education provides EE teaching ideas and experiences for educators, including.
South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) - Asia
SAYEN is a youth network, supported by the UNEP Regional Resource Centre involving youth in sustainable development activities and advocacy in the South Asian region. SAYEN develop and promote sustainable development educational materials, events, research projects, and get involved in advocacy litigation.
BBC Site Presents: Science & Nature - Animals
BBC site features live animal web-cams; wildlife articles and field guides; a searchable database; conservation projects in the UK; photography; and much more. Science & Nature-Birds is the latest addition and offers a comprehensive guide for bird-watching; live bird-cam; projects for students; and bird-songs audio files, where students can learn to identify birds by their song.
Software Express - Educator's Website
Save up to 75% off the cost of retail software with special academic pricing. Visit our on-line catalog with over 10,000 items with special low prices for educators and students. www.swexpress.com, 800-527-7638, nicepeople@swexpress.com.
The Land in Literature - Missouri
November 6-7, 2004, Eureka, Missouri
Course for science, social studies and language arts teachers incorporating formal training in the Leopold Education Project (LEP) along with Rachel Carsons book Silent Spring and others. College Credit: one hour (LU, fall session 2004, CED 498 G). Fee: $45 (includes LEP materials, meals and incidentals).
CreekFarm Ecological Field Techniques Materials
For grades 6-12, the field studies materials on CD-ROM contains 40 seasonal ecological field study lessons. Each lesson contains an instructional video, teachers' manual and student worksheets. Videos are in MPEG format, range from 5-8 minutes in length and focus on real teachers and students completing field studies in nature.
CreekFarm Network
CreekFarm Education Associates is devoted to the development and evaluation of effective education programs focusing on ecological topics. CreekFarm and its Associates have delivered environmental education programs throughout North America and the Russian Federation. CreekFarm distributes ecological field study materials, delivers on-line, internet-based courses for teachers.
La Ciencia del Agua para Escuelas
Spanish translation of the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Science for Schools Web site. It is all about the basics of water.
New USGS Website: The Water Cycle
This new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Website about "The Water Cycle" is the most comprehensive discussion of the water cycle anywhere. Features a diagram of the water cycle, available in 57 languages, and an in-depth discussion of each of the 15 topics on the diagram, such as condensation, runoff, storage, springs, flow and more.
People and the Planet: Lessons for a Sustainable Future
Population Connection all-new version of its popular middle school curriculum, People and the Planet: Lessons for a Sustainable Future, now on CD-ROM. As an interdisciplinary, environmental education and global studies guide in one, People and the Planet covers concepts and objectives central to science, social studies and math. The CD-ROM matches activities to national standards for ten different subject areas; sorts them by thematic unit, subject and topic, and includes a thorough teacher's guide with instructional readings, helpful graphs and an inclusive list of sources for further research.
Students Track Spring’s Journey North: Migrations and More
February - May 2005, Online
Teachers and students in K-12 classrooms can participate this February through May in one of the Journey North project’s free online global studies of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Participating classrooms watch spring sweep across the hemisphere by following the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, bald eagles, and other animals; the budding of plants, changing sunlight, and other natural events. Students share field observations with classmates across North America and analyze real-time maps and data from other classroom and professional scientists.
What's Fair Got To Do With It: Diversity Cases from Environmental Educators
Edited by Tania J. Madfes. Educators will find these cases a powerful tool for professional development. Each case is a candid, dramatic, and highly readable first-person account that makes concrete the challenges of fairness, expectations, respect, and communication when people who share goals, perhaps, but not cultures, interact. 2004, 119pp. ISBN 0-914409-20-4. $21.50 nonmember/ $19.35 NAAEE Member.
GoAbroad.com
GoAbroad.com is a comprehensive on-line source for international educational opportunities on the internet offering study abroad, overseas internships, international volunteer positions, eco and adventure travel, teach abroad, and more.
HigherCareers.com - Jobs in Higher Education, Science and Research
Post your resume and search for post-docs, postgraduate studentships and jobs in higher education, science and research. Features jobs by email, resume search, and profiles of universities and research institutions in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United States and New Zealand. Jobs updated daily. (Search for environmental jobs by keyword or job category).
Avibase - The World Bird Database
Searchable database provides extensive information about the birds of the world. Includes distribution information, taxonomy and more. Site available in ten different languages and is hosted by Bird Studies Canada, the Canadian copartner of Birdlife International.
