Environment Week June 4-10

Canada's Environment Week is coming up. Here are some links from Environment Canada to get you and your class going: Environment Week Home Page http://www.ec.gc.ca/e-week/index_e.htm E-week quiz http://www.ec.gc.ca/e-week/e_quiz_e.asp Eco-tips http://www.ec.gc.ca/e-week/tips_e.htm Kids Zone http://www.ec.gc.ca/e-week/kids_e.htm

A few resource links

You may have seen these, from Deanna Macleod, but they bear repeating: *Carbon footprint calculator, World Resources Institute. *Eco Guide to Sustainable Seafood, Endangered Fish Alliance. *Fact sheet series on Innovative Technologies, Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP). Natural Step Canada & Association of Yukon Communities: 2 day training workshop on The Natural Step Framework and Sustainability Principles, Jun 12-13, Whitehorse; very appropriate for members of any group with an interest in sustainability. Contact David Black, 668.4388.

Fostering Sustainable Behavior listserv

The "Fostering Sustainable Behavior" listserv provides the opportunity for over 3000 program managers to easily dialogue with one another regarding a wide range of behavior change programs that support sustainability (e.g., waste reduction, energy and water efficiency, watershed and habitat protection, modal transportation shifts, etc.). If you would like to subscribe, simply send an email to web@cbsm.com with "Subscribe" in the subject. Upon being added to the listserv you will receive an email providing information on both how to send messages to the list as well as what types of posts are appropriate. You may also be interested in searching the archive of past listserv discussions which can be found at http://www.cbsm.com/forums/search.lasso Hope you find the listserv, and its associated archive, useful. Doug McKenzie-Mohr, Ph.D. Environmental Psychologist

Ernie's Earth Wins Award

Hello Ernie's Earth Supporters and Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that Room to Roam has garnered an international award: Silver Screen Award for the Environmental Issues and Concerns category at the US International Film & Video Festival http://www.filmfestawards.com/awards/ It has also been accepted into the Gloria Film Festival Program- August- Salt Lake City. http://www.gloriafilmfest.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page2.html See program information at: www.thirdeyemind.ca/roam.htm The Ernie's Earth series is distributed to schools by Kinetic Video Inc. (http://www.kineticvideo.com/) Family and Home Users can purchase the programs (without educator guide) by contacting the producer below. This production was made possible with support from: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Parks Canada Department of Environment and Department of Education, Government of Yukon Department of Environment & Natural Resources and Department of Education, Culture & Employment, Government of the N.W.T. Yukon Film & Sound Commission Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, N.W.T. & Yukon Chapters World Wildlife Fund, with support from CIBC Canadian Independent Film & Video Fund Mountain Equipment Co-op Sincerely, Ross Burnet Producer Third Eye Mind Ltd. P.O. Box 10144 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 7A1 CANADA (867) 393-2767 See Ernie’s Earth- Room to Roam & - The Wonders of Winter at www.thirdeyemind.ca/roam.htm

WILD Education partners Ocean's Day - June 8

Dear Oceans Day Enthusiast,

Oceans Day is fast approaching on June 8^th, we hope that we can count on you to join in the celebrations. In Ottawa, the Canadian Wildlife Federation is holding the first annual Ottawa Oceans Fest with a line-up of exciting speakers at the Canadian Museum of Nature, educational events and a community rally at a local beach.

This year’s slogan: Watersheds…your link to Canada’s oceans…explore the connection!, celebrates the wonder of our many unique Canadian watersheds and our special connections to them. To raise awareness about our oceans, CWF distributes Oceans Day educational kits to Canadian schools. This year’s educational kit features a stunning poster of sockeye salmon making their incredible upstream journey in Adams River, British Columbia. The kit also includes our long-awaited Watershed Map and an illustrated watershed poster from a marine perspective. The kit is just chock-full of oceans day activities, perfect even if you live thousands of kilometers from the nearest ocean.

Many community events are taking place across the country and we invite you to organize similar events in your community, neighbourhood or workplace. If you are planning an event, the kits and/or posters are available to you along with prizes that you may wish to use as gifts. Please find the response form attached and return it by e-mail, fax, or mail no later than May 31^st. An online form is also available, simply visit http://www.cwf-fcf.org/ and click on Oceans Day.

We hope that you will join us this year in helping spread the Oceans Day message. Thank you again for your support in the past and we hope we can count on you to help make Oceans Day 2006 another huge success, especially for all the wildlife whose very survival depends on the health of our oceans.

The Oceans Day Team

Polar Education List: TREC 2006 Expeditions are Underway!

Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaboration (TREC) 2006 Expeditions are Underway!

TREC is an educational research experience in which K-12 teachers participate in arctic research, working closely with scientists, as a pathway to improving science education. This year there are eight teachers on seven research expeditions throughout the Arctic!

To learn more about the expeditions and interact with the teachers and researchers, go to the TREC website at: http://www.arcus.org/trec

On the TREC website:

* Read about each research project * Follow the teachers on their expedition * Post questions through the "Virtual Base Camp" * View photographs * Download presentations * Subscribe to podcasts * Sign up to participate in Arctic Alive (live events from the field) * Find additional resources related to each expedition

If you need more information, contact:

Janet Warburton Education Project Manager

Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) 3535 College Road, Suite #101 Fairbanks, AK U.S.A. 99709-3710 Phone: 907-474-1600, ext. 612 Fax: 907-474-1604 Email: warburton@arcus.org

Teacher resources from EE-News May 10, 2006

25. 16 WAYS TO BE A SMARTER TEACHER

"Attention, Class!!! 16 Ways to Be a Smarter Teacher," published in 2001,

by Fast Company, was originally written for businesses on developing

more effective leadership skills, translates into practical advice

for teachers. LINK

26. A REASON FOR THE SEASON

National Geographic classroom activities about reasons for seasons

with embedded links for illustrating Earth's seasonal positions around

the Sun. Learn the long and short of the changing of the seasons, then

self-test using the cosmic map. LINK

27. COMING SOON: THE GREAT WARMING

Filmed in eight countries on four continents, "The Great Warming" is

a three-hour television series about climate change and the affects on

people in a variety of places around the world. The Web site includes

a trailer, links to books, and background information.

http://www.thegreatwarming.com/

28. EDENS LOST & FOUND

Premiers May 18, 2006

EDENS LOST & FOUND issues a wake-up call for greener, more sustainable

cities with first two programs of new PBS series premiering May 18th

at 10 pm and new book from Chelsea Green Publishing. The four-hour

PBS series showcases extraordinary stories of environmental rebirth in

very different American cities and the visionary leaders transforming

the urban landscape. Each one-hour program examines the environmental,

economic, and social issues that confront one of the country's great

cities and the innovative solutions developed to help solve problems

that all America's cities face.

One of the four shows in the EDENS LOST AND FOUND series will be

screened on Friday, October 13, at the NAAEE conference in St. Paul with

co-producer Harry Wiland attending for a Q&A session with the audience.

http://www.edenslostandfound.org/

29. MICHIGAN REACH OUT! MENTORING PROGRAM OFFERS SCIENCE HOW-TO'S

Science experiments, how-to's, and lesson plans for every age.

Early Elementary:

Later Elementary:

Middle School:

High School:

30. NEW DVD ON ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES

Arnold Creek Productions' new DVD "Good Food, Good Business" captures

insights from leaders in the food industry with a behind the scenes

glimpse at issues at the core of the exploding local and organic food

market.

http://www.arnoldcreekproductions.com/

31. NEW MOVIE: HOOT

The National Wildlife Federation, Walden Media, and New Line Cinema film

"Hoot" is based on the Newbery Honor-winning book by Carl Hiaasen. In

this funny, fast-paced new movie, three Florida middle school students

fight to save a group of endangered burrowing owls nesting on the property

where a brand new Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House is about to

be built. Web site offers teaching tools, materials, and discussion forum.

http://www.walden.com/web/teach/hoot

32. ON-LINE NATURE DISCUSSION FORUM

Build a world-wide community of nature enthusiasts and educators by

sharing knowledge, resources, ideas and inspirations. The NatureTalk

site hosts discussion forums on nature-based mentoring, birding, mammal

studies, edible and medicinal plants, animal tracking, primitive skills,

nature awareness, and more.

http://naturetalk.net/

33. REPORT: EDUCATION ON ENERGY

ManagEnergy survey report "Education on Energy - Teaching tomorrow's

energy consumers" was published by the European Commission's Energy and

Transport DG in early 2006 and is being distributed widely throughout

Europe. Survey results show student interest in environmental and

energy issues.

http://managenergy.net/products/R1245.htm

34. SIMON SAYS "STOP GLOBAL WARMING"

New Hippoworks.com program designed to teach kids about global warming

with activities, lesson plans and printable materials for teachers,

and a carbon calculator to help students figure their global footprint.

http://www.hippoworks.com/animalsearth/

35. TEACHER'S ENVIRONMENTAL QUIZ - A HELPFUL ASSESSMENT TOOL

FREE (Forest Resource Environmental Education) University of Minnesota

environmental quiz for teachers was developed in 1991 and is still

used today as a tool for generating discussion and investigation of

issues raised.

http://www.freenetwork.umn.edu/teachers/envquiz.html

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Grizzly-Polar bear cross verified

Follow this link…for fun, look at the web address closely!

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/10/pizzly-grolar-bear.html?ref=rss

EECOM News eNOTICE l April 2006

Greetings to all EECOM members and partners...

Visit www.eecom.org today for the latest issue of EECOM News!

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Inside this Issue:

What’s small, responsive and effective? EECOM’s proposed new

governance structure! Read all about it in the Chair’s Message.

It’s that time of year – pussy willows lining the ditches, Canada geese

honking overhead and EECOM early birds flocking to register for

another remarkable conference in the fall! For where to go see

Salt Of The Earth Open For Registrations.

Check out the next in our series of EECOM Award Winner Profiles

for an international program that promises to have an important

impact on youth in Canada and Africa.

In our Regional Report from The North, read why the past year has

been a banner year for northern education initiatives.

In the News, find out:

- Where to go for a comprehensive new collection of tools & resources

on the value of the Great Lakes;

- Why five Ottawa students will travel to Sweden in May, and;

- Where you can access new Climate Change Education Resources.

And you’ll be packing your bags after you read about a few of the many

Conferences and Institutes happening across Canada this summer,

where you can explore such themes as environmental citizenship,

ecological identity or stewardship and conservation.

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EECOM News and our French newsletter COM'ERE are published 6 times

per year by the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and

Communication. The editors welcome all ideas, article and photographs

regarding environmental education and communication in Canada and

abroad. Send in your contributions today!

Editor:

Sue Wallace

swallace@ifaw.org

Phone: 1.519.767.1948 x26

FAX: 1.519.767.0284

Édition de la version française :

Association québécoise pour la promotion

de l'éducation relative à l'environnement

(AQPERE)

aqpere@crosemont.qc.ca

Tél. : 1.514.376.1065

Télec. : 1.514.376.1905

Coastal Zone Canada Youth Forum, August 12 - 14, 2006

If you are a student or staffer who qualifies as a youth (30 or younger), or you know a young person who has an interest in Arctic Change and Coastal Communities, you may want to think about participation in the Coastal Zone Canada Youth Forum, August 12 - 14, 2006. All participants are to present a project on the CZC 2006 theme: Arctic Change and Coastal Communities. The submissions may be in the form of a paper, a film, a presentation, a poster, visual or performing art, oral history, or other. Each participant is asked to submit an abstract describing what he or she will be presenting at the Youth Forum. The abstract should briefly describe the project, specifically identifying how it relates to the conference theme of change and sustainability in Arctic coastal communities. The deadline for submitting abstracts is May 7. At this point, there remain a number of places for youth participants. Here is the link to the Youth Forum web site: http://www.czc06.ca/e/youth.html And here is the invitation letter: -------------- April 27, 2006 Calling all Youth! Re: Invitation to Attend Coastal Zone Canada 2006 Youth Forum in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT. We would like to invite you to participate in the Coastal Zone Canada Youth Forum in Tuktoyaktuk, in Canada’s Western Arctic, August 11-14, 2006. If you’re between the ages of 15 and 29, and interested in the environment and change, Tuktoyaktuk NWT is where you'll want to be this summer! The Youth Forum in Tuktoyaktuk will be an exciting opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about new and emerging ways to manage and adapt to coastal change. The theme of this year's conference is "change and sustainability in Arctic coastal communities" and Participants will be considering how livelihoods depend on the coast, from research, to hunting and fishing,to shipping and travel routes. We will look at how coastal residents can better adjust to changing times and conditions. We are confident that the Coastal Zone Canada 2006 Youth Forum will provide many opportunities to learn and share with other youth from the Arctic and the rest of the world. Enclosed is some information about the Youth Forum, which may answer some questions you may have about the Forum. If you would like more information, don't hesitate to contact me at Youth.Forum@czc06.ca, or by replying to this letter at the address above. See you in Tuktoyaktuk! Yours truly, Andrea Hoyt Coastal Zone Canada Association, Tuktoyaktuk, 2006

Curriculum Correlations for Yukon/BC for many resources like Project WILD Online

Another reminder: You can easily search which learning objectives fit with your grade and subject for learning resources including: Project Caribou Project WET Project WILD Backyard Biodiversity and Beyond Protected Areas Wild Sheep and more! See www.hctf.ca/wild/educator/irp/cc/cc.htm

Curriculum Correlations for Yukon/BC for many resources like Project WILD Online

Another reminder: You can easily search which learning objectives fit with your grade and subject for learning resources including: Project Caribou Project WET Project WILD Backyard Biodiversity and Beyond Protected Areas Wild Sheep and more! See www.hctf.ca/wild/educator/irp/cc/cc.htm

BC-Yukon Education DOES Support You Doing EE

This is a reminder of the wonderful little document that legitimizes any environmental education related teaching that BC-Yukon educators might do in schools. Bring this out if you need to justify your EE work! www.bced.gov.bc.ca/environment_ed/welcome.htm