Deadline: September 14, 2007
Earth Day Network is working with high schools to win global warming victories nationwide. EDN members are eligible to become Climate Change Educators and receive stipends of $500 for their work to help their high schools reach a global warming victory through policy and action.
http://earthday.net/programs/teachers/climatechangeeducators.aspx
September 1, 2007 - April 30, 2008
QuantumShift.tv, a Web TV network featuring solution-oriented news, documentaries, and entertainment, is challenging students and teachers at all K-12 schools in the US and Canada to document their work on a social or environmental project through a series of short videos over the 2007-08 school year. The winning schools will receive a prize package worth $50,000 in cash and educational resources. Participants document their progress in four short videos that will be uploaded on QuantumShift.tv every two months from September-April.
http://quantumshift.tv/schools
18th Annual Bioneers Conference ~ California
October 19-21, 2007 ~ San Rafael, California
(or in one of 20 simultaneous conferences near you)
Come learn, network and connect! The Bioneers Conference is an annual gathering of scientific and social innovators who demonstrate visionary and practical models for restoring the Earth and communities. Leading change-makers—from scientists to business owners to teachers to artists—will present ideas and solutions for a better planet. CEU’s are available at most conference locations.
Speakers include:
Paul Anastas – “Green Chemistry: From Here to Sustainability”
Majora Carter – “Greening the Ghetto”
Jay Harmon – “Biomimicry: Designing the Next Golden Age”
Explore what is available for educators at Bioneers >>
http://www.bioneers.org/education
http://www.bioneers.org/conference
PBS Environmental Series for Grades 6-12
The
Journey to Planet Earth video series has been re-edited for grades 6-12 to help teachers explain to students the science behind some of the alarming world headlines. Receive a 30-day free preview of the entire 10-episode series or individual episodes, by emailing
screenscope@screenscope.com -- with your name, institutional mailing address, and phone number.
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth
Scientific Facts on Ecosystem Change
A "synthesis" of multiple independent reports that answers high-level questions like: "How have ecosystems and their services changed? How have these changes affected human well-being? How might ecosystems change in the future, and what are the implications for human well-being?" The individual reports were mostly spatially partitioned into different areas of the world, and answered those questions in ways appropriate for the participating institutions.
Also, available an easy-to-read version from Greenfacts >>
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspxEarth Charter Center of Education for Sustainable Dev't
During its 32nd General Conference in October 2003, UNESCO adopted a resolution "recognizing the Earth Charter as an important ethical framework for sustainable development." Educators worldwide, from primary schools to universities have been using the Earth Charter in many ways as it offers a clear vision of sustainability. Learn more about the Earth Charter, programs and activities, and new educational materials developed to help bring the notion of sustainability to classrooms.
http://www.earthcharter.org
