Trip to Antarctica for Teachers Contest
Deadline: September 4, 2009
Teachers can win a free trip to Antarctica this November with author and environmentalist, Robert Swan, aboard his International Antarctic Treaty Expedition (IATE), November 16-30, 2009. Cruise along the Antarctic’s spectacular ice cliffs. Follow whales while they’re feeding. Visit one of the largest gatherings of Gentoo Penguins. Sail past the infamous Cape Horn and take part in Robert Swan’s Leadership on the Edge program. Visit the Web site for complete details and enter today!
Register Now to Get the Early Bird Rates
Get the lowest registration rates for this year's premier gathering - NAAEE's 38th Annual Conference. Early bird registration ends August 15th.
Discount Offer to NAAEE Members for Bioneers Conference
Offer Expires: August 31, 2009
NAAEE Members can save 10% off of nonmember prices for the Bioneers Conference. Valid on theater tickets for one, two, or three days. The tickets are required to attend all of the keynote speakers in the main theatre each morning, plus the afternoon workshops and evening events.
Bioneers—a leading source of breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet—presents its 20th annual conference on October 16-18, 2009. This premiere environmental conference features social and scientific innovators who share new ideas and tools that enable people to catalyze positive change in their own communities.
NAAEE Members, use coupon code AFFINITY10 while registering.
Fall 2009 EETAP Courses ~ Online
The Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) and the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (UWSP) online EE courses and schedule are listed below.
Fundamentals of Environmental Education (FEE)
September 8 - November 25, 2009
12-week course for classroom teachers and nonformal educators who work with students and/or teachers provides the knowledge and skills necessary to incorporate quality environmental education into their instruction.
Making EE Relevant for Culturally Diverse Audiences (MEER)
September 8 - November 13, 2009
10-week course designed to provide the basic knowledge and skills needed to make EE relevant to culturally diverse audiences. Through this course participants will broaden their perspective of EE to encompass interests and issues of concern to culturally diverse audiences, assess barriers to participation among culturally diverse audiences, and apply cultural competency skills in building relationships and partnerships with members of an audience they intend to work with in the future.
Applied Environmental Education Program Evaluation
September 8 - December 4, 2009
This 13-week online course is designed to assist environmental educators and natural resource professionals in evaluating their education programs. Participants have the opportunity to develop and apply skills in designing evaluation tools such as surveys, observation forms, and interview and focus group guides.
Leadership Development in Natural Resources: Strategic Planning and Implementation
September 21 - November 20, 2009
Learn how to develop successful strategic planning and implementation models, processes, and techniques. Emphasis will be placed on managing the strategic planning process to build the capacity of organizations to provide effective environmental education programs.
There are $200 scholarships available for the FEE and AEEPE courses and $100 scholarships available for the MEER course! The FEE and AEEPE scholarships are offered to course participants that are state EE leaders and the MEER scholarships are offered to course participants that are community and/or state EE leaders.
Catch the Science Bug
This new educational science Web site offers a variety of science activities that increase science literacy, raise environmental awareness, and introduce different careers in the sciences. The site also provides the user with video clips from the PBS Rhode Island television series, interactive online activities, and downloadable instructions and data collection sheets for hands-on activities. Produced by the Catch the Science Bug Foundation and sponsored by Best Buy Children's Foundation.
Encounters in the Wild
This Parks Canada booklet includes stories of exhilarating experiences between Canadians from across the country and species at risk. On the companion Web site, you can read and hear stories from the booklet, and many more! Site visitors are encouraged to share their own stories of encounters in the wild.
www.pc.gc.ca/speciesatrisk