Aug 25, 2010

Some cool EE Resources, from EECOM

Resources for Students and Educators(Original source at EECOM site)

The Best of CLEARING: A Unique Collection of EE Stories, Reviews and Perspectives

The Best of CLEARING (Volume VI) is a special collector’s item CD-ROM featuring a compilation of unique content from 20 past issues of CLEARING: the EE resource magazine of the Pacific Northwest. Disc includes writings of David Orr, Cliff Knapp, Mike Weilbacher, and Chet Bowers; field-tested teaching ideas and strategies, K-12 activities for all subject areas, and stories from some of the most innovative EE projects and programs in the region. http://www.clearingmagazine.org/online/ 

Young Voices on Climate Change

The "Young Voices on Climate Change" short films feature inspiring young people age 9-19 taking action and finding solutions to the global warming crisis by reducing the carbon footprint of their homes, schools, communities, and states. http://youngvoicesonclimatechange.com

Flying WILD Educator Resources on Gulf Oil Spill

To help bird educators find useful information for their classrooms about the Gulf oil spill and birds, Flying WILD has complied this educator resource page that includes links to key Web sites and databases, educator tools, articles, and how to help. http://www.flyingwild.org/resources/gulfoilspillre...

Freebies for Science Teachers

This NSTA site provides free resources for science teachers to use in their classroom. The search tool allows teachers to search by keyword for the resource types (CDs, Kits, Videos) they are seeking. http://www.nsta.org/publications/freebies.aspx?lid...

Get Growing! Edited by: Jolie Mayer-Smith and Linda Peterat. Published by: Really Small Vernon Press, 2010.

Get Growing! Activities For Food And Garden Learning, is based on eight years of experience in the Intergenerational Landed Learning on the Farm for the Environment project, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. This teacher resource contains easy and adaptable cross-disciplinary learning activities, handouts, online resources, and more. http://www.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/landedlearning

Audubon International's Free Webinars

To help celebrate the United Nation’s Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, throughout 2010 Audubon International is hosting a series of environmental training Webinars designed to help people become better stewards of the environment where they live, work, and play. New Webinars have been added to the schedule, with more added throughout the year. Registration is free, but space is limited. http://www.auduboninternational.org/webinars

Latest Trends in Canada’s Environment

Environment Canada updated results of the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) initiative. For all of the updated information, visit http://www.ec.gc.ca/indicateurs-indicators