Model Arctic Council October 27-30, 2010, Northern Youth Council discussing pressing issues across the Arctic

There still seems to be space in this event...get on it, it sounds great! Model Arctic Council October 27-30, 2010, Northern Youth Council discussing pressing issues across the Arctic: "Model Arctic Council October 27-30, 2010 Westmark Hotel 201 Wood Street Whitehorse, Yukon The United Nations Association in Canada is excited to announce its inaugural Model Arctic Council, to be held in Whitehorse, Yukon, October 27-30, 2010. High school youth, from across the northernmost reaches of Canada, and delegations from other arctic countries, will gather to deliberate on the most pressing issues confronting the arctic. The Model Arctic Council (MAC) is a simulation of the Arctic Council that allows students to take on the roles of the various parties comprising the Arctic Council and explore topics of vital importance to the arctic from the point of view of the country or organization they represent. This is the first time ever a simulation of the Arctic Council has been done in Canada and we know that for many this will be a first such opportunity to work with peers from within your special region. Registration is now open, and we welcome expressions of interest from students and teachers. We invite you to explore our website for more information about this exciting event and look forward to seeing you in October! UPDATE – REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED! We are happy to extend our registration deadline to Tuesday September 28, 2010. Space is filling up fast, so if you or anyone from your high school are interested in attending the event in October, please register as soon as possible! UPDATE – TRAVEL FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR CANADIAN STUDENTS UNA-Canada is pleased to announce that Exchanges Canada has provided funding for Canadian students to travel to Whitehorse, Yukon for the simulation. If you are a Canadian student that requires financial assistance to attend the event, please contact us at denise.siele@unac.org for more information. We look forward to seeing you in October! - Sent using Google Toolbar"

FW: Colloque : La nature a-t-elle sa place en éducation? Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant!

La nature a-t-elle sa place en éducation? Pour une pédagogie de la biodiversité! 
Colloque : 4, 5 novembre 2010 - École Père-Marquette - Montréal

Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant

En cette année internationale de la biodiversité, venez réfléchir au rapport que l'être humain entretient avec la nature ainsi qu'au rôle que peut jouer l'éducation pour la sauvegarde de la biodiversité. Le colloque abordera notamment les quatre questions suivantes :

-          Quel est l'état de nos connaissances en matière de biodiversité?

-          Qu'en est-il de notre rapport avec la nature?

-          En quoi la rupture des liens avec la nature nous affecte-t-elle?

-          Comment pouvons-nous favoriser les liens entre jeunes et nature?

Entre autres, au programme :

-          Un choix parmi 7 tables rondes et 20 ateliers pédagogiques.

-          La divulgation des résultats d'un sondage réalisé auprès de 1 200 jeunes sur leurs attitudes à l'égard de la nature et des activités de plein-air.

-          La conférence « Perdus sans la nature : Pourquoi les jeunes ne jouent plus dehors et comment y remédier? »  de François Cardinal, éditorialiste au journal la Presse.

-          La conférence « Prendre un rendez-vous avec la nature! » de Rachel Léger, directrice du Biodôme de Montréal.

-          Une cinquantaine de kiosques d'organisations préoccupées des liens entre les jeunes et la nature.

Programme et inscription : www.education-nature.qc.ca  (tarif préférentiel jusqu'au 15 octobre) 

Ce colloque est organisé conjointement par l'Association québécoise pour la promotion de l'éducation relative à l'environnement (AQPERE), la Fondation Monique Fitz-Back pour une éducation au développement durable (FMF) et le mouvement des Établissements Verts Brundtland (EVB).

Pour plus d'informations 
Contactez Emmanuel Rondia au 514 376-1065 ou par courriel : coordo_aqpere@crosemont.qc.ca   

 

Yukon Experiential Education - home

Yukon Experiential Education - home: This site maintained by Jesse Jewell, Yukon Education's new Experiential Education guy... "Welcome to the Yukon Experiential Education Wikispace. This site is dedicated to bringing experiential education resources to your fingertips. It is also a hub of experiential education theory and philosophy and how it can make a positive contribution to the learning environment of your students. Recent research has indicated that many Yukon youth excel when given experiential opportunities to prove themselves academically. This is an exciting time to be an educator here in the Yukon.

EEAY membership drive: pay your dues to win dinner for two

For only $5, you can support the Environmental Education Association of the Yukon AND have a chance for winning two tickets to the Yukon Conservation Society's Thanksgiving fundraiser, October 7 (info below).

We will be having our regular sharing meeting on October 6, 5-7 pm at the  Whitehorse Public Library...and you will need to bring us your money and pick up your tickets there.

However, please email us ASAP with your contact info and a pledge to become a paid member.  We will make arrangements with folks from outside of Whitehorse for payment and pickup.

Our email address is eeyukon@gmail.com

Thanks! feel free to distribute this notice to your networks. 

The EEAY Executive

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Join us for a special event:

Nature’s Bounty: A Yukon Thanksgiving local-fare Buffet Dinner & Eco-Auction, A fundraising event for the Yukon Conservation Society

Thursday, October 7, 2010 6pm – 10pm

At the Marsh Lake Community Centre

Tickets: $50 per person

Price includes complementary bus service return to Whitehorse; partial tax receipt; buffet dinner featuring Arctic Char and local market garden organic foods; and a chance to win great door prizes such as return tickets for 2 on Air North, and more great prizes.

Plus: bid on many great Eco-Auction Items at the event including your Thanksgiving organic turkey, and enjoy the cash bar and live entertainment

Udeskole: education outside the school in Denmark

pbentsen_presentation_leaf.pdf (application/pdf Object): "- Sent using Google Toolbar" presentation on outdoor ed in Denmark.

- Celebrate Parks Video Contest

- Celebrate Parks Video Contest: "- Rumour has it that there are NO entries yet on Yukon Parks in the 2-min video contest, outlined at the link above. Put something together (iMovie with still images maybe?) on Kluane, Ivvavik or Vuntut Parks and you're almost guaranteed a prize. Check it out...deadline October 12. Great class media project!

FW: Invitation: Education for Sustainability | International Greening Education Event 2010 | Karlsruhe - Germany

A three-day International Event on Greening Education will be held from 27^th to 29^th of October 2010 in the "green" city of Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will take academia, education and environmental policy makers, senior members of academic institutions, representatives of government and non-governmental organisations and international development agencies, teachers and school administrators, sustainable development and environmental management professionals and other stakeholders through the need for greening education and then discuss effective initiatives that can be taken to translate “education for sustainability” in to actions.

 

Further to the knowledge sharing on greening education including topics such as ecologizing curriculum (incorporating sustainability), greening of courses and creating low carbon education institutions; the upcoming event also provides an excellent networking opportunity with academia, sustainable development practitioners and other stakeholders in Europe and beyond. An excursion (optional) on Saturday the 30th of October, 2010 is planned which will also provide an additional and informal networking opportunity.

 

You are cordially invited to attend this international event and/ or nominate the member(s) of your institution.

 

For further information, please see the event details.

http://www.etechgermany.com/IGEE2010.pdf

 

Sincerely,

Organizing Committee

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International Greening Education Event

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Etech Education for Sustainability

Initiative

Dürkheimer Str. 24

76187 Karlsruhe

Germany

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Tel.:    0049-721- 476 89 16

Fax.:    0049-721- 476 89 53

Email:   mail@etechgermany.com

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Web: www.etechgermany.com

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Worksheets for Teachers, and Cdn Journal of EE Call for Papers

Canadian Journal of Environmental Education ~ Call for Papers

Deadline: October 31, 2010
Submissions for Volume 16 of the Canadian Journal of Environmental Education are being accepted on a full range of research topics. Unsolicited papers in all areas of research are welcome. Contributions are also invited that critically consider the nonhuman animal in environmental education theory and practice for the first half of Volume 16, that will be dedicated to the theme of “animality and environmental education.”

http://cjee.lakeheadu.ca

  

Free Worksheets For Teachers

Teachnology offers over 8,000 free printable K-12 teacher worksheets and resources for reinforcement and review to use and distribute for educational purposes, as long as the copyright and footer information are left intact. Check site regularly, as new resources are frequently added. Look for an additional 2,000 worksheets in the coming months.

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/

 

 

Citizen Science Projects & Resources | Science for Citizens

Citizen science involves people [students!] as volunteers who help scientists by collecting information about the environment. In the USA, with ones folks from all nations can participate in... The Network for Citizen Science Projects & Resources | Science for Citizens: "- In Canada, try... http://nature.ca/explore/di-ef/hpwe_cs_e.cfm and http://www.ccmn.ca/

FW: Environmental Education Specialist/ Caribbean

Environmental Education Specialist

Description:

    The non-profit organization Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) is seeking an environmental education intern for the period January 15-March 1, 2011. The internship takes place on the island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. The intern would work within the Love the Lagoon Project, which aims to protect the environment of the Simpson Bay Lagoon, one of the largest lagoons in the West Indies. This position is supervised by the Love the Lagoon Project Manager. The primary focus of the internship is providing interactive presentations and field trips to primary and secondary school students about the importance of wetlands. Limited administrative work will be needed. Applicants should have experience as an educator and be familiar with tropical wetland ecosystems and conservation. Housing is provided along with $50/week stipend and reimbursement for work travel on-island. Travel to and from the island is the responsibility of the applicant. Applicants may apply by sending a CV and contact information for two references to ncollier@epicislands.org .

Job Type: Internship
Salary Detail: stipend
Deadline: 10-31-2010
Organization: Environmental Protection In the Caribbean
Location: St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Contact Person: Natalia Collier
Phone:
E-Mail: ncollier@epicislands.org

Mailing Address: 200 Dr. M.L.King Jr. Blvd.
Riviera Beach, FL
33404

Environmental Communication book

Environmental Communication: Skills and Principles for Natural Resource Managers, Scientists, and Engineers (Second Edition), by R.R. Jurin, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA; D. Roush, Odyssey School, Denver, CO, USA; J. Danter, The Nature Conservancy, Florida Chapter, Altamonte Springs, FL, USA. Published by Springer.

Environmental professionals can no longer simply publish research in technical journals. Informing the public is now a critical part of the job. Environmental Communication demonstrates, step by step, how it’s done, and is an essential guide for communicating complex information to groups not familiar with scientific material. It addresses the entire communications process, from message planning, audience analysis and media relations to public speaking - skills a good communicator must master for effective public dialogue. Environmental Communication provides all the knowledge and tools you need to reach your target audience in a persuasive and highly professional manner. http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+...

FW: Muskox Art Contest!

-----Original Message-----
From: Stacie.Zaychuk
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 5:20 PM
To: TC
Subject: Muskox Art Contest!

 

Hi everyone,

 

Did you know the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre is bringing home a muskox!??  To celebrate our new exhibit, we want to see your (or that of the kids in your life) artwork. Fantastic prizes include family passes and other super secret prizes. But you have to enter to find out what those other prizes are! :)

 

If you know of any budding artists, please let them know about the contest, distribute this poster freely and/or if you would like a larger version (11x17), let us know.

 

Age categories include: 3-6yrs; 7-10yrs; 11-13yrs; 14-17yrs. Artwork can include drawings, paintings, sculptures or mini-dioramas. Contest has been extended until September 15, so get your entries in today! Details are in the attached poster.

 

If you have any questions, please call 667-8855. Thanks!

 

 

 

Stacie Zaychuk

Manager, Beringia Centre

PO Box 2703

Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

Ph: (867) 667-3516

Fax: (867) 667-8854

www.beringia.com