Sep 9, 2011

FW: [Outside in Canada] Healthy by Nature Forum - last chance for early-bird registration!

Healthy by Nature Forum - last chance for early-bird registration!

Please join us at the Healthy by Nature Forum in Vancouver in two weeks!

The Healthy by Nature Forum is coming to Vancouver, BC on September 20-23, 2011.

Early registration ends on September 9th – so register today!

This interdisciplinary conference* will explore the physical and mental health and well-being benefits of spending time in nature. Participants will consider how we can move from intuition and scientific evidence to collaborative action and communities that are Healthy by Nature.

The Forum discussions and sessions will be centered around three principles:
1.       Spending time in nature improves human health and well-being.
2.       Human health depends on healthy ecosystems.
3.       Parks and protected areas contribute to vibrant, healthy communities.

Keynote Speakers: Dr. William Bird, Gil Penalosa, Dr. Frances (Ming) Kuo, Tonya Surman
Cost: full forum registration: $350; one-day registration for September 21: $195

Can’t attend the whole Forum? Join us for the Opening Reception at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum for $15. Highlights include: Dr. Art Hister, Cornelia Oberlander and entertainment.

* The Healthy by Nature Forum is now accredited by the College of Family Physicians - physicians who attend on September 21 will receive 4.75 MainPro M1 continuing education credits.

For more information and registration details go to: www.healthybynature.ca

Aug 31, 2011

FW: AQPERE : Bulletin Int'ERE.net - Août 2011

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Aug 11, 2011

Alaska K-12 Science Curricular Initiative (AKSCI)

Alaska K-12 Science Curricular Initiative (AKSCI): AKSCI offers curriculum resources based on Alaska standards and Grade Level Expectations (GLEs). The Curricula tab above lists lessons by theme. The Lesson Bank tab lets you search the database for lessons.

Jul 4, 2011

Vote! Yukon Kindergarten video finalist in national contest

Help them win! (Please distribute to your networks).

A brilliant mini-video featuring the Kindergarten class of Roma Dobrowolsky at Hidden Valley school has been selected as a finalist in the Water's Worth It! contest. Your vote will help them gain the top-place honours, a subscription to a Canadian Wildlife Federation magazine, and a $2000 donation to a local conservation project.

The one-minute film includes highlights of a charming and beautiful shadow puppet presentation on water done by the young folks in Roma's class.

Check it out and vote:

http://www.cwf-fcf.org/en/conservation/issues/water/2011/act/row-vote.html

The contest is sponsored by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) in celebration of water and Rivers to Oceans Week.

Thanks!

Remy

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Mr. Remy Rodden

Manager, Environmental Education and Youth Programs

Yukon Department of Environment (V-18)

Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

(867) 667-3675 or 1-800-661-0408

Fax (867) 393-6206

remy.rodden@gov.yk.ca

www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca

Jun 27, 2011

SEVEN REASONS FOR A NEW NATURE MOVEMENT : Field Notes from the Future

SEVEN REASONS FOR A NEW NATURE MOVEMENT : Field Notes from the Future: "By Richard Louv on June 20th, 2011 SEVEN REASONS FOR A NEW NATURE MOVEMENT Martin Luther King Jr. taught us, by word and example, that any movement — any culture —will fail if it cannot paint a picture of a world that people will want to go to. As others have said, his speech was not called “I Have a Nightmare.”"

Jun 21, 2011

EENorth- a reminder

Just a reminder of this great website/service/organization for environmental education in the North.

Check it out!

Whitehorse school in Rivers to Ocean Week video

The shadow puppet show in this video—Thank You for the River--was filmed at Hidden Valley in early June. It was presented as part of a celebration of Rivers to Oceans Week, and the signing of a cooperation agreement between Environment Yukon and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF).

Kudos to teacher Roma Dobrowolksy, her students, and Marten Berkman for the video montage.

Jun 16, 2011

some highlights from NAAEE newsletter

The Fish Game by The Cloud Institute for Sustainability

This online game is designed to teach sustainability by demonstrating the problems overfishing can cause. Players fish for 10 days, earning money for each fish, along with other people doing the same. They learn the rate that the lake restocks the fish population over the 10-day period and how to balance that with their own needs as well as having to consider what impact others are having on the fish population.

http://www.cloudinstitute.org/fish-game

Green Schools Are Better for Students

Published by the American Institute of Architects and the U.S. Green Building Council, this report details what mayors, superintendents, and other local leaders can do to advance the movement for environmentally friendly schools.

http://www.centerforgreenschools.org/docs/USGBC%20...

Riparia’s River

By Michael J. Caduto. (Tilbury House Publishers, Gardiner, Maine)
"It was a sultry summer day, the kind that would make a frog sweat, if it could..."
Gretchen, Jason, Mark, and Daphne are horrified to find their favorite swimming hole filled with green slime. A mysterious naturalist named Riparia helps the children understand how pollution is affecting the nature of the river. Friends and neighbors help restore clean water to the river they love. Filled with information and action, Riparia’s River features lush, realistic illustrations that illuminate the children’s passion for their river.

See it online at:

http://www.tilburyhouse.com/childrens/riparias-riv...

New EE Articles and Program Profiles

Two new popular EE articles and two new program profiles are now available on the EETAP Web site.

Articles:
· Reinventing the Wheel: Next Steps in Building Comprehensive State and Provincial EE Programs
· Becoming an Effective Environmental Educator: A Commitment to Competence

Program Profiles:
· Green Mountain College: Practical Idealism
· Literacy for Environmental Justice

http://eelinked.naaee.net/n/eelinked/posts/New-EE-...

May 27, 2011

FW: [Outside in Canada] Child and Nature Alliance of Canada - May updates

Child and Nature Alliance of Canada - May updates

In this update, we would like to bring your attention to a few upcoming opportunities across the country that relate to the Canadian child and nature movement.

As part of our Natural Leaders Alliance, BC Youth are invited to apply for the Get Outside BC Youth project that we're collaborating on with CPAWS-BC, BC Parks, Mountain Equipment Co-op and Parks Canada! Applications are due May 31st, so please spread the word to any interested youth you know! The first part of the project is a free, 3-day outdoor youth leadership summit! Go to www.getoutsidebc.ca for more information!

In September we are co-hosting the Healthy by Nature Forum to raise awareness about the human health and well-being benefits of time spent in nature and to explore effective, multi-sector ways to build communities to reap these benefits. Join us for this exciting event! If you have an initiative, program or research project that you want to profile, check out the Call for Community Showcase and the Call for Posters at www.healthybynature.ca/showcase.

June 15th is Nature Play Day in Canada! We're inviting all of our member, collaborators and kindred spirits to join us on June 15th to celebrate the joys of playing outside. Invite your friends and family along with you to play outside. Register your event on our map to be entered to win prizes! For more information go to www.natureplayday.ca.

Our Honourary Chair, Richard Louv, just launched his follow-up book to Last Child in the Woods. The Nature Principle describes a new nature movement and sets the stage for an even larger movement towards a society that values nearby nature for everyone. www.richardlouv.com

If you're in the Toronto area, join the Royal Botanical Gardens for a launch event with Louv on May 31st. If you're in Saskatchewan, he'll be speaking at the Improving Health for Children conference on June 2nd.

We were with Richard Louv at the Vancouver launch of The Nature Principle at the EPIC show in Vancouver on May 14th. Welcome to all of our new members who joined us at the show - it was great to meet you all!

(Photo - Alliance Manager, Becs Hoskins; Honourary Chair, Richard Louv; and Alliance Chair, Bob Peart.)

In April, the Active Healthy Kids Canada 2011 Report Card was released, and for the first time, presented an indicator for Nature and Outdoor Time. The Alliance, along with Kid Active and Carp Ridge Learning Centre collaborated with the Research Team to develop the indicator. Included in the indicator is the concept of a continuum of nature experience. For the section on the Nature and Outdoor Indicator go to page 52 of the long-form report card here.

We have a NEW fan page on Facebook - be sure to follow us for the latest news and updates! www.facebook.com/childnaturecanada!

Click here for a web-based version of this email.

FW: TUNZA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN & YOUTH CONFERENCE 2011

TUNZA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN & YOUTH CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
ORGANISED BY THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME IN COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF IDONESIA

BANDUNG, INDONESIA
26 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

THEME: Reshaping Our future through a Green Economy and Sustainable Lifestyle

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Government of Indonesia will be organizing
its Tunza International Children & Youth Conference on the Environment , from 26 to 30 September 2011. It will bring
together 1400 children and youth, to discuss their role and inputs to the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development " Rio+20". Under the slogan ' Reshaping Our future through A Green Economy and Sustainable Lifestyle'. The conference will also review the contribution of youth to the International Year of Forests and how they can adopt more environment-friendly lifestyles. The conference themes are Rio + 20 (Green Economy) / Green Lifestyles, Forests, Sustainable Consumption and State of the Global Environment from the youth perspective.

To submit a nomination from your organization please visit our website below:

Children nominations

http://unep.org/tunza/children/events/icc2011

Youth nominations

http://unep.org/tunza/youth/conferences_events/tiyc2011

******Nominations must be submitted to UNEP on or before 30 June 2011*******

For further information on the conference, please contact:

The Children and Youth / Sport and the Environment Unit
Division of Communications and Public Information
Email: children.youth@unep.org

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Apr 26, 2011

FW: next YSI lecture: An Ocean of Hope

I’ve heard this talk, and I highly recommend it!!!

Remy

-----Original Message-----
From: Yukon Science Institute [mailto:lschroeder@klondiker.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 5:00 PM
To: ;
Subject: next YSI lecture: An Ocean of Hope

Hello all:

Our next lecturer, Alanna Mitchell, will also be participating in the Yukon Writers Festival while she is here - public reading in Whitehorse at the Old Firehall on Wed, April 27. On Sunday, May 1 in Whitehorse, and Tuesday, May 3 in Dawson, she will be presenting a lecture for YSI based on her experiences researching her latest book, Sea Sick. More details below.

Lectures are free and so are the cookies,

Lori Schroeder
Coordinator, Yukon Science Institute
Box 31137
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5P7
867-667-7899
lschroeder@klondiker.com

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An Ocean of Hope

Sunday, May 1, 2011

7:30 pm Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Whitehorse

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

7:30 pm Dawson City Community Library, Dawson City

Alanna Mitchell, Award-winning journalist and author

All that carbon in the atmosphere is doing more than changing the climate. It's also changing the basic chemistry of the global ocean, to scientists' surprise. Alanna will inspire with stories of how she travelled the globe to meet the scientists who are figuring it out and how she put the pieces of this scientific puzzle together. She will leave you with hope and a sense of how people around the world can work together to bring us back from the brink.

Mar 23, 2011

Online Masters in EE and much more news!

Online Masters in Environmental Education & Interpretation

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is offering a completely online master of science in environmental education and interpretation degree. The online degree is an excellent option for a working professional living anywhere in the world. The entire degree is offered via distance learning, so no travel is required, and you have the ability to establish your own study schedule. The coursework will increase your knowledge and leadership skills in EE/I through dynamic, applicable online discussions, readings, interactions, and much more. You will have the opportunity to interact and network with other educators from around the world with similar interests. This is a wonderful opportunity if you are seeking a flexible and intensive master’s program. See also Item 27 –featuring a participant in the UWSP program.

https://campus.uwsp.edu/sites/cnr-ap/omseei/Pages/...

New EETAP Article Exploring Online EE Professional Development

Going Online: EE Professional Development Meets Educators Where They Live (2011)

By Michele Archie with additional content by Sheri Sykes Soyka. Whether Julia Bair spends the next year volunteering on organic farms in Ireland, or teaching sea turtle ecology in Costa Rica, she will be able to keep up with her studies—as long as she has an Internet connection. Bair is among the first cadre of degree candidates accepted into the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point new online Master of Science in Environmental Education and Interpretation program.

http://www.eetap.org/pages/dynamic/web.page.php?pa...

Excellence in Environmental Education Guidelines for Learning (K-12) Revised and Reprinted

Excellence in Environmental Education Guidelines for Learning (K-12) provides students, parents, educators, home schoolers, policy makers, and the public a set of common, voluntary guidelines for environmental education. The guidelines support state and local environmental education efforts, including State Environmental Literacy Plan development.

These guidelines, organized into four strands, set a standard for high-quality environmental education in schools across the country, based on what an environmentally literate person should know and be able to do. They draw on the best thinking in the field to outline the core ingredients for environmental education. Order your copy from NAAEE today:

http://naaee.org/publications/

New Book for Young Activists to Build Sustainable Change

Looking to change the world, but don’t know how? Start by reading The Young Activist’s Guide to Building a Green Movement and Changing the World.
Written by Brower Youth Award (BYA) director Sharon Smith, with several chapters contributed by Earth Day Network, the book is the first of its kind, a powerful and practical guide for environmental activism on schools and campuses nationwide. The book’s proceeds go directly to BYA, so visit the Guide’s Web site now to purchase a copy!

http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/bya/building

The Green Interview

The Green Interview is a subscription site of extended interviews with major environmental figures from around the world such as Vandana Shiva, William Rees, and James Lovelock. Each video is accompanied by a biography, bibliography, and other information. Registrants at the site receive a blog/newsletter once a week. All that is free, as is one sample interview. To see more than one interview, people have to take out a monthly subscription. The current interviews focus on education. Just posted: Bunker Roy. Coming soon: Gregory Cajete. Visit:

http://www.TheGreenInterview.com

Mar 8, 2011

Environmental Education Association of the Yukon Meeting/AGM

Next sharing meeting and Annual General Meeting:

Wednesday April 20, 2011
Whitehorse Public Library
3:45 - 5:30

All welcome. Bring your ideas, questions and news to share!

Planned presentation/discussion:

TBA

Info 667-3675

We are members of EENorth, Canada's Arctic Environmental Education Network,
and support the online database of northern EE materials at: www.eenorth.com

The Environmental Education Association of the Yukon (EEAY) is a registered Yukon non-profit group comprised of Yukoners interested in environmental education. We meet on a regular basis to share information about environmental education in the the territory.

Currently, we have representation from numerous groups involved with environmental education in the Yukon including private citizens, elementary, secondary & post-secondary teachers and local/regional environmental organizations.

EEAY was formed in the early 1990's as a registered Yukon society, open to all.

Our mandate: "To promote environmental education in the Yukon and foster communication between individuals and groups with and interest in environmental education".

Our vision: "We imagine a world where all learners have adequate opportunity to discover the natural world and gain an understanding of the ecosystems that support all life, and are encouraged to live responsibly on this planet."

Main activities include regular public "sharing meetings" which include a feature presentation and roundtable updates from all attendees.
We maintain a mailing list of environmental education news and events (sign up by emailing EEAY-list-subscribe(at)yahoogroups.com) and maintain a blog (eeay.blogspot.com)
Projects over the years have included:
- Student Environmental Awareness Program (SEAP), an extracurricular program for high school students
- Hosting the 2001 conference of EECOM: The Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (see www.eecom.org)
- Currently, we're the sponsor organization for the Yukon Envirothon program , a fun and successful competition and study on environmental issues www.envirothon.org

Some current hot links:

Environmental Learning and Experience: An Interdisciplinary Guide and video clips for Teachers This guiding document encourages all BC and Yukon teachers to get out and do EE. Some cool videos!

Shaping Our Schools, Shaping Our Future (pdf document...the "Bondar report" of the Working Group on Environmental Education).

Green Tsunami article from Green Teacher magazine. An inspiring call to action for all educators.

EEAY Facebook page...why not join in?

For more information, email here: eeyukon@gmail.com

Feb 21, 2011

FREE Green Teacher Webinars

FREE Green Teacher Webinars

Green Teacher Magazine is offering a series of free webinars for teachers and agency professionals over the next year. The first four sessions are now posted. The first session is February 17.

Sustainability 101: Teaching the Ecological Footprint
How to Create Engaging Environmental Education Programs Using a Narrative Storyline Approach
Two-Eyed Seeing: Building Cultural Bridges for Inclusive Science Education
Energy Education: How and Why

Feb 7, 2011

FW: Citizen Science Central: conferences and jobs

From: Tami Hamilton
Subject: Fwd: Citizen Science Central: conferences and jobs

Just an FYI...this is an interesting list serve and very relevant to EE.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Citizen Science Central <cscentral@cornell.edu>
This e-list offers periodic announcements of news related to the Citizenscience.org website and the broader field of Public Participation in Scientific Research. Having trouble reading this? View details online: www.citizenscience.org/news. If you are receiving this message in error, see details below to unsubscribe.

Hi folks,

Citizenscience.org is working to support the growing field of public participation in scientific research. Two needs we've heard: opportunities to meet, and job postings.

Mark your calendars! August 2012, in Portland Oregon, join researchers, educators, and project leaders for the first large-scale, open conference on citizen science. Details will be posted, as available, on the Conferences page. Want to meet sooner? The University of Maine, Orono is holding a Citizen Science Symposium May 12th and 13th of this year (call for abstracts open until February 15th). Have a conference of your own that you'd like to share on citizenscience.org? Email us!

We have also just added a Job Postings page to citizenscience.org. If you're hiring someone to do work related to citizen science, volunteer monitoring, or amateur research collaborations, email us and we can post the job announcement. Seeking a job in this field? See current announcements for an Education Coordinator with the USA National Phenology Network and a Macro Ecologist Postdoc at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

As always, let us know if there are particular ideas or resources you would like to see, or, even better, to share! Drop us a line at cscentral@cornell.edu.

Cheers,

Jennifer and the citizenscience.org team

Subscription Details:
To join this list, visit http://www.citizenscience.org/forum/listserv/

Jan 27, 2011

Lots o'stuff...something EE for everyone

Toyota International Teacher Program to South Africa

Application Deadline: January 23, 2011
Program Dates: July 24 - August 10, 2011
The Toyota International Teacher Program is a fully-funded professional development program, providing first-hand exposure to the social and environmental complexity of South Africa, focusing on sustainable development and the links between history, culture, power, and the environment. Full-time classroom teachers of all subjects and librarians, grades 7–12, are invited to apply online.

http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Toyota-Internationa...

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Electronic Version of OAT Available

An electronic version of the Organization Assessment Tool (OAT) is now available online. The OAT is available in Word and Adobe files. You may use the Word file to adapt the OAT to the specific self-assessment needs of your organization. Also provided are two Excel spreadsheets to facilitate the recording and tallying of self-assessment responses.

To get you started EETAP has provided a brief PowerPoint presentation that introduces the OAT. The presentation answers questions such as:

· What is organization assessment?
· What is the OAT?
· Who can use the OAT?
· How can the OAT help individuals and organizations?

EETAP has a small supply of paper copies of the OAT remaining. If you prefer paper copies for you or your team please complete the online order form. Copies of the OAT are free and will be shipped at no charge within North America while supplies last. The paper version of the OAT is soft cover, 69 pages, and 9" X 6".

Access the electronic version of the slide presentation, OAT, and spreadsheets:

http://www.eetap.org/pages/dynamic/web.page.php?pa...
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The Earth Is Our Home: Children Caring for the Environment

This new publication from the Association for Childhood Education is written to be used by teachers with existing curricula to help deal with environmental concerns in classroom study. The Earth Is Our Home: Children Caring for the Environment, co-edited by James L. Hoot and Judit Szente, features a chapter by Jane Goodall.

Read the introduction and learn more:

http://acei.org/new-book-on-children-and-the-envir...

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Early Childhood Environmental Education Programs

Early Childhood Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence is the newest addition to the continuing series published by NAAEE as part of the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education. Hundreds of individuals and organizations representing all aspects of early childhood education and environmental education reviewed working outlines and drafts. Reviewers include classroom teachers, daycare and early childhood education center staff members, administrators, environmental scientists, curriculum developers, and natural resource agency and education department staff members.

Early Childhood Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence contains a set of recommendations for developing and administering high-quality environmental education programs for young children from birth to age eight, with a focus on ages three to six. These guidelines provide a tool that can be used to ensure a firm foundation for new programs or to trigger improvements in existing ones. The overall goal of these guidelines is to chart an appropriate and positive process whereby educators can start young children on their journey toward becoming environmentally responsive youth and adults.
Order your copy from NAAEE today:

http://www.naaee.org/publications

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Ecology Lab- Annenberg Media’s Habitable Planet series offers an ecology lab with an ecology simulator, a glossary of relevant ecosystem terms, videos, an online textbook, and more. http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/interactives/ecology/

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Explore the Blue- The Take Me Fishing Campaign and Discovery Education have partnered to offer Explore the Blue, a comprehensive program providing free resources to engage students in a dialogue about boating, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities, as well as teach them the value of clean and healthy waterways. The website offers standards-aligned lesson plans for K-5 across all subject areas including math, science, language arts, social studies, and more; videos and multimedia tools; and much more. http://exploretheblue.discoveryeducation.com/

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8. GenerationOn- Focuses on igniting the power of all kids (preK-12) to make their mark by creating meaningful change in the world. The core of the program includes service-learning and volunteer action. The linked Learning to Give website offers links to lesson plans for all grade levels on different topics, including the environment. http://www.generationon.org/
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9. Map Projections - This website features examples of eighteen common map projections, including a description that explains the properties and uses of the projection, disadvantages, and more. There are also summary tables of projection properties, general uses, and geographic areas most suitable for mapping with a given projection. http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/MapProjections/projections.html

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10. The Use of a Piece of Land- This role-playing activity engages students in land use planning, helping to reinforce the positive and negative aspects of land use laws and local zoning ordinances. Using photographs or color slides and a legal description (deed) of a choice piece of relatively undeveloped real estate in their area, students work in groups to select a proposed use for the parcel, research pertinent ordinances or planning reports, and develop a case as to why the land should be put to that use. Each group presents their case for structured discussion by all class members. Example photos and some suggestions for proposed uses are included. While on the website, check out other activities and resources for Earth Science Teachers.
http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/education/lessons/act02.htm
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11. Women Exploring the Oceans- This website introduces the careers of several women in oceanography. Each woman has followed a different path and offers unique insights about her profession. Careers range from research scientists and professors to technical and support crew. http://www.womenoceanographers.org/
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Girls on Ice 2011 Expedition, deadline 15 Feb

Canadian girls ARE eligible for this expedition!

> Call for Applications
> Girls on Ice 2011 Expedition
> 25 July - 4 August 2011
> Mount Baker, Washington
>
> Application deadline: Tuesday, 15 February 2011
>

> For further information, please visit:
> http://girlsonice.org
>
> For questions, please email:
> info@girlsonice.org
>
> --------------------
> Organizers announce that the Girls on Ice 2011 Expedition is now
> accepting applications. The 2011 program will take place 25 July - 4
> August 2011 on Mount Baker in Washington State.
>
> Girls on Ice is a unique, free, wilderness science education program
> for high school girls. Each year a team of nine teenage girls and
> three instructors spend 11 days exploring and learning about mountain
> glaciers and alpine landscapes through scientific field studies with
> professional glaciologists and mountaineers.
>
> Applicants must be at least fifteen years old by the start date of the
> program, and no older than eighteen by the end date. The application
> process requires a series of short essay questions and two teacher
> recommendations. For further information, or to download the
> application form, please go to: http://girlsonice.org/apply.
>
> Funding is provided through small grants and gifts from individuals,
> and support from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
>
> Application deadline: Tuesday, 15 February 2011.
>
> For further information, please visit:
> http://girlsonice.org
>
> For questions, please email:
> info@girlsonice.org
>

Jan 25, 2011

Green Teacher webinars: what topics would be most useful?

Green Teacher magazine is excited to announce that we will be hosting up to 30 one hour, free webinars, from February through November. The webinars will take place on weekday evenings, starting at 7:30pm EST. Each will address a particular environmental education topic and feature one or more guest presenters. Two-thirds of the webinars will be aimed at formal classroom teachers. The remaining third will focus on learning strategies that are more useful for non-formal youth educators.

To ensure that the webinar topics meet the greatest needs of environmental educators, we are have created a short survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/76KDMXX. Help us decide whether we should have a webinar on teaching young children about energy conservation, or one on leading youth groups on outdoor hikes – or both, or something entirely different!

The survey lists at least 20 themes, and asks you to pick those of greatest interest, as well as to indicate what age group you most work most often. It also allows you to suggest more specific topics, and to recommend one or more presenters that could address a topic well. And if you wish, you can also sign up to receive seasonal updates of the webinars we will be offering throughout 2011.

The survey will be available until February 9^th and takes but five minutes to complete. All responses will be kept confidential.

I will be the host for the webinars, and am excited by the potential of the webinars to provide innovative ideas and learning strategies serve large numbers of youth educators.

I thank you in advance to any input you can provide.

Sincerely yours,

Tim Grant

Tim Grant, Co-editor

Green Teacher

95 Robert Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2K5, (416) 960-1244

tim@greenteacher.com, www.greenteacher.com

(US mailing address) Green Teacher, PO Box 452, Niagara Falls, NY 14304

Jan 24, 2011

This Wednesday: EEAY Sharing Meeting

Environmental Education Association of the Yukon

Next sharing meeting: Wednesday January 26, 2011
Whitehorse Public Library4:15 - 5:30