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