EE-News for November 4, 2009
                NAAEE Announcements
*             1. 2010 NAAEE Conference ~ CFP
Awards, Grants, Contests
*             2. EPA Announces Winners of the 3rd Annual Rachel Carson Contest
*             3. WHALE TAIL® Grants Program
International Events, Announcements, Resources
*             4. Partnership & Participation for a Sustainable Tomorrow ~
Norway
National Events, Training, Announcements
*             5. Draft of National Education Standards - Educators Encouraged
to Review and Comment
*             6. Earn a Master of Environmental Management at Duke University
from your Desktop
*             7. Expedition Copenhagen with Will Steger
*             8. Global Environmental Leadership Opportunity ~ Alaska
*             9. Mississippi EE Alliance Annual Conference
*             10. Monarchs in Mexico Trips ~ Mexico
*             11. Professional Development for Teachers ~ Washington
Research and Publishing Opportunities
*             12. Conservation Case Studies Needed
*             13. Seeking Programs Relevant to North Central New Mexico
Resources for Students and Educators
*             14. EPA Data Finder
*             15. Love Your Stream Poster
*             16. New High School Curriculum: Citizen Climate
*             17. Project BudBurst
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NAAEE Announcements

1. 2010 NAAEE Conference ~ CFP
Deadline: February 1, 2010
Join the New York State Outdoor Environmental Educators Association as they
host attendees from around the world for the 39th NAAEE Conference on September
28 - October 2, 2010, at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

Nine strands compliment the conference theme, "Building Connections - Bridging
Gaps," and include:
Arts, Culture, and Spirituality
Conservation Education
Innovative Programs and Practices
Network and Leadership Development
Place-based Education
Socio-ecological Justice and Community Engagement
Teaching and Learning Sustainability
Energy Education and Green Technology
Urban and Rural Interface

http://www.naaee.org/conference/call-for-presentat...

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Awards, Grants, Contests

2. EPA Announces Winners of the 3rd Annual Rachel Carson Contest
This year's Rachel Carson contest winners include an essay titled "A Fish with
a Crab," a poem called "Place of Peace," a mixed media entry titled "Pop-pop's
Garden," untitled photo of a sunset on a beach, and a video by the
Intergenerational School, Judson Park Assisted Living, and the Shaker Nature
Center. Intergenerational teams explored the natural world to create their
projects, finalists were chosen by an intergenerational team of judges, and the
public selected the winners. The contest was sponsored by EPA, Generations
United, the Dance Exchange Inc., and the Rachel Carson Council, Inc. Carson is
considered the founder of the contemporary environmental movement.

http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonde...

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3. WHALE TAIL® Grants Program
Deadline: November 16, 2009
The California Coastal Commission's WHALE TAIL® Grants Program is now accepting
proposals for coastal and marine education projects. This program funds
projects encouraging people to value and take action to improve the health of
California's coast, marine life, or watersheds that connect with the coast.
Educational coastal habitat restoration and beach maintenance projects are also
eligible. Emphasis is on reaching underserved students and members of the
public.

http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/plate/plgrant.h...

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International Events, Announcements, Resources

4. Partnership & Participation for a Sustainable Tomorrow ~ Norway
April 19-23, 2010 ~ Bergen, Norway
Continuing the UN Decade for ESD, this final conference of the Comenius
Lifelong Learning Network SUPPORT builds on the activities and themes of the
three-year project "SUPPORT: Partnership and participation for a sustainable
tomorrow."

http://support-edu.org/BergenConf

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National Events, Training, Announcements

5. Draft of National Education Standards - Educators Encouraged to Review and
Comment
Please review the draft of proposed national education standards called "Common
Core State Standards Initiative" for students in English and math and submit
your comments. The broad curriculum guidelines are expected to get more
specific in 2010, when grade-by-grade standards will be outlined.

http://www.corestandards.org/

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6. Earn a Master of Environmental Management at Duke University from your
Desktop
Create an environmental vision for tomorrow at the Nicholas School of the
Environment at Duke, while maintaining a commitment to your employer and
family! The Duke Environmental Leadership Program offers an innovative,
two-year Master of Environmental Management degree for environmental
professionals. The DEL-MEM is an online and on-campus program providing a
perspective of interdisciplinary and global themes, strategic approaches to
environmental management, and effective leadership and communication skills.
Information Sessions available now at Duke or via virtual sessions. Check the
schedule >>

http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/del-mem/

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7. Expedition Copenhagen with Will Steger
Follow along with polar explorer Will Steger as he and a group of young people
embark on Expedition Copenhagen, a mission to bring the youth voice to the
international climate negotiations in December. First give your students the
basic knowledge they need to follow the news coverage of the climate
negotiations and the skills they need to make their opinions heard. Then send
your students' statements to the youth delegates headed to Copenhagen and
follow the Youth Delegation's multimedia blogs. Download Citizen Climate
(linked below), free standards-linked high school lesson plans from the Will
Steger Foundation. These lesson plans build on the WSF's original six lesson
plans on the basics of global warming. The new lessons cover the carbon cycle,
target levels for atmospheric levels of greenhouse gasses, cap and trade,
carbon tax, new technologies, concerns of developed and developing countries,
and how to formulate position statements.

http://willstegerfoundation.org/index.php?option=c...

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8. Global Environmental Leadership Opportunity ~ Alaska
June 27 - July 4, 2010 ~ Denali National Park, Alaska
Application Deadline: Leaders October 30, 2009; Students November 30, 2009
In the summer of 2010, a select number of high school delegations will have the
opportunity to take part in a fun, rewarding, and hands-on program of learning
and adventure. The Global Environmental Leadership program sponsored by the
Earth Explore Foundation is designed to serve as a springboard for students and
teachers interested in issues of the environment, sustainability, and climate
change. Students and teachers return from their programs as more effective
stewards of the natural environment, more informed citizens, and often
advocates within their own communities for greater environmental literacy.

http://www.earthexplore.com/layersenvironmentallea...

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9. Mississippi EE Alliance Annual Conference
November 6-7, 2009 ~ Raymond, Mississippi
The 2009 Mississippi Environmental Education Alliance (MEEA) conference theme
is "Fall Into Learning With Nature," and is appropriate for informal and formal
educators who are interested in using nature and our environment to teach
concepts in art, language arts, science, social studies, and math, as well as
environmental education and environmental literacy. The keynote speaker is
painter, teacher, and naturalist, Robin Whitfield. CEU credits available.

http://www.eeinmississippi.org/net/content/go.aspx...

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10. Monarchs in Mexico Trips ~ Mexico
February 6-13, 2010 and February 13-20, 2010 ~ Michoacán, Mexico
In the entire world, no butterflies migrate like the monarchs of North America.
Millions of these butterflies fly in masses south to Mexico each Fall. By
instinct alone, they travel to the same mountains, often to the exact same
trees, that their ancestors left the previous spring. Somehow they find a place
in Mexico that they've never seen before. The monarch's unique winter habitat
is found on only 12 mountaintops located at nearly 10,000 feet in the
Transvolcanic Mountains of central Mexico. Join Monarchs Across Georgia (an
initiative of the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia) on an adventure
to visit three overwintering sanctuaries and experience one of the world's most
impressive natural phenomena. Plus learn about local efforts to promote
sustainable and environmentally sound economic activities through visits to a
local school, the Alternare community center, and the La Cruz Habitat
Protection Project's tree nursery. Two separate weeklong trips are offered:
February 6-13, 2010, and February 13-20, 2010. Don't delay - both weeks sold
out in 2009!

http://www.monarchsacrossga.org/trips.php

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11. Professional Development for Teachers ~ Washington
October - December, 2009 ~ Seattle, Washington
The Education department at Woodland Park Zoo is offering several professional
development opportunities for educators, including pre-service teachers.
Professional development topics include: Backyard Habitat (creating wildlife
habitat in backyards and schoolyards); Washington Wildlife of Land and Sea
(with Seattle Aquarium); and Exploring Life Cycles. Please call 206-548-2424
for more information or see the Education section of the zoo's Web site:

Http://www.zoo.org

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Research and Publishing Opportunities

12. Conservation Case Studies Needed
Submit by November 18, 2009
Audubon and EETAP are seeking additional examples of projects that have
successfully used education to help solve conservation problems. We will
highlight these case studies in a Conservation Education Toolkit designed to
help conservation practitioners better integrate education as a key
conservation strategy. Ideal case studies identify a specific biodiversity
target; address threats to the target, focus on specific audience(s); focus on
education, communication, outreach, and/or social marketing strategies to reach
that audience; and include an evaluation component. Please click on link below
by November 18, 2009, to submit a short screening questionnaire. We'll follow
up ASAP!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ALvBAsgp8ys1...

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13. Seeking Programs Relevant to North Central New Mexico
Do you know of a science or social science EE program relevant to north central
New Mexico? Perhaps you have one. Here's a chance to connect your favorite
program or presenter to a beautiful venue on our public lands. Bureau of Land
Management's El Malpais NCA just south of Grants, New Mexico, seeks presenters
for educational programs for kindergarten through college. Programs are
curriculum-based and guided by the New Mexico State Science and Social Science
Standards. Current programs accepting presenters include one for 125 7th
graders on October 2nd.
Contact: pmy@valornet.com

http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en.html

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Resources for Students and Educators

14. EPA Data Finder
EPA recently launched DataFinder, a single place to find EPA's data sources so
people can better access and understand environmental information. Visit the
site, suggest new content, and comment on its functionality. EPA also will use
Data Finder to discover raw data that can be accessed via Data.gov, a federal
site that helps people find, download, and use datasets that are generated and
held by the federal government.

http://www.epa.gov/datafinder

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15. Love Your Stream Poster
The new "Love Your Stream" poster field-guide to clean water practices is
appropriate for students in grades K-5. The full color poster comes with a
black and white reduced size coloring poster and a clean water practices
checklist kids can take home to teach their parents and friends. Some of the
clean water practices illustrated include: picking up after your pets; using
soaker hoses; setting up a rain barrel; making a worm bin and compost fence;
and more.
See Good Nature Publishing Web site for discounts for EE'ers:

http://www.goodnaturepublishing.com

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16. New High School Curriculum: Citizen Climate
The Will Steger Foundation developed Citizen Climate, a new high school
curriculum tied to national standards that focuses on global climate solutions.
This curriculum emphasizes civic engagement and helps teachers and students
understand the critical and complex climate solutions being discussed on the
national and international stage. It also allows students to formulate
statements about what they would like to see happen in climate policy and how
these policies and actions can be replicated in their states and local
communities.

http://willstegerfoundation.org/index.php?option=c...

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17. Project BudBurst
Fall has arrived - celebrate the change of seasons with Project BudBurst! Get
outside with your students and have them make observations of seeds ripening,
leaf color change, leaf drop, and other interesting changes. It's easy to
participate and provides a great learning opportunity at any time of the year.
The Project BudBurst team has a goal of reaching 5,000 phenophase observations
this Fall and need your help!

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budbur...

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