EEinGeorgia, Oct. 6, 2010

Environmental Education in Georgia

October 6, 2010

Upcoming Events

U.S. Education Secretary Endorses EE
During the Sustainability Education Summit, September 20-21 in Washington D.C., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education unveiled a new, coordinated effort to include environmental education in public schools.
Report Documents How Outdoor Time Boosts Academic
Performance
According to the new Back to School: Back Outside report by National Wildlife Federation (NWF), time spent outdoors both during school and at home helps children become highperformance learners and score higher on standard tests.
2010 Georgia Outdoor Classroom Symposium

2010 International Year of Biodiversity Now until Friday, Dec 31, 2010
International Walk to School Day & Month Now until Sunday, Oct 31, 2010 Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010
National Go on a Field Trip Month Now until Sunday, Oct 31, 2010
National Youth Science Day Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010
Garden Earth Naturalist Homeschool Club Wednesdays 10 AM - 12 PM until Nov 10, 2010

Georgia's 14th annual Outdoor Classroom Symposium will be held Friday, November 5, 2010 at Zoo Atlanta! This year's theme is "Get Outdoors! Teaching Locally, Connecting Globally." Register online now!

"First Wednesday" Home School
Series
1st Wednesday of Month 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM from Oct 6, 2010 until May 4, 2011

Educators Needed for Waste in Place Curriculum Update
As part of a Waste in Place curriculum update, Keep America Beautiful is looking for pre-K to 6th grade formal or non-formal educators to participate in a focus group or volunteer their facility as a test site. Deadline is October 8, 2010.
$1,000 Scholarships for 2011 Monarchs in Mexico Trips
Monarchs Across Georgia, a committee of the Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) of Georgia, is offering two $1,000 scholarships to Georgia educators (formal or informal) to travel to the monarch butterfly overwintering sites in Mexico in February 2011. Applications are due October 15, 2010.

Jr. Master Naturalist Home School Series 1st Wednesday of Month 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM from Oct 6, 2010 until May 4, 2011
Knee High Naturalist Wednesday 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM until Dec 15, 2010
Sweet Pea Club Thursdays 9:45 AM - 11 AM until Oct 28, 2010

Free Kites and Resources From Alaska Wild Educator
Network
The Alaska Wilderness League, a non-profit conservation organization, recently began a program called the Alaska Wild Educator Network. The Network will provide educators with free kite kits and materials to teach students about the many unique ecosystems and animals of Alaska. The kites are symbolic of the birds that travel through your state to the Refuge on their migrations every year. Order before October 18, 2010!
Captain Planet Dedicates 20th Birthday to the Gulf Coast
Two decades ago, Captain Planet flew into our homes as the world's first environmental superhero, inspiring kids to take action to preserve and protect our planet. Today, his message is more important than ever, so this month Captain Planet invites you to celebrate his 20th birthday in true superhero fashion - by giving and going green!

ESCI/EFND 8310 - Inquiry Into Ecojustice Issues Thursdays 5 PM - 7:45 PM until Dec 9, 2010
Adopt-A-Stream Amphibian Monitoring Workshop Thursday, Oct 7, 2010 6 PM to 8:30 PM
Oconee Rivers Audubon Meeting 1st Thursday of Month 7 PM - 9 PM from Oct 7, 2010 until Dec 2, 2010
Hiking Club for Homeschoolers Fridays 10 AM - 11:30 AM until Nov 5, 2010
Garden Earth Naturalist Club Saturdays 10 AM - 12 PM until Nov 13, 2010

2010 Growing Good Kids Excellence in Children's
Literature Award Winners
Four children's books received the 2010 Growing Good Kids Excellence in Children's Literature Award from the Junior Master Gardener Program and the American Horticultural Society for effectively promoting an appreciation for gardening, plants and the environment.
International Electronic Journal of Environmental
Education - Inaugural Issue
The International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education is a new refereed academic journal covering research on all aspects of environmental education. The aim of the journal is to provide a thoughtful forum for environmental researchers, practitioners and scholars to further the study and practice of environmental and sustainability education.

Fall Celebration Saturday, Oct 9, 2010 12 PM to 4 PM
Family Fall Fest Saturday, Oct 9, 2010 4 PM to 9:45 PM
Autumn Night Walk at Laurel Springs Saturday, Oct 9, 2010 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Earth Science Week 2010 Sunday, Oct 10, 2010 until Saturday, Oct 16, 2010
National Wildlife Refuge Week Sunday, Oct 10, 2010 until Saturday, Oct 16, 2010
10-10-10 30th Anniversary Community Celebration Sunday, Oct 10, 2010 1 PM to 5 PM

Climate Change Webinars for Teachers
Join Windows to the Universe educators this fall for free 90minute live seminars highlighting science content and classroom activities on topics related to climate change. Offered through the National Science Teachers Association, these seminars are a part of the NASA-funded Global Climate Change Educator Professional Development Network.
Free Online Workshop: Exploring the Gulf of Mexico's
Deep-Sea Ecosystems
This free online workshop, "Lessons from the Deep: Exploring the Gulf of Mexico's Deep-Sea Ecosystems," will feature presentations from scientists, a selection of lesson plans, and additional information about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The workshop dates are October 11-29, 2010. Registration is required.

7th Annual Pumpkin Patch Environmental Education Event Weekdays until Oct 29, 2010 Saturday, Oct 23, 2010
Red Fox After-School Program: Fall Semester Mondays 3:30 PM - 6 PM until Dec 13, 2010
Oakhurst Plant Sale Workdays Mondays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM until Nov 29, 2010
No Child Left Inside Day Tuesday, Oct 12, 2010
Grey Fox Program Tuesdays 10 AM - 2 PM until Apr 26, 2011

Contests & Awards Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Awards Outdoor Classroom Service Award Conservation Education Grant Award for Georgia 3rd Grade Teachers Earth Science Week Contests $1,000 Scholarships for 2011 Monarchs in Mexico Trips National Geographic Bee C2i: Challenge to Innovate Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest Play with Your Produce Healthy Classroom Challenge National Public Lands Day Volunteer of the Year Be an "Enviro Hero" Contest National Public Lands Day Photo and Video Contests National Geographic Kid's Photo Contest My Place in Space The Bird Chow Challenge Nestl Very Best in Youth Awards State Farm Service-Learning Champion Award Prudential Spirit of Community Youth Awards Lexus Eco Challenge - Land/Water Golden Carrot Awards Oceans 2030: Youth Outlook International Compost Awareness Week Poster Contest NSTA Angela Award National Science Teachers Association Awards SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards National Geographic Hands-on Explorer Challenge Georgia Envirothon River of Words Art and Poetry Contest P&G Future Friendly Find Your Footprint Contest Georgia Geographic Alliance Postcard Contest National Recreation Trails Photo Contest 2011 National Wetlands Awards Spirit of Innovation Awards Disney's Planet Challenge Carbon Monoxide Safety Poster Contest President's Environmental Youth Awards Farm-to-School Bag Design Contest Georgia Envirothon North Georgia Envirothon East Georgia Envirothon West Georgia Envirothon South Georgia Envirothon State Finals EE Alliance of Georgia Awards - Call for Nominations 2011 Youth Environmental Symposium (YES) - Call for Entries! ExploraVision Contest Mantis Tiller/Cultivator Awards Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Children's Environmental Painting Competition Ranger Rick Photo Contest John Muir Youth Award Nominate a Kid for Radio Disney's Team Green! National Schoolyard Birding Competition Edison Science Teaching Units and Awards Program Georgia Green & Healthy Schools Awards Program
Grants Conservation Education Grant Award for Georgia 3rd Grade Teachers $1,000 Scholarships for 2011 Monarchs in Mexico Trips

Elachee's Georgia Master Naturalist Program Tuesdays 1 PM - 5:30 PM until Oct 19, 2010
Ecology and Education Summit: Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 until Friday, Oct 15, 2010 8 AM to 2 PM
Year of the Coyote: Intensive Nature Awareness and Survival Training Friday, Saturday & Sunday Oct 15, 2010 until Oct 17, 2010 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Nov 19, 2010 until Nov 21, 2010 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Dec 17, 2010 until Dec 19, 2010 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Jan 14, 2011 until Jan 16, 2011 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Feb 11, 2011 until Feb 13, 2011 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Mar 4, 2011 until Mar 6, 2011 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Apr 1, 2011 until Apr 3, 2011 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Apr 29, 2011 until May 1, 2011
Astronomy Day Saturday, Oct 16, 2010
Plant a Pollinator Pot Workshop Saturday, Oct 16, 2010 1 PM to 4 PM
Stars Over Elachee Saturday, Oct 16, 2010 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Saturday, Nov 13, 2010 5 PM to 7 PM Saturday, Dec 11, 2010 5 PM to 7 PM
National Radon Action Week Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 until Saturday, Oct 23, 2010
Home School Day: Reptiles in the Ecosystem Monday, Oct 18, 2010 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Georgia's Native Seasons and the Leopold Education Project Workshop Tuesday, Oct 19, 2010 3:30 PM to 8:30 PM Tuesday, Oct 26, 2010 3:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Tadpole Times 3rd Wednesday of Month 10 AM - 11 AM from Oct 20, 2010 until Dec 15, 2010

Good Neighbor $1,000 Service-Learning Grant Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grants UnitedHealth HEROES Grants EE Professional Development Scholarships for Teachers Georgia Nature Center Field Trip Grants Georgia-Pacific Foundation Grant CVS Caremark Community Grants Gulf Coast "Almost Home" Grants Youth Garden Grants People's Garden School Pilot Program Echoing Green Fellowship Understanding Geometry Grants Coleopterists Society Youth Incentive Award Georgia Outdoor Learning Mini-Grant Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! Pollinator Garden Grant Disney's Planet Challenge Herb Society of America Grant for Educators Walmart Store and Sam's Club Giving Programs Build-A-Bear Foundation Grant Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia Conference Scholarships Petey Giroux Dragonfly Grants Mantis Tiller/Cultivator Awards Verizon Foundation Literacy and Education Grants Kinder Morgan Foundation Grants ING Foundation Grants Pepsi Refresh Project Grants MeadWestvaco Foundation Grants Ways to Help Jenny's Heroes Grants Best Buy Consumer Electronics Recycling Grant Waste Management Charitable Giving Fruit Tree Orchard Grant $500 Do Something Growth Grant The Canopy Fund Donors Choose Norcross Wildlife Foundation Grant Toyota Grant Programs Annie's Grants for Gardens Annenberg Foundation Ben & Jerry's Foundation Project AWARE Foundation Grant AIAA: Grants for Science and Math Programs Reader's Digest Foundation "Make It Matter" Grant National Education Association Foundation Student Achievement Grant Sylvan Dell Publishing School & Library Resource Grant Georgia Master Gardener Grant Learning and Leadership Grant Digital Wish Grant 4imprint In-Kind Grant Captain Planet Foundation Grant National Geographic Society Young Explorer Grant Fund for Wild Nature Small Grants American Honda Foundation Grant David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund Pay it Forward Foundation Minigrant Braitmayer Foundation Grant Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grants Campus Ecology Fellowships

Georgia Association of Marine Education Conference Friday, Saturday & Sunday Oct 22, 2010 until Oct 24, 2010
Spooky Full Moon Hike Friday, Oct 22, 2010 9 PM to 11 PM
Make A Difference Day Saturday, Oct 23, 2010
NOAA Ocean Exploration Teacher Workshop Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 8 AM to 3:30 PM
Smithgall Women for the Woods Saturday & Sunday 8 AM - 9 AM from Oct 23, 2010 until Oct 24, 2010
Athens Earth Skills Club Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 9 AM to 12 PM Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 9 AM to 12 PM Saturday, Dec 11, 2010 9 AM to 12 PM
Georgia Summit on Children and the Outdoors Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Athens Family Nature Club Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 3 PM to 5 PM Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 3 PM to 5 PM Saturday, Dec 11, 2010 3 PM to 5 PM
Halloween Hayride and Family Festival Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 5 PM to 9 PM
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Sunday, Oct 24, 2010 until Saturday, Oct 30, 2010
Green Schools National Conference Sunday, Oct 24, 2010 until Tuesday, Oct 26, 2010
Sleep with the Orchids and Cycads Friday, Oct 29, 2010 until Saturday, Oct 30, 2010 7 PM to 8 AM
Southern Appalachian Mushrooms Saturday, Oct 30, 2010 10 AM to 1 PM
Elachee Family Fall Festival Saturday, Oct 30, 2010 2 PM to 5 PM

Toshiba America Foundation Grants Operation Green Plant Free Seed Grant Tellabs Foundation Environmental Grant Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation Grants
Jobs & Internships Preschool Teacher, Epworth Day School, Atlanta, GA Contract Educators, Cochran Mill Nature Center, Palmetto, GA Environmental Educator, Wahsega 4-H Center, Dahlonega, GA Environmental Educator, Fortson 4-H Center, Hampton, GA Southeast EE Jobs & Internships National EE Jobs Database
Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2010 Planner "I Will be a Hummingbird" Video Symbolic Monarch Migration Project National Park Foundation Electronic Field Trips Buy, Use, Toss? - Free Consumption and Product Lifecycle Unit Why Is Coco Orange? - Picture Book from EPA Expedition Blue Planet 2010 Green Your School Guide The Global Ozone (GO3) Project Sing Along with Jason Mraz and Elmo as You Head Outdoors! Field Trip Earth PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure National Geographic's Great Migrations Mini-Series and Resources Georgia Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System NOAA Gulf Oil Spill Education Resources

First Saturday Hikes 1st Saturday of Month 10 AM - 11:30 AM from Nov 4, 2010
2010 Outdoor Classroom Symposium Friday, Nov 5, 2010
Educators' Workshop: Climate Change in the Smokies Friday, Saturday & Sunday Nov 5, 2010 until Nov 7, 2010
WOW! Wonders of Wetlands Saturday, Nov 6, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM
Swamp Saturday 1st Saturday of Month 9:30 AM - 11 AM from Nov 6, 2010 until Dec 4, 2010
Painting Autumn Trees in Watercolor at Callaway Gardens Saturday & Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM from Nov 6, 2010 until Nov 7, 2010
Marine Mammals in Coastal Georgia Friday, Nov 12, 2010 8:45 AM to 5 PM
Adopt-A-Stream Training Friday, Nov 12, 2010 until Saturday, Nov 13, 2010 6 PM to 10 PM Saturday, Nov 13, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM
Nature NaturallyTM Outdoor Weekend Friday, Saturday & Sunday 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM from Nov 12, 2010 until Nov 14, 2010
American Education Week Sunday, Nov 14, 2010 until Saturday, Nov 20, 2010
Geography Awareness Week Sunday, Nov 14, 2010 until Saturday, Nov 20, 2010
Adopt-A-Stream Chemical and Biological Monitoring Workshops Friday, Nov 19, 2010 2 PM to 5 PM Saturday, Nov 20, 2010 10 AM to 4 PM
Georgia Shorebirds Conservation Teacher Workshop Thursday, Dec 2, 2010 until Sunday, Dec 5, 2010 5:30 PM to 8:30 AM
Pine Mountain Ridge Springheads Hike Saturday, Dec 4, 2010 10 AM to 3 PM

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Elachee's Winter in the Woods Holiday Celebration Saturday, Dec 11, 2010 10 AM to 1 PM
Christmas Bird Count Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010 until Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011