EEinGeorgia, Apr. 5, 2012

Environmental Education in Georgia

April 5, 2012

Upcoming Events

EE Week 2012 Promotional Toolkit Available The EE Week 2012 Promotional Toolkit is now available, offering EE Week partners and participants an easy way to share information about EE Week, April 15-21, 2012.

International Year of the Bat Now until Monday, Dec 31, 2012
Year of the Lizard Now until Monday, Dec 31, 2012

Journey North Has Begun!

Call for Proposals: Education for Sustainability Summer Teaching Institute The College of Coastal Georgia will pilot an Education for Sustainability (EfS) Summer Teaching Institute to offer K-12 teachers professional learning opportunities in the fields of coastal ecology, sustainability and environmental education. The college is seeking proposals for day-long sessions based on the various concepts associated with EfS. Proposals are due April 8, 2012.

Now until Friday, Jun 1, 2012
National Green Week Now until Sunday, Apr 22, 2012
Online Course: Environmental Education in Urban Communities - Cornell University Now until Sunday, Apr 29, 2012

Call for Proposals: Southeast Environmental Education Conference

Where the Wild Things Live Now until Sunday, May 13, 2012

The inaugural Southeast Environmental Education Alliance conference will be held
September 14-15, 2012 at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Jamestown, KY. Proposals due April 15, 2012.

Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup Now until Thursday, May 31, 2012
Keep Georgia Beautiful Month

Now until Monday, Apr 30, 2012

NAAEE Call for Presentations Be part of one of the largest environmental education conferences in North America! The call for presentations is open for both the 41st Annual NAAEE Conference and 9th Annual Research Symposium. Study the strands, line up your partners, and decide which format is most appropriate for your presentation. Submissions due April 25, 2012.

Let's G.O.! (Get Outside) Month Now until Monday, Apr 30, 2012
National Garden Month Now until Monday, Apr 30, 2012
Spring Break Camp Weekdays Apr 5, 2012 until Apr 6, 2012

Georgia Dept. of Ed. Announces National Green Ribbon Schools Recognition Four schools were selected to represent Georgia in the National Green Ribbon Schools contest: Arabia Mountain High School (DeKalb County Public Schools), Crabapple Elementary School (Fulton County Public Schools), Savannah Country Day School (Savannah private school), and Springdale Park Elementary School (Atlanta Public Schools).
Green Classroom Professional Certificate Program The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council is offering the Green Classroom Professional Certificate to provide teachers, parents, and professionals with knowledge of green classroom practices for schools.
Apply Now for Summer EE Workshops! Many wonderful summer EE workshops are offered free of charge or for a modest registration fee. Many also have spring application deadlines, so apply today!

Georgia Master Naturalist Program Thursdays 1 PM - 5:30 PM until Jun 14, 2012 Thursday, May 3, 2012 8 AM to 5 PM
EECapacity Professional Learning Community: Climate Change Education 3rd Thursday of Month 7 PM - 8 PM until Dec 20, 2012 1st Thursday of Month 7 PM - 8 PM from Apr 5, 2012 until Dec 6, 2012
Spring Hiking Road Scholar Monday, Apr 9, 2012 until Saturday, Apr 14, 2012
Webinar: EE Resource/Materials Guidelines for Excellence Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 5 PM
Student Webinar - Exploring Biodiversity Globally Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012 1 PM to 2 PM
Georgia's Wild! Teacher Workshop Saturday, Apr 14, 2012 9 AM to 4 PM

Travel Opportunities for Educators Get out of the classroom and learn about cutting edge research and conservation efforts, develop professional skills and make a difference for the environment. A diverse selection of travel and learning opportunities for educators both within the U.S. and abroad is currently available.
EE Webinars Check out upcoming and archived webinars for environmental educators. Topics include school recycling programs, teaching outdoors, farm-to-school programs, and more!

Project WILD Educator Workshop Saturday, Apr 14, 2012 9 AM to 4 PM
Reptile Fest Saturday, Apr 14, 2012 11 AM to 3 PM
National Environmental Education Week Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 until Saturday, Apr 21, 2012
National Public School Volunteer Week Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 until Saturday, Apr 21, 2012
National Volunteer Week Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 until Saturday, Apr 21, 2012

EE Alliance of Georgia Celebrates 20th Anniversary The Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) of Georgia has been serving environmental educators throughout Georgia since 1992. Check out the 20th anniversary celebration plans including membership discounts and 20 special events!

National Environmental Crimes Prevention Week Weekdays Apr 16, 2012 until Apr 20, 2012
Webinar - EE for Everyone: EPA's `K through Grey' Educational Resources Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 4 PM

Teaching Resources
Special Days for EE: 2012 Planner Great Blue Heron Live Nest Cam What's Your Water Footprint? Greenhouse Gardening Guide TED-Ed Lessons Worth Sharing Green Education Foundation Institute Virtual Classroom Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass Greening STEM Planning Toolkits Ocean Sciences Quiz U.S. EPA Climate Change Kit Monarch Classroom Activity Kit Geology Classroom Activity Kit New Edition of Together in Nature: Pathways to a Stronger, Closer Family Free Water Quality Test Kit - Limited Supplies!
Contests & Awards
Fight the Bite Poster Contest Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge Eco-Meet Middle School Challenge GEF Green in Action Awards Green Energy Challenge Contest Green Your School Challenge ThinkQuest Competition Wild Gift Wilderness Experience ING Unsung Heroes Awards for K-12 Educators Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction Dream Machine Recycle Rally Yes to Hope School Garden Grants Signs of Spring Urban Birds Challenge Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Healthivores Video Game Contest Carbonrally Contest Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Awards Elmer's Glue Crew Recycling Program Win a Wireless Lab Windland Smith Rice International Youth Photography Competition Aerosol Products Recycling Challenge Video Contest Biggest Loser Energy Competition Earth Day Photo & Essay Contest Brower Youth Awards Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Awards Microsoft Partners in Learning Competition Green Living Project Student Film Project Green Schools Fellow Leadership Program Project Blue Planet Challenge Rachel Carson Sense of Water (Wonder) Contest Wildlife Habitat Council's Certification and Awards Program World Environment Day Contest Four-Year College & University Biology Teaching Award Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards Be Big in Your Community Contest

Webinar - Creating the Link Between Emerging Urban and Existing EE Programs Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 4 PM
Geotroopers: Homeschool Class Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 10 AM to 12 PM
Project Learning Tree Refresher Training Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 1 PM to 4 PM
Webinar: Integrating Sustainability into Your Curriculum Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Webinar - Greening STEM: Environmental Resources and Tools for Inspiring 21st Century Learning Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 4 PM
Global Youth Service Days Friday, Saturday & Sunday Apr 20, 2012 until Apr 22, 2012
Spring Photography Workshop Friday, Apr 20, 2012 until Monday, Apr 23, 2012
Monarchs Across Georgia Educator Workshop Friday, Apr 20, 2012 until Saturday, Apr 21, 2012
Tenth Annual EarthShare of Georgia Earth Day Leadership Breakfast Friday, Apr 20, 2012 8 AM to 10 AM
John Muir Day Saturday, Apr 21, 2012
National Park Week Saturday, Apr 21, 2012 until Sunday, Apr 29, 2012
Saturday @ the Rock: Sketching Nature Saturday, Apr 21, 2012 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Earth Day at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Saturday, Apr 21, 2012 10 AM to 2 PM
Earth Day Sunday, Apr 22, 2012
Wild & Scenic Outdoor Film Festival and World Record Picnic Attempt Sunday, Apr 22, 2012 6 PM to 10 PM
School Building Week Weekdays Apr 23, 2012 until Apr 27, 2012
National Healthy Schools Day Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012
GA Project Learning Tree Refresher Training Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012 1 PM to 4 PM
Webinar: EE Guidelines for Learning (K-12) Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012 4 PM

Grants
ING Unsung Heroes Awards for K-12 Educators Elmer's Teacher Tool Kit Grant Yes to Hope School Garden Grants Northrop Grumman Grants Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grant Program Biggest Loser Energy Competition PLT Greenschools! Action Project Grants Dollar General Back to School Literacy Grants Georgia Making the Shade Grants National Weather Association Meteorology Grants Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Library Grants Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards
Jobs & Internships
Education Programs Intern, Ferbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, GA Summer Camp Counselor, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Atlanta, GA Seasonal Educator, Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Assoc., Chattahoochee National Forest, Blairsville, GA Environmental Education Intern, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, GA Summer Camp Assistant, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, GA Summer Camp Counselor, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, GA Environmental Education Intern, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Atlanta, GA

National Arbor Day Friday, Apr 27, 2012
Astronomy Day Saturday, Apr 28, 2012
Save the Frogs Day Saturday, Apr 28, 2012
Stewardship Week Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 until Sunday, May 6, 2012
Screen-Free Week Monday, Apr 30, 2012 until Sunday, May 6, 2012
Georgia Air Quality Awareness Week Weekdays Apr 30, 2012 until May 4, 2012
American Wetlands Month Tuesday, May 1, 2012 until Thursday, May 31, 2012
Polar Bear Den 1st Tuesday of Month 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM from May 1, 2012
Georgia Mountain BirdFest Thursday, May 3, 2012 until Sunday, May 6, 2012

Green Eggs and Sand Horseshoe Crab & Shorebird Workshop Friday, Saturday & Sunday May 4, 2012 until May 6, 2012

Wilderness & Remote First Aid Friday, May 4, 2012 until Saturday, May 5, 2012

Georgia Botanical Society Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Friday, Saturday & Sunday 8 AM - 6 PM from May 4, 2012 until May 6, 2012

Join Hands Day Saturday, May 5, 2012

Project Learning Tree & Project Wild Workshop Saturday, May 5, 2012 9 AM to 5 PM

Adopt-A-Stream Getting Started Workshop Saturday, May 5, 2012 10 AM to 2 PM

Georgia Project Learning Tree Refresher Training Saturday, May 5, 2012 1 PM to 4 PM

Drinking Water Week Sunday, May 6, 2012 until Saturday, May 12, 2012

International Compost Awareness Week Monday, May 7, 2012 until Saturday, May 12, 2012

National Wildflower Week Monday, May 7, 2012 until Sunday, May 13, 2012

Air Quality Awareness Week Weekdays May 7, 2012 until May 11, 2012

Teacher Appreciation Week Weekdays May 7, 2012 until May 11, 2012

Projects WET, WILD, & Learning Tree Training Monday, May 7, 2012 until Tuesday, May 8, 2012 8 AM to 6 PM

National Teacher Day Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Webinar - Waste Not, Want Not: Tackling the Consumption and Waste Pathway Wednesday, May 9, 2012 5 PM to 6 PM

Shorebirds Workshop Friday, May 11, 2012 Saturday, May 12, 2012 Sunday, May 13, 2012

International Migratory Bird Day Saturday, May 12, 2012

Early Bird Breakfast and Bird Watching at Cades Cove Saturday, May 12, 2012

Bike-to-Work Week and Day Weekdays May 14, 2012 until May 18, 2012

Webinar: BatsLIVE - A Distance Learning Adventure Thursday, May 17, 2012

Endangered Species Day Friday, May 18, 2012

Saturday @ the Rock: Inside the Hive Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

International Day for Biological Diversity Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Certified Interpretive Guide Training Workshop Tuesday, May 22, 2012 until Friday, May 25, 2012 9 AM to 5 PM

World Turtle Day Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Don't Fry Day Friday, May 25, 2012

Rachel Carson's Birthday Sunday, May 27, 2012

Camp Kingfisher Day Camp Tuesday, May 29, 2012 until Friday, Aug 10, 2012

Great Outdoors Month Friday, Jun 1, 2012 until Saturday, Jun 30, 2012

National Rivers Month Friday, Jun 1, 2012 until Saturday, Jun 30, 2012

National Trails Day Saturday, Jun 2, 2012

Sea Turtle and Terrapin Conservation Workshop Weekdays Jun 4, 2012 until Jun 8, 2012

Online Course: Water Resources and the Science, Policy, and Politics of Climate Change Monday, Jun 4, 2012 until Friday, Jun 22, 2012

Oxford Institute for EE: Improving Science Education through Schoolyard Ecology Monday, Jun 4, 2012 until Friday, Jun 15, 2012 9 AM to 3 PM

World Environment Day Tuesday, Jun 5, 2012

World Oceans Day Friday, Jun 8, 2012

National Get Outdoors Day Saturday, Jun 9, 2012

Adopt-A-Stream Chemical Monitoring Workshop Saturday, Jun 9, 2012 10 AM to 1 PM

Coastal Ecology Workshop Weekdays Jun 11, 2012 until Jun 15, 2012

Discovery Camp Monday, Jun 11, 2012 until Saturday, Jun 16, 2012 Monday, Jun 25, 2012 to Saturday, Jun 30, 2012

Wilderness Adventure Trek Monday, Jun 11, 2012 until Saturday, Jun 16, 2012 Monday, Jun 25, 2012 until Saturday, Jun 30, 2012

Entomology in Ecuador - Collecting, Educating and Serving Monday, Jun 11, 2012 until Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012

Cane Creek Farm Camp Weekdays 9 AM - 3 PM from Jun 11, 2012 until Jun 15, 2012

Animals Across the Curriculum Teacher Workshop Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012 until Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 9 AM to 4 AM

Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georgia - Core Course 1 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Jun 15, 2012 until Jun 17, 2012

Paddle Georgia and Project WET/AAS Training Educator's Scholarship Saturday, Jun 16, 2012 until Friday, Jun 22, 2012

Saturday @ the Rock: Snakes, Turtles and More Saturday, Jun 16, 2012 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Pollinator Week Monday, Jun 18, 2012 until Sunday, Jun 24, 2012

Smoky Mountains Science Teacher Institute Monday, Jun 18, 2012 until Saturday, Jun 23, 2012

Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop Weekdays Jun 18, 2012 until Jun 22, 2012

National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 until Friday, Jun 22, 2012

Global Environmental Teachings Program - South Africa Friday, Jun 22, 2012 until Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012

Great American Backyard Campout Saturday, Jun 23, 2012

The Secchi Dip-In Saturday, Jun 23, 2012 until Sunday, Jul 15, 2012

Backcountry Ecological Expedition Monday, Jun 25, 2012 until Saturday, Jun 30, 2012

Saving Species Teacher Workshop Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 until Thursday, Jun 28, 2012 9 AM to 4 PM

Amazon Rainforest Educator Workshop - $1,000 Scholarships Friday, Jun 29, 2012 until Sunday, Jul 8, 2012

Lakes Appreciation Month Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 until Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012

Park and Recreation Month Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 until Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012

Smart Irrigation Month Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 until Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012

Clean Beaches Week Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 until Saturday, Jul 7, 2012

M.S. in Ecological Teaching and Learning Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 until Saturday, Jan 11, 2014

Smoky Mountain Family Camp Monday, Jul 2, 2012 until Saturday, Jul 7, 2012

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