EEinGeorgia, May 7, 2012

Environmental Education in Georgia

May 7, 2012

Upcoming Events

Announcing New Website Mapping Tools Finding EE schools and organizations just got easier! Now, in addition to being able to see your search results in a list, you can also see them as points on a map.

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

Georgia Schools on Target to Serve 3 Million Local Food Meals Georgia schools are on track to serve an historic amount of locally grown food to children during the 2011-2012 school year. School districts are highlighting fresh, local food in the cafeteria to teach children where their food comes from, why it matters, and inspiring them to want to consume it.

Journey North Has Begun! Now until Friday, Jun 1, 2012
Where the Wild Things Live Now until Sunday, May 13, 2012
Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup Now until Thursday, May 31, 2012

Bring Back the Pollinators Campaign This campaign by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation promotes four principles: grow pollinator-friendly flowers, provide nest sites, avoid pesticides, and spread the word. You can join this campaign by signing an online pledge!
Time in the Wild Boosts Creativity, Insight and Problem Solving Research conducted at the University of Kansas concludes that people from all walks of life show startling cognitive improvement after living for a few days steeped in nature.

American Wetlands Month Now until Thursday, May 31, 2012
Drinking Water Week Now 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

National Green Ribbon School Awardees Announced The first-ever U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School honorees
include 78 schools from 29 states and Washington, D.C.
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.

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: Non-formal EE Programs Guidelines Tuesday, May 8, 2012 4 PM

Online EE Courses: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point online EE courses have been announced for summer 2012. Courses may be taken for graduate credits, undergraduate credits, or as a zero credit workshops. Scholarships may be available. Register by May 10, 2012.
EE Webinars Check out upcoming and archived webinars for environmental educators. Topics include school recycling programs, teaching outdoors, farm-to-school programs, and more!

Webinar - Waste Not, Want Not: Tackling the Consumption and Waste Pathway Wednesday, May 9, 2012 5 PM to 6 PM
Compost Manufacturing Facility Tours Thursday, May 10, 2012 10 AM
Georgia Master Naturalist Program Thursdays 1 PM - 5:30 PM until Jun 14, 2012
Shorebirds Workshop Friday, May 11, 2012 Saturday, May 12, 2012 Sunday, May 13, 2012

Teaching Resources
Special Days for EE: 2012 Planner Water Is Worth It Website Hands on the Land OCEAN-OIL Global Schoolyard Bioblitz Children & Nature Visualized: New Infographic E-Waste Infographic Conservation Education Toolkit Fresh and Salt Water Curriculum EarthCache Educator's Guide Spring of Sustainability: Free Three-Month Telecourse Science Friday Videos Endangered Species Day Teacher Resource Center MyGarbology Online Game
Contests & Awards
Step into America Video Contest Green Living Project Student Film Project Green Schools Fellow Leadership Program Women of Worth Awards National Farm to Cafeteria Conference Scholarships Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development Project Blue Planet Challenge National EE Week Photo Blog Contest Truck Farm Garden Contest Rachel Carson Sense of Water (Wonder) Contest Wildlife Habitat Council's Certification and Awards Program Young Birder of the Year Contest World Environment Day Contest Innovation for Change Poster Contest Four-Year College & University Biology Teaching Award Clif Kid Backyard Game of the Year Contest Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards Be Big in Your Community Contest Afterschool Scholarship Awards Entomological Society President's Education Award NSTA New Science Teacher Academy Fellows Get to Know Your Wild Neighbours Contest
Grants
Every Day Grants Native Plant Conservation Initiative Grant Community Gardening Grants Georgia Making the Shade Grants National Weather Association Meteorology Grants Tom's of Maine 50 States for Good Grant Sprint Local Giving Program Farm to School Grants Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Library Grants Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards School Facility Grant Program Pets in the Classroom Grants Mazda Foundation Grants
Jobs & Internships
Summer Mentor, The Nature Conservancy, Nationwide Education Assistant, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, GA Gardening Specialist, Camp Isidore Alterman, Dunwoody, GA Environmental Education Intern, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Atlanta, GA Visitor Services Associate, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell, GA Public Outreach Coordinator, Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance, Lithonia, GA

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
Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9 AM to 4 PM
Webinar: BatsLIVE - A Distance Learning Adventure Thursday, May 17, 2012
Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course Thursday, May 17, 2012 9 AM to 4 PM
EECapacity Professional Learning Community: Climate Change Education 3rd Thursday of Month 7 PM - 8 PM from May 17, 2012 until Dec 20, 2012 1st Thursday of Month 7 PM - 8 PM until Dec 6, 2012
Endangered Species Day Friday, May 18, 2012
National Kids to Parks Day Saturday, May 19, 2012
Saturday @ the Rock: Inside the Hive Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Canal Days: 20th Anniversary Saturday, May 19, 2012 10 AM to 4 PM
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
Webinar: K-12 Conservation Scope & Sequence Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2 PM to 3 PM
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
Online Course: Environmental Education Theory and Practice Thursday, May 31, 2012 until Friday, Aug 24, 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
Summer Tree Identification Saturday, Jun 2, 2012 9 AM to 11 AM

Endangered Species Day at the Atlanta Botanical Garden Saturday, Jun 2, 2012 10 AM to 2 PM

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

Online Class: School Gardening 101 Monday, Jun 25, 2012 until Monday, Aug 6, 2012 Monday, Jul 16, 2012 until Monday, Aug 27, 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

Elachee Summer Day Camp Weekdays 9 AM - 2 PM until Aug 3, 2012

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 Monday, Jul 16, 2012 to Saturday, Jul 21, 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

Project WET Teacher Workshop Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012 9 AM to 5 PM Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012

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
Online Course: Advanced Topics in Natural Resources and PR - Social Marketing Monday, Jun 18, 2012 until Friday, Jul 13, 2012

Our Shared Forests & Project Learning Tree Certification Workshop Monday, Jun 18, 2012 until Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 9 AM to 5 PM Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 until Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 9 AM to 5 PM

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

Webinar: Early Childhood EE Programs Guidelines Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 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

Albright Grove Old Growth Hike Friday, Jul 6, 2012

Learn and Live Sustainability in Bregenz, Austria Friday, Jul 6, 2012 until Sunday, Jul 15, 2012

2012 EARTH Workshop Sunday, Jul 8, 2012 until Friday, Jul 13, 2012

Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Teacher Workshop Sunday, Jul 8, 2012 until Friday, Jul 13, 2012

Designing, Constructing and Sustaining Nature-based Outdoor Classrooms Sunday, Jul 8, 2012 until Thursday, Jul 12, 2012

Teen High Adventure Monday, Jul 9, 2012 until Thursday, Jul 19, 2012

Field Ecology Adventure Monday, Jul 9, 2012 until Thursday, Jul 19, 2012

National Environmental Summit for High School Students Monday, Jul 9, 2012 until Saturday, Jul 14, 2012
Taking Wing: Teacher Development Workshop Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 until Friday, Jul 13, 2012

Inquiry in Rainforests: A Field Course for Teachers Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 until Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012

World Population Day Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012

School Gardening 102 Workshop Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 until Thursday, Jul 12, 2012

Adopt-A-Stream Biological Monitoring Workshop Saturday, Jul 14, 2012 10 AM to 3 PM

Online Course: Natural Resources Policy and the Legislative Process Monday, Jul 16, 2012 until Thursday, Aug 9, 2012

Wildlife Sounds Recording Workshop Monday, Jul 16, 2012 until Monday, Jul 23, 2012
All Things Marine Summer Field Course Weekdays Jul 16, 2012 until Jul 20, 2012

20th Annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 until Saturday, Jul 21, 2012

Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week at Hog Island Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 until Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012

Georgia's Barrier Island Habitats Teacher Workshop Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 until Saturday, Jul 21, 2012 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM

EEA Member Trip: Art and Ecology of the Barrier Islands Friday, Jul 20, 2012 until Saturday, Jul 21, 2012

EcoTeach 8-Day Trip to Costa Rica Saturday, Jul 21, 2012 until Sunday, Jul 29, 2012

Naturalist Certification - Reptiles, Amphibians and Aquatic Natural History Weekdays Jul 23, 2012 until Jul 27, 2012

Teacher Quality Workshop Weekdays Jul 23, 2012 until Jul 27, 2012

Hawaiian Volcanoes Field Experience Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 until Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012

Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georgia - Core Course 2 Friday, Saturday & Sunday Jul 27, 2012 until Jul 29, 2012

6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference: Digging In! Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 until Sunday, Aug 5, 2012