Environmental Education in Georgia May 5, 2015 Upcoming Events 2015 Georgia Green Ribbon Schools International Year of Soils On Earth Day 2015, the U.S. Now until Thursday, Dec 31, 2015 Department of Education announced the recipients of its annual Green Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georg Core Course 2 Ribbon Schools Award. Three Georgia Friday, Jul 24, 2015 until Sunday, Jul 26, 2015 schools and two school districts were Friday, Jan 22, 2016 until Sunday, Jan 24, 2016 among those honored. Friday, Jul 22, 2016 until Sunday, Jul 24, 2016 2015 Pollinator Partnership Posters: Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Educator Worksh Carnivorous Plants of North America 8 AM - 5 PM from Nov 9, 2015 until Nov 10, 2015 and their Pollinators The 2015 Pollinator Partnership poster features carnivorous plants of North Journey North Begins Now until Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015 America and their pollinators. Posters Beekeeping 101 are free! Saturday, Jun 6, 2015 9 AM to 11 AM Saturday, Aug 1, 2015 9 AM to 11 AM Upcoming Spring Plant Sales Check out the many plant sales taking place this spring across the state. Learn about attracting wildlife and HomeSchool Academy 2nd Wednesday of Month 1 PM - 3 PM until May 13, 2015 find native plants for your outdoor Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georg classroom gardens. Find organic Core Course 3 seedlings for the veggie garden, too! Friday, Sep 11, 2015 until Sunday, Sep 13, 201 Friday, Feb 26, 2016 until Sunday, Feb 28, 201 Southeast EE Alliance Conference - Friday, Sep 9, 2016 until Sunday, Sep 11, 2016 Call for Abstracts and Session Proposals The Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA) 4th annual Lynn Pugh's Organic Farming and Gardening Course Saturday, May 9, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM Saturday, May 23, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM conference, hosted by the Tennessee Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup Environmental Education Association Now until Sunday, May 31, 2015 (TEEA), will take place September 2527, 2015 at Montgomery Bell State Park, TN (near Nashville). The deadline to submit research abstracts Grow Your Professional Development with Citizen Scienc Academy! Now until Friday, May 8, 2015 and session proposals is May 15, Environmental Health (UW-Stevens Point NRES 404/604) 2015. Now until Friday, May 8, 2015 DOE Survey to Evaluate Science GPS is Now Open to Teachers Georgia Master Naturalist Training - Forsyth Co. Fridays 9 AM - 4 PM until May 29, 2015 The Georgia Board of Education is National Bike Month asking K-12 science teachers to help Now until Sunday, May 31, 2015 eStvaanludaatredtshien Georgia science. Performance This survey is an American Wetlands Month opportunity to give detailed feedback Now until Sunday, May 31, 2015 on the current standards and to Garden for Wildlife Month provide suggestions for revision. The Now until Sunday, May 31, 2015 survey closes June 15, 2015. International Compost Awareness Week Community of Gardens: A Now until Saturday, May 9, 2015 Smithsonian Digital Archive Project Community of Gardens, a digital archive hosted by Smithsonian Drinking Water Week Now until Saturday, May 9, 2015 Gardens in partnership with its International Conference on Interpretation: Changing Archives of American Gardens, wants Boundaries, Changing Times your help in preserving the fleeting Now until Thursday, May 7, 2015 history of gardens in our country by contributing images, stories, videos, and oral histories related to gardens Screen-Free Week Now until Sunday, May 10, 2015 and gardening. Share what your National Wildflower Week school garden has meant to your Now until Sunday, May 10, 2015 students. Teacher Appreciation Week 2015 Georgia Outdoor Learning Weekdays until May 8, 2015 Symposium - Save the Date! National Teacher Day Save the date! The Council of Tuesday, May 5, 2015 O19utthdaononruLaelaOrnuintdgowoirllLperaersneinngt the Symposium at the Fortson 4-H Center National Bike to School Day Wednesday, May 6, 2015 in Hampton, GA on November 13, 2015. Gorges Atlanta: Geology along the Chattahoochee and i Tributaries Thursday, May 7, 2015 6 PM to 8:30 PM EE Webinars Check out upcoming and archived webinar series for environmental National Public Gardens Day Friday, May 8, 2015 educators. Topics include school Geology, Gold, and the Making of Georgia recycling programs, teaching Friday, May 8, 2015 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM outdoors, farm-to-school programs, and more! International Migratory Bird Day Saturday, May 9, 2015 Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2014-2015 School Year Planner 2015 Pollinator Partnership Posters: Carnivorous Plants of North America and their Pollinators Ask an EPA Scientist Bee SmartTM Pollinator Gardener App Garden as a Teaching Tool generationOn Biodiversity, Food, and Farming for a Healthy Planet The Great Sunflower Citizen Science Project JAKES Day 2015 Saturday, May 9, 2015 10 AM to 2 PM Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop Saturday, May 9, 2015 1 PM to 4 PM Endangered Species Day Friday, May 15, 2015 National Kids to Parks Day Saturday, May 16, 2015 Contests & Awards Google Science Fair Competition Bike to Work Week and Day Weekdays May 18, 2015 until May 22, 2015 Brower Youth Awards for Environmental Leadership Webinar: Innovative Ways to Fund Your School Garden National Association for Interpretation Professional Program Awards Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4 PM to 5 PM Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development Parent Group of the Year National Child Awareness Program Youth Ambassador Webinar: Monarch Research and Advanced Topics Thursday, May 21, 2015 2 PM to 3:30 PM Grant International Day for Biological Diversity Ocean Awareness Student Contest Friday, May 22, 2015 Funky Nests in Funky Places Challenge Four-Year College & University Biology Awards Young Birder of the Year Contest Don't Fry Day Friday, May 22, 2015 Golden Radish Awards Afterschool Awards for Students in Grades 1-9 Entomological Society President's Education Awards World Turtle Day Saturday, May 23, 2015 Educator Expedition: Be a Wildlife Biologist in Costa Rica Grants Saturday, May 23, 2015 10 AM to 4 PM Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants NAAEE Conference Scholarships for Teachers, Sunday, May 31, 2015 until Sunday, Jun 7, 201 Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 10 AM to 2 PM Administrators and Students Educational Facility Grant Program Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Library Grants Rachel Carson's Birthday Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Green Schools Fellow Leadership Program Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop Bird-Sleuth Habitat Heroes Mini-Grants Saturday, May 30, 2015 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM National Weather Association Meteorology Grants Parent Group of the Year Georgia Pollinator Habitat Grants Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop Sunday, May 31, 2015 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM Georgia Master Gardener Grant Nature Play Grants for Zoos & Aquariums Great Outdoors Month Monday, Jun 1, 2015 until Tuesday, Jun 30, 20 Mazda Foundation Grants National Rivers Month Jobs & Internships Monday, Jun 1, 2015 until Tuesday, Jun 30, 20 4-H Environmental Education Program Coordinator, Junior TreeKeepers Summer Camp Wahsega 4-H Center, Dahlonega, GA Weekdays Summer Camp Assistant, Fernbank Museum, Atlanta, GA 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jun 1, 2015 until Jun 5, 2015 Science Instructor, Driftwood Education Center, St. Simons Island, GA Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jun 15, 2015 until Jun 19, 20 Summer Camp Educator, Dunwoody Nature Center, Dunwoody, GA Assistant or Associate Professor, Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jul 6, 2015 until Jul 10, 2015 Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jul 20, 2015 until Jul 24, 201 Seasonal Environmental Educator, Fortson 4-H Center, Yellowstone Teacher Project Hampton, GA Wednesday, Jun 3, 2015 Environmental Educator, Wahsega 4-H Center, Monday, Jun 22, 2015 until Wednesday, Jul 1, Dahlonega, GA 2015 Certificate in Native Plants For Teachers Wednesday, Jun 3, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Thursday, Jun 4, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Thursday, Jun 18, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Webinar: Integrated STEM Takes Hold Thursday, Jun 4, 2015 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM World Environment Day Friday, Jun 5, 2015 National Trails Day Saturday, Jun 6, 2015 Butterfly Festival Saturday & Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM from Jun 6, 2015 until Jun 7, 2015 Oxford Institute for EE - Improving Science Education through Schoolyard Ecology - Grant Funded! Sunday, Jun 7, 2015 until Friday, Jun 12, 2015 World Oceans Day Monday, Jun 8, 2015 Garden Earth Naturalist Teacher Workshop: Investigating Ecology on Your School Site - Grant Funded! Weekdays Jun 8, 2015 until Jun 12, 2015 Butterfly Encounter Monday, Jun 8, 2015 until Saturday, Aug 1, 20 Cool Waters Workshop Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 until Thursday, Jun 11, 2 8 AM to 4 PM Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM A Night of Froggery Friday, Jun 12, 2015 8:30 PM to 10 PM National Get Outdoors Day Saturday, Jun 13, 2015 Rivers to Reef Teacher Workshop - Grant Funded! Sunday, Jun 14, 2015 until Friday, Jun 19, 2015 Pollinator Week Monday, Jun 15, 2015 until Sunday, Jun 21, 20 Global Wind Day Monday, Jun 15, 2015 2015 Sea Turtle Conservation Teacher Workshop Monday, Jun 15, 2015 until Wednesday, Jun 1 2015 Monarchs Across Georgia Educator Workshop Monday, Jun 15, 2015 until Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015 Eco-Adventures Summer Camp Weekdays 9 AM - 4 PM from Jun 15, 2015 until Jun 19, 2015 Weekdays 9 AM - 4 AM from Jun 29, 2015 until Jul 4, 2015 Webinar: Vermicomposting Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM World Day to Combat Desertification Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015 Steve Spangler's Science at Sea Alaska Cruise Friday, Jun 19, 2015 until Saturday, Jun 27, 20 Georgia Educators Paddle Georgia - Scholarships Availab Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 20 Paddle Georgia 2015 - Ogeechee River Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 20 2015 Coastal Ecology Teacher Workshop Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Monday, Jun 22, 2015 9 AM to 4:30 PM Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop Weekdays 1 PM - 1 PM from Jun 22, 2015 until Jun 26, 2015 STEM Goes Wild Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Project Learning Tree Teacher Workshop Thursday, Jun 25, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 20 9 AM to 11:30 AM Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georg Core Course 1 Friday, Jun 26, 2015 until Sunday, Jun 28, 2015 Friday, Nov 20, 2015 until Sunday, Nov 22, 201 Friday, Jun 17, 2016 until Sunday, Jun 19, 2016 Friday, Nov 18, 2016 until Sunday, Nov 20, 201 Great American Backyard Campout Saturday, Jun 27, 2015 Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop Saturday, Jun 27, 2015 1 PM to 4 PM International Mud Day Monday, Jun 29, 2015 Lakes Appreciation Month Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 20 Park and Recreation Month Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 20 Smart Irrigation Month Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 20 Clean Beaches Week Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Tuesday, Jul 7, 20 2015 Educator Academy in the Amazon Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 2015 UV Safety Month Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 20 Clemson University Summer Scholars: Environmental Sustainability through Parks and Recreation Camp Sunday, Jul 5, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 2015 Redesigning Our Future: National Environmental Summit High School Students Tuesday, Jul 7, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 201 Creeks to Coast Educator Workshop - Grant Funded! Tuesday, Jul 7, 2015 until Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 National Children & Youth Garden Symposium Thursday, Jul 9, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 20 World Population Day Saturday, Jul 11, 2015 Costa Rica Tropical Ecology & Sea Turtle EcoAdventure w Mike Tally Saturday, Jul 11, 2015 until Monday, Jul 20, 20 7 AM to 7 AM Outdoor Wildlife Leadership School Weekdays Jul 13, 2015 until Jul 17, 2015 Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Educator Worksh Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 until Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Cullowhee Native Plant Conference Sponsorships Avai Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 18 2015 Saving Species Teacher Workshop Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 until Friday, Jul 17, 2 9 AM to 4 PM National Moth Week Saturday, Jul 18, 2015 until Sunday, Jul 26, 201 Professional Development for Educators in Belize & Guatemala with Al Stenstrup Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015 until Tuesday, Jul 28, 20 Galpagos Islands with Texas Association of Biology Teachers Friday, Jul 24, 2015 until Monday, Aug 3, 2015 Galpagos Islands - Professional Development for Scienc Teachers with Sehoya Cotner Tuesday, Jul 28, 2015 until Friday, Aug 7, 2015 Global Tiger Day Wednesday, Jul 29, 2015 Urban Outdoor Summit Friday, Jul 31, 2015 until Saturday, Aug 1, 2015 My Account | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Forward