Environmental Education in Georgia June 5, 2015 Upcoming Events International Year of Soils Now until Thursday, Dec 31, 2015 Time to Get Outdoors! June is Great Outdoors Month, which means that if there was ever a time to be encouraged to spend more time outdoors in nature, it's now. National Rivers Month, National Pollinator Week, National Trails Day, National Get Outdoors Day, International Mud Day, and the Great American Backyard Campout also all take place in June. Remember, there's a reason it's called the GREAT outdoors! Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georgia - Core Course 2 Friday, Jul 24, 2015 until Sunday, Jul 26, 2015 Friday, Jan 22, 2016 until Sunday, Jan 24, 2016 Friday, Jul 22, 2016 until Sunday, Jul 24, 2016 Register Now for Advanced Training for EE in Georgia (ATEEG) Summer Courses Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georgia (ATEEG) is a professional certification program for formal and non-formal educators based on the North American Association for Environmental Education's Guidelines for Excellence. Now is the time to register for ATEEG's summer course offerings. DOE Survey to Evaluate Science GPS is Now Open to Teachers The Georgia Board of Education is asking K-12 science teachers to help evaluate the Georgia Performance Standards in science. This survey is an opportunity to give detailed feedback on the current standards and to provide suggestions for revision. The survey closes June 15, 2015. Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Educator Workshop 8 AM - 5 PM from Nov 9, 2015 until Nov 10, 2015 Journey North Begins Now until Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015 Beekeeping 101 Saturday, Jun 6, 2015 9 AM to 11 AM Saturday, Aug 1, 2015 9 AM to 11 AM Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georgia - Core Course 3 Friday, Sep 11, 2015 until Sunday, Sep 13, 2015 Friday, Feb 26, 2016 until Sunday, Feb 28, 2016 Friday, Sep 9, 2016 until Sunday, Southeastern EE Alliance Conference - Call for Abstracts and Session Proposals The Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA) 4th annual conference, hosted by the Tennessee Environmental Education Association (TEEA), will take place September 2527, 2015 at Montgomery Bell State Park, TN (near Nashville). The deadline to submit research abstracts and session proposals HAS BEEN EXTENDED to July 1, 2015. 2015 Georgia Outdoor Learning Symposium Registration Now Open! The Council of Outdoor Learning will present the 19th annual Outdoor Learning Symposium at the Fortson 4-H Center in Hampton, GA on November 13, 2015. Check out the program and register today. EE Webinars Check out upcoming and archived webinar series for environmental educators. Topics include school recycling programs, teaching outdoors, farm-toschool programs, and more! Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2014-2015 School Year Planner Community of Gardens: A Smithsonian Digital Archive Project 2015 Pollinator Partnership Posters: Carnivorous Plants of North America and their Pollinators Sustainable Food Systems Education Guide Smithsonian Shout Webinars Science for Citizens Project Finder School Garden Wizard One Species at a Time Podcast Series S'cool Cloud Observation Project Contests & Awards Nsedu Obot Witherspoon Youth Leadership Award Golden Radish Awards Afterschool Awards for Students in Grades 1-9 Entomological Society President's Education Awards Mangrove Calendar Art Contest Golden Carrot Awards Sep 11, 2016 Educator Expedition: Be a Wildlife Biologist in Costa Rica! Now until Sunday, Jun 7, 2015 Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 10 AM to 2 PM Great Outdoors Month Now until Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015 National Rivers Month Now until Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015 Junior TreeKeepers Summer Camp Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4 PM until Jun 5, 2015 Weekdays8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jun 15, 2015 until Jun 19, 2015 Weekdays8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jul 6, 2015 until Jul 10, 2015 Weekdays8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jul 20, 2015 until Jul 24, 2015 Yellowstone Teacher Project Monday, Jun 22, 2015 until Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 Certificate in Native Plants For Teachers Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Thursday, Jun 18, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM World Environment Day Friday, Jun 5, 2015 National Trails Day Saturday, Jun 6, 2015 Grants Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Mazda Foundation Grants Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Summer of Creativity Grants Jobs & Internships Butterfly Festival Saturday & Sunday10 AM - 3 PM from Jun 6, 2015 until Jun 7, 2015 Oxford Institute for EE - Improving Science Education through Assistant or Associate Professor, Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia Education Program Manager, The Wylde Center, Decatur, GA Naturalist, Len Foote Hike Inn, Dawsonville, GA Preschool and Toddler Teachers, Inman Park Cooperative Preschool, Atlanta, GA Program Manager, Dunwoody Nature Center, Dunwoody, GA Seasonal Environmental Educator, Fortson 4-H Center, Hampton, GA Environmental Educator, Wahsega 4-H Center, Dahlonega, GA 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, 2015 Cool Waters Workshop Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 until Thursday, Jun 11, 20158 AM to 4 PM Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM Trees and Construction: Building for Long Term Survivability Wednesday, Jun 10, 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, 2015 Global Wind Day Monday, Jun 15, 2015 2015 Sea Turtle Conservation Teacher Workshop Monday, Jun 15, 2015 until Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015 Monarchs Across Georgia Educator Workshop Monday, Jun 15, 2015 until Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015 Eco-Adventures Summer Camp Weekdays9 AM - 4 PM from Jun 15, 2015 until Jun 19, 2015 Weekdays9 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, 2015 Georgia Educators Paddle Georgia Scholarships Available Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 2015 Paddle Georgia 2015 - Ogeechee River Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 2015 2015 Coastal Ecology Teacher Workshop Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Monday, Jun 22, 20159 AM to 4:30 PM Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM Saturday @the Rock Backyard Beekeeping Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop Weekdays1 PM - 1 PM from Jun 22, 2015 until Jun 26, 2015 School Garden Teacher Training Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015 8 AM to 1:30 PM STEM Goes Wild Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 20159 AM to 4 PM School Garden Teacher Training Thursday, Jun 25, 2015 8 AM to 1:30 PM Project Learning Tree Teacher Workshop Thursday, Jun 25, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 20159 AM to 11:30 AM Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georgia - Core Course 1 Friday, Jun 26, 2015 until Sunday, Jun 28, 2015 Friday, Nov 20, 2015 until Sunday, Nov 22, 2015 Friday, Jun 17, 2016 until Sunday, Jun 19, 2016 Friday, Nov 18, 2016 until Sunday, Nov 20, 2016 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 School Garden Teacher Training Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015 8 AM to 1:30 PM Lakes Appreciation Month Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 2015 Park and Recreation Month Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 2015 Smart Irrigation Month Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 2015 Clean Beaches Week Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Tuesday, Jul 7, 2015 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, 2015 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 for High School Students Tuesday, Jul 7, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 2015 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, 2015 World Population Day Saturday, Jul 11, 2015 Costa Rica Tropical Ecology & Sea Turtle EcoAdventure with Mike Tally Saturday, Jul 11, 2015 until Monday, Jul 20, 20157 AM to 7 AM Outdoor Wildlife Leadership School Weekdays Jul 13, 2015 until Jul 17, 2015 Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Educator Workshop Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 until Wednesday, Jul 15, 20159 AM to 4 PM Cullowhee Native Plant Conference Sponsorships Available Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 18, 2015 Saving Species Teacher Workshop Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 until Friday, Jul 17, 20159 AM to 4 PM Project Learning Tree Educator Training Friday, Jul 17, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM National Moth Week Saturday, Jul 18, 2015 until Sunday, Jul 26, 2015 Professional Development for Educators in Belize & Guatemala with Al Stenstrup Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015 until Tuesday, Jul 28, 2015 Galpagos Islands with Texas Association of Biology Teachers Friday, Jul 24, 2015 until Monday, Aug 3, 2015 Galpagos Islands - Professional Development for Science 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 International Youth Day Wednesday, Aug 12, 2015 Turtle Talk Saturday, Aug 15, 2015 10 AM to 12 PM ANCA Annual Summit & NatureBased Preschool Conference Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015 until Saturday, Aug 22, 2015 World Kitchen Garden Day Sunday, Aug 30, 2015 Organic Harvest Month Tuesday, Sep 1, 2015 until Wednesday, Sep 30, 2015 Serve Outside September (S.O.S.) 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