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Environmental Youth Experience Conference (EYE)
in Eastern Riverside/Coachella Valley
November 15, 2008
All EYE information can be found at:
Environmental Youth Experience Conference (EYE)
in Eastern Riverside/Coachella ValleyNovember 15, 2008
All EYE information can be found at:
Environmental Youth Leadership Conference (EYLC)
Bill Nye will be the keynote speaker at this conference held in
San Bernardino/Riverside area on December 6, 2008
All EYLC information can be found at:
Bill Nye will be the keynote speaker at this conference held in
San Bernardino/Riverside area on December 6, 2008
All EYLC information can be found at:
17th Annual California Envirothon
Competition will be held April 29-May 1, 2009 at the Mission Springs Conference Center in the Santa Cruz Mountains. For more information, go to: http://www.caenvirothon.com
EEI Update
MORE NEWdraft Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) curriculum units are now available on the web for review. We will continue to inform you as new units are posted. These posted units are in draft form, have been reviewed by content experts for technical accuracy, and are now being field tested by teachers in California. Additional draft units will be posted as soon as they are available and will remain on the web for 30 days.
See http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/Curriculum/Default.htm#CurriculumUnits to view the latest available units.
Disney Environmentality Challenge 2008-2009
http://disney.go.com/environmentality/dec/california.htmlLocal Teacher Workshops (see the Calendar for details)
- Project Learning Tree Workshop, November 15, 2008 at Joshua Tree National Park
Application: see announcement on Calendar.
Educator Conferences
(see Calendar for details)
- Green California Schools Summit, December 8-10, 2008
http://www.green-technology.org/ccsummit/attendee.htm
The No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 has passed in Congress!!!
- Provides federal funding to states to train teachers in environmental education and to operate model environmental education programs, which include outdoor learning.
- Provides funding to states that create environmental literacy plans to ensure that high school graduates are environmentally literate.
- Provides funding through an environmental education grant program to build state and national capacity.
- Re-establishes the Office of Environmental Education within the U.S. Department of Education.
To see more on this topic visit:
http://www.naaee.org/ee-advocacy/
Grant and Scholarship Information
Grants available now through CalFire for schools and communities for Urban Forests.Click on Funding Opportunities for additional grant and scholarship information.
Environmental Reading Booklist - here it is!!!
http://wwwStatic.kern.org/gems/region10/EEBooklist.pdfDon't forget to check the Resource Directory for educational fieldtrips and lessons developed by resource agencies, public parks, private EE organizations, and outdoor schools.
Check the calendar for more information.
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