EEI Update

New draft 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.

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Environmental Youth Experience Conference (EYE) and

Environmental Youth Leadership Conference (EYLC)

In the future, all EYLC information will be contained on a separate page for easy access: http://www.creec.org/region10/stories/storyReader$604

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Student, family and teacher fun in the Summer

This summer The Wildlands Conservancy is hosting a variety of evening activities. Check the Calendar for additional information.

Local Teacher Workshops   (see the Calendar for details)

4th Annual American Ground Water Trust Institute, FREE to teachers, Oct. 23 & 24
    http://www.agwt.org/teachers/institutehome.htm <http://www.agwt.org/teachers/institutehome.htm>

Project WET Workshops in June, August, and October
    Coachella Valley, Victorville

Flying WILD Workshop, October 23, at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve ($10 gas stipend)
Application: http://wwwStatic.kern.org/gems/region10/CaliforniaFlyingWILDTeacherW.pdf

Ground Water Insitutue for Teachers, October 23-24, Western Municipal Water District . FREE substitutes for first 30 teachers
Application: http://www.agwt.org?teachers/institutehome.htm.

Project WILD Workshop, November 8, 2008
Application: http://wwwStatic.kern.org/gems/region10/ProjectWildapplication102508.pdf

Project Learning Tree Workshop, November 15, 2008 at Joshua Tree National Park
Application: http://www.plt.org   or   file://www.plt.org

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Conferences    http://creec.edgateway.net/cs/creec10p/cal/66?x-layout=cal

Set your sites on The Future is Green Conference in Long Beach on September 14-16, 2008
   AQMD will reimburse the school district for up to $175 for your substitute and $200-300 for a bus.

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Congressman John Sarbanes of Maryland and Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island recently introduced legislation that strengthens and expands environmental education in America's classrooms and reconnects children with nature. These bills, each titled the No Child Left Inside Act of 2007, were introduced in the House (H.R.3036) and the Senate (S.1981). The No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 amends the NCLB law in the following ways:
§        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/

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Grant and Scholarship Information ---check the newest possibilities

Click on Funding Opportunities for additional grant and scholarship information.

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Environmental Reading Booklist---coming soon

Don'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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