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Occidental Arts and Ecology Center's School Garden Teacher Training Program application now available. 2009 Summer Session Dates:
June 15-19 , July 27-31, August 10-14
To Apply: Click  to do http://www.oaec.org/ to download the application and instructions. Note that acceptance to the School Garden Program, unlike most workshops at OAEC, is by application only. If your school applied previously and would like to reapply, please contact us so we may retrieve your application from the waiting list and update as needed. Application must be received by March 31, 2009.

For further information about the program or on AB1535 funding, please contact Lisa Preschel, School Garden Program Director at 707-874-1557 ext 202 or lisa@oaec.org  


School Garden Showcase – San Luis Obispo Wednesday, April 29, 4pm to 7pm
Loma Vista Community School – behind SLOCOE offices Download flyer here:
School Garden Showcase
Come share “How Does Your Garden Grow” stories with fellow educators and school gardening enthusiasts. There will be a teacher panel, school garden poster displays, and grade level break out sessions. Sharon Lovejoy, national children's gardening author is the Keynote Speakers.  For more information contact Teresa Lees, CREEC Coordinator, tlees@slocoe.org ; or call 805-782-7265.

PG&E Solar Schools Program Energy Expo - May 13 in Stockton

Bright Ideas grant winners and K-12 Teachers throughout the PG&E Service Area  
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009; 8:00 am through 4:00 pm
San Joaquin County Office of Education, Stockton, CA 95206
 
The PG&E Solar Schools Program presents the 2009 Solar Expo teacher exhibition and
conference!  
 
• Meet California’s best and brightest teachers share how they have energized their students and classrooms with energy education projects funded Bright Ideas grants.
 
• Attend up to three energy education breakout sessions and learn how to bring these
important topics to your classroom using NEED materials.  Attend the training and receive
the kits!
 
• Tour the new SJCOE Career Education Technical Center, robotics lab, and more.
 Registration for the workshop is due by April 17th.  Space is limited and registration is on a first- come, first-served basis so please fax your registration as soon as possible!
 
Barry Scott
Program Coordinator
The NEED Project
www.need.org
mobile: 209.482.5663
bscott@need.org

AIR – The Search for One Clean Breath             
Movie Preview – May 19, 2009
Award winning film produced by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District is hosting a Teacher’s Film Premiere on May 19, 2009 from 4:30 – 6pm at the VCAPCD office on 669 County Square Drive, 2nd Floor. Be the first of your peers to see this amazing film and hear about a teacher’s guide currently under development. RSVP by May 15 at Barbara@vcapcd.org or call 805-662-6984.


Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability Seminar –Center for Ecoliteracy
June 22-24, 2009 – Berkeley, CA
Due to popular demand, this three-day professional development seminar has been opened to individuals and teams of K-12 educators, parents, and others interested in schooling for sustainability. Among the topics to be addressed: food and its connection to health, academics, and the environment; the integration of ecological teaching across the curriculum; and the campus as a system and ways in which schools are incorporating building design, energy use, and waste practices in their schooling for sustainability efforts. Participants also will receive guidance and support for designing project-based learning activities for the classroom, service learning, and informal learning environments.
More information: http://www.ecoliteracy.org/seminars/sfs-seminar.html

AMBASSADOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT – Teacher Training Program
Cousteau Teacher’s Workshop – June 22 – 26, 2009 in Santa Barbara

Join Dr. Richard Murphy, head marine biologist with Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures, and become an Ambassador of the Environment this summer for 5 days/4 nights during our teacher training program. We will offer a comprehensive and cross-curricular training for teachers  to investigate marine, terrestrial, creek, and watershed ecosystems while learning how to connect our human communities and classrooms to the sustainability of our environment and future! Activities include snorkeling, sea kayaking, high ropes course and marine and biology explorations.
This program provides full lodging in cabins at El Capitan Canyon, 3 meals per day, and Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the environment staff, activities and curriculum materials. The full cost is $1,200.00 due on May 22nd. A deposit of $600.00 is due by April 22, 2009. (Travel will be on your own.) Visit: www.oceanfutures.org to register.
For more info on registration, contact Elaine Heath at laneyh@mesa.k12.co.us or Karen Keltner at Ocean Futures. KKeltner@Oceanfutures.org

Grounding in Botany Teachers Professional Development – Huntington Library
June 22 - July 16, 2009 ~ San Marino, California
Grounding in Botany is a standards-based, 4-week professional development course for high school life science teachers. Instruction includes practice of hands-on experiments, exciting lectures, networking, resource reviews, and more. Topics include plant reproduction, the cell, genetics, respiration, photosynthesis, and more. Participants receive a $1,500 stipend and a $500 classroom supply grant. Follow-up workshops throughout the school year carry $100 stipends each. Out-of-area participants will receive a travel and housing allowance of $2,600.
http://www.huntington.org/Education/gib.html http://huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=1908 or contact Mike Kerkman at mkerkman@huntington.org

Teacher’s Ag Seminar in Kern County – July 27 – 29, 2009
For over sixteen years the Kern County Farm Bureau and the Kern Agricultural Foundation have teamed up with the Superintendent of Schools and local businesses to host the Teacher’s Ag Seminar (TAS). The seminar makes it possible for educators to learn more about today’s agriculture through the three days of lectures by farmer/rancher experts, tours of farms and processing facilities, hands on experiences, and the final day is a day with a farmer (small groups 2-5 spend the day with a farmer/rancher). This past August teachers participated from Kern County and Southern California. Established in 1992 over 510 teachers have benefited from the in-depth course on the complexity and importance of agriculture.

Rebecca Been
Teachers’ Ag Seminar Coordinator
661-867-2906
beencaliente@aol.com

FIT: Forestry Institute for Teachers
http://www.forestryinstitute.org/
*June 14 - 20, 2009 in Plumas County at University of California Forestry Camp, Quincy
*June 28 - July 3, 2009 in Tuolumne County at Camp Chinquapin, Pinecrest
*July 5 - 11, 2009 in Shasta County at Camp McCumber, Shingletown
*July 12 - 18, 2009 in Humboldt County at Humboldt State University, Arcata

FIT provides K-12 teachers with knowledge, skills and tools to effectively teach their students about forest ecology and forest resource management practices. The program brings together natural resource specialists and teachers for one week, working side by side to gain a deeper understanding of the intricate interrelationship of forest ecosystems and human use of natural resources.

All meals and lodging are free. Teachers are provided with extensive classroom and curriculum materials, and a $200 stipend on completion and implementation of a forest related curriculum unit or project conducted in their classrooms.

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