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Free Schoolyard Habitat Teacher Workshop
You are invited to a FREE workshop on March 7!
This workshop will be co-facilitated by National Wildlife Federation and Tacoma Nature Center staff and will be held at the Tacoma Nature Center on March 7th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Workshop is FREE!! Teachers and community members will:
--Gain valuable information on topics like urban wildlife, butterfly gardening, composting and service learning.
--Explore the planning steps and strategies for creating an official National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitat.
--Learn effective strategies to increase academic achievement.
--Explore engaging ways to involve all learning styles.
--Earn clock hours.
For more information, contact:
Nichole Farrow
Education Associate, National Wildlife Federation
6 Nickerson St. Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98109
206-285-8707 xt. 113
www.nwf.org
MIT Summer Program for Teachers
Each year, the MIT Alumni Club of Puget Sound selects five Washington State teachers to attend the Science and Engineering Program for Teachers (SEPT) at MIT (this year SEPT runs from June 24 to June 30, 2007). They pay the cost of their tuition (which includes room and board) as well as provide a travel allowance.The SEPT program described:http://web.mit.edu/scienceprogram/index.htmlThe MIT Alumni Club announcement:http://mit-club.org/webcontent/teachers.aspx(Origional post by Ethan Allen)
Crows at Beach Photo
Seattle photographer Sean Hoyt captured this beautiful image of crows. Check out his photography at www.seanhoyt.com.
Quiet Girl Gallery
This wonderful blog is regularly updated with new art pieces. The blog is a collection of collage art and poetry by Seattle artist, Courtney Putnam. Common themes include birds, rebirth, women, and bodies. Check out this amazing, growing online art exhibit: http://oriart.blogspot.com/
Mark Your Calendars: EEAW 2007 Conference
EEAW Moves 2007 Conference to FallThe next EEAW Annual Conference will be held at the Seattle Airport Marriott in Seatac in late fall of 2007 in Seatac, WA. As soon as dates and details are in place, we will post them in the Annual Conference section of this web site. www.eeaw.org
Summer Teacher's Institute in Life Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT & HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE
SUMMER INSTITUTE IN LIFE SCIENCES
for K-8 teachers
JUNE 28 – JULY 20, 2007
The Summer Institute in Life Science (SILS) is a 3-4 week hands-on program for teaching K-8 teachers how to bring investigative science into their classrooms. Teachers from schools serving predominantly low income, and disadvantaged student populations are given preference. All instructional costs are covered by the program. Teachers will receive 7 credits BIOL 491.
SILS participants are introduced to open-ended inquiries, learn to ask testable questions, design experiments, explore content-rich topics (such as environmental connections, biodiversity, human body systems etc.), prepare a research poster as a teaching tool, and develop an inquiry curriculum unit to teach during the following school year.
The SILS program provides a site visit to each school during the school year and a one-day follow-up workshop during Winter Quarter. It also supports an e-mail chat group for alumni to troubleshoot teaching queries.
Apply on-line at:
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/teachers/Sils/SILSapp.tplor contact:
Helen Buttemer, Program Director, helenb@u.washington.eduApplications due March 27, 2007
Get ready for Environmental Education Week
Sign up now to become a partner in National Environmental Education Week, April 15-22, 2007! Now in its third consecutive year, EE Week (www.eeweek.org) seeks to enhance the educational impact of Earth Day (April 22nd) and provide educators from around the country with a full week of environmental education preparation, learning, and activities for K-12 classrooms, universities, nature centers, zoos, museums, and aquariums.
New to EE Week's 2007 offerings is the Richard C. Bartlett Award for Environmental Education, which will recognize outstanding environmental education programs in both formal and non-formal settings with grants awarded to the winning organizations. Details about the award, including eligibility requirements and application deadlines, will be available at www.eeweek.org in early April.
You can join National EE Week’s efforts and promote environmental learning by registering today at www.eeweek.org/register.htm. Questions? Please email eeweek@neetf.org.
Planet Plant Website for Kids
Planet PlantFrom the Botanic Gardens Conservation InternationalThis website for kids ages 9-12 features fun activities, games, and quizzes about plants and plant conservation. Every month features a new plant. This month's feature is the Giant Sequoia. http://www.planetplant.org/
Journey North Wildlife Study Program
Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal ChangeJourney North is a program that invites students K-12 and their teachers to study wildlife migration and seasonal changes from February through May. Students use the Journey North website to access real-time data, following the migration of monarch butterflies, bald eagles, hummingbirds, robins, whooping cranes, and other animals.www.learner.org/jnorth
Earth from Space: Satellite Imagery
Earth from SpaceFrom the Smithsonian InstituteThis website provides images of Earth from a satellite. The interactive site explains how satellite images are captured and used by scientists to better understand life on Earth. Make sure to check out the free lesson plans and the online exhibition.http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu/
The Electronic Naturalist
The Electronic NaturalistAn interactive online resource presented by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. Each week, the website offers a different natural science unit. For example, this week, the website features "Elevator Ride," a unit about shrimp living in cold northern climates. Also check out the "Identify This" feature and the "Ask a Naturalist" feature. This website is a great resource for teachers and environmental educators.www.enaturalist.org
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