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The Border-Wide EE Conference: Register Today!
A Gathering of the Environmental & Conservation Education Community from Across the US-Mexico Border
This is an exciting time for Environmental Educators across the US-México Border; a time of change and challenge, but also of renewed hope and collaboration. Our field is slowly growing and gaining the recognition it deserves in the environmental arena. It is time to meet face to face, to interact, share and learn from each other. This is why we are pleased to announce the first Border-Wide EE Conference, a gathering hosted by the North American Association for Environmental Education and EPA Region 6. The meeting will take place on June 25-27, 2008 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
This is a great opportunity for sharing work, ideas, projects, and expertise with other Environmental Educators in the border regions. And in preparation to the face-to-face meeting, we will be bringing you new things to get excited about the Coalition site. As always, the EE Directory will continue to serve as a communication portal for the US-Mexico border regions. You’ll be seeing more news updates that will include up-to-date information about upcoming EE events, conferences, and meetings. These resources, along with other tools such as our event calendar, bilingual database, and bi-national programs showcase, can be found here on our website. Soon, we will also be launching a brand new, fully interactive forum, where you will be able to search, read, and post information pertinent to current Environmental Education issues.
We invite you to check out our website and let us know if you have any suggestions, advice, or questions. Thanks for being a part of our network!
Register for the conference here...In the Spotlight:
The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), with the support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6, and the Environmental Education Exchange, invite you to the First Border-Wide Environmental Education Coalition Meeting.
Where? Hotel Lucerna, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
When? June 25-27, 2008
More information and registration here...
Environmental Educators Gather to Share Ideas about Sustainability, Development
With the objective of promoting the professional participation and collaboration in the U.S.-Mexico border regions towards a dialogue in which to elevate the importance and effectiveness of Environmental Education as a vital tool inside the framework of the Border Program 2012, the Regional Meeting of Environmental Educators in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region took place on November 2-4, 2007 at the CETYS University facilities, Tijuana Campus, Baja California. The event hosted close to 80 environmental educators from the region, who participated in three days of workshops and discussion forums, sharing experiences and exchanging ideas that will allow them to better develop their work as environmental educators in the U.S.-Mexico border region. More...
Sign up now to participate in National Environmental Education Week!
April 13 - 19, 2008
As the nation's largest environmental education event, National EE Week promotes understanding and protection of the natural world by actively engaging K-12th grade students and educators in an inspired week of environmental learning before Earth Day. As partners in EE Week, educators have access to:
- Standards-based environmental education lessons and activities
- Monthly electronic newsletters that highlight the latest EE curricula, programs, and funding opportunities
- Opportunities for online communication and knowledge-sharing with educators from across the country
If you work with children in a school, nature center, zoo, museum, aquarium, or other educational setting, you can join EE Week's efforts and gain national recognition for your work.
Log on to http://www.eeweek.org to register
Questions? Email EEWeek@neefusa.org or call (202) 261-6484
Hope to see you in Kansas....the Land of Ahh's!
Come join us for the NAAEE's 37th Annual Conference, October 15-18, 2008 in Wichita, Kansas.
For most people planning to attend this year's conference, it is tallgrass prairie that intrigues and excites. But that’s not all Kansas has to offer…there are two wetlands of international significance, and in October, we’ll be on hand to witness the height of migratory bird season in the central flyway. We certainly expect all our members who are birders to flock to Kansas (pun intended). More...
Green Teacher En Español!
At the beginning of 2006, Green Teacher added two new sections to their website Green Teacher en español and Green Teacher en français where visitors can freely download a selection of Green Teacher articles and learning activities that have been translated into Spanish and French.The service is free. We hope that over time the collection will grow to become a well-used and useful resource, not only for North American educators, but also for educators in Spanish and French-speaking countries around the world. More...
EE Program Showcase:
The Environmental Education Council for the Californias (EECC)
The EECC is a binational network of environmental research, policy, outreach, advocacy, and grassroots organizations. Their mission is to advance a culture of sustainability in the region by addressing the environmental, economic, and social access issues surrounding environmental education in the Californias and focusing on increasing environmental awareness and understanding and the subsequent behaviors leading to responsible action for the environment. More...