From: Fred Stein (fred@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 16 2005 - 13:16:22 PST
Message-Id: <l03110709be5e528f628d@[192.168.112.44]> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:16:22 -0800 From: Fred Stein <fred@exploratorium.edu> Subject: Earthwatch Education Update
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>Subject: Education Update
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>MARCH EDUCATION UPDATE
>In this issue:
>-Applications are still being accepted! (especially for Los Angeles, San
>Fran, DC, MA, & NJ)
>
>-Earthwatch Education Events & Appearances
>
>-The Challenge Continues
>
>-Other funds & resources
>
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>PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD:
>We are still looking for applications from teachers in New Jersey, Los
>Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Southeastern MA, and private schools.
>Please encourage your colleagues and supervisors to apply before the end of
>the month!
>
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>GET INVOLVED:
>
>> LIVE FROM THE FIELD
>Jocelyn Hubbell, from Curtis Memorial Library in Maine and Briana Brown from
>Save the Bay in Rhode Island have been selected as research fellows to study
>Florida's Endangered Sea Turtles at the Pineland Research Station of Mote
>Marine Laboratory. The adventure runs from March 16-24 and you can join them
>by visiting:
>http://www.cornerstonesofscience.org/COSprograms/sea.turtles.htm and
>http://www.savebay.org/explorethebay/turtlemania/index.htm
>
>>3/ 31 - 4/3, National Science Teachers Association - Dallas, TX: Several
>past team members will be sharing their experience on Friday, April 1 from
>9:30 to 10:30 in the Cumberland L, Hyatt Regency Hotel. Earthwatch staff
>will also be hosting a booth, please come by and visit!
>
>>4/30 (12:30-2pm) Immediately following the Rhode Island Geographic Alliance
>Spring Conference at Rhode Island College, Earthwatch is hosting a lunchtime
>meeting to help community members and local organizations collaborate
>towards solving local conservation issues. Please contact us immediately if
>you are interested in joining us for the day or just for the lunch session.
>
>>4/30 (9am-3pm) New Jersey Teacher's for Biodiversity Spring Gathering
>"Preserving New Jersey's Native Plants" at the Educational Information and
>Resource Center (EIRC)
>606 Delsea Drive, Sewell, NJ. Gather with past Earthwatch volunteers and
>"Hands Across the Water" participants. Currently requesting presentation
>proposals - Dodge Fellows: SHARE what you've learned! For details contact:
>Erik Mollenhauer at erikm@eirc.org or 856-582-7000 x128.
>
>>10/5 & 6, New Jersey Science Convention, Somerset, NJ. Propose a program
>NOW. Plan ahead to share your Earthwatch experience and applied classroom
>ideas. Let us know if you are interested in doing a joint program & we'll
>help you get in touch with other NJ educators. http://www.njsc-online.com/
>
>>LOS ANGELES area educators-Stay Tuned: Early spring we are planning an
>Earthwatch Gathering for those who are going into the field, have already
>been, or just want to find out more!
>
>For ALL Earthwatch related events keep checking
>http://www.earthwatch.org/pubaffairs/us.html for updates.
>************************************************************
>EARTHBOUND3 CHALLENGE:
>
>CONGRATULATIONS to all who have already submitted their Earthbound3
>Challenge proposals. You may find the selected project ideas already posted
>on: http://earthbound3.earthwatch.org/about_contest.html
>Keep checking for updates and new additions. We will continue to review
>proposals, but the earlier the start the better chance at achieving your
>goals! Details about proposals are online or call us directly at
>800-776-0188 ext. 211.
>
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>FUNDING & RESOURCES:
>
>DUE: 4/15 "Think Globally, Act Locally!" Earthwatch is seeking applicants
>from the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia to receive a Community
>Fellowship award to join our Pacific Northwest Conservation Research
>Initiative expeditions in the summer of 2005. The research projects take
>place in the Skagit River Watershed region of Washington State, where you
>will explore wild salmon restoration efforts and archaeological
>investigations of historic homesteads. For more information, email Rachael
>Hollingsworth, Community Fellowship Program Manager, at:
>rhollingsworth@earthwatch.org
>
>DUE 4/15 International Paper and Conservation Fund invite nominations for
>environmental awards. Each year, the two partners honor individuals whose
>work demonstrates that a healthy environment and a healthy economy are
>mutually supportive. The $10,000 awards are provided by the International
>Paper Company Foundation
> ( http://www.internationalpaper.com/our_world/philanthropy/).
>
>RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1034/ip
>For additional RFPs in Environment,
> visit: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_environment.jhtml
>
>DUE 6/15 The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (http://www.nfwf.org/ )
>invites applications from organizations interested in initiating or
>expanding the Nature of Learning program in their communities. Nature of
>Learning, the National Wildlife Refuge System's community-based
>environmental education initiative, seeks to use National Wildlife Refuges
>as outdoor classrooms to promote a greater understanding of local
>conservation issues; encourage an interdisciplinary approach to learning
>that seeks to enhance student academic achievement; utilize field
>experiences and student-led stewardship projects to connect classroom
>lessons to real-world issues; and foster partnerships among local schools,
>community groups, natural resource professionals, and local businesses.
>
> See the NFWF Web site for complete program information and application
>materials.
>
> RFP Link:
> http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/818/naturelearning
>
>
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>Phoebe Morad, Education Outreach & Network Manager
>Phone: 978-450-1264 Fax: 978-450-1288
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Fred Stein
Science Educator
Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry
3601 Lyon St.
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 561-0332
fred@exploratorium.edu
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