Project Learning Tree Participants - Click here! Project Learning Tree Teacher Workshop November 7, 9am -4pm 0.6 CEUs Call or email today to register. Early registration by October 26 is $30, and $35 to register after. tmcmullen@devresnc.org or 989.723.3365 Visit the Project Learning Tree Website to see what they are all about. www.michiganplt.org Look for more updates in the future! Funding www.nsta.org/awards NSTA has over $80,000 in awards with over 20 programs. Check their website for a complete list. Most deadlines are November 30. http://www.earthwatch.org/education Earthwatch fellowships allow teachers and students to get out of the classroom and head into the field. Fellows learn about cutting edge research and conservation efforts, develop professional skills, and make a difference for our shared environment. Earthwatch fellowships bring the world alive like never before! donorschoose.org - Funding for classroom projects Target Field Trip Grants http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-002537 American Honda Foundation Grants http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf Classroom Materials and Freebies Salmon in the classroom - DNR program for your students to raise salmon FREE Aquarium for your classroom - Just visit a Petco and ask at the counter. Curriculum Survival Central for new teachers - Find all sorts of helpful tips and lessons Lessons in Biodiversity Monitoring - A program from the National Zoo pairs scientists with teachers to provide great lessons. Electronic Naturalist
- Weekly units on animals, plants and environmental issues that include
poster, indepth info, activity, definitions, and access to a
professional naturalist in two reading levels (1-3 and 4-8. Great Lakes Information Network
- The Center for Great Lakes Environmental Education is an
informational resource which is designed to provide access to Great
Lakes educational material, as well as to identify and address teacher
training needs. Michigan Forests Forever Teachers Guide
- The Michigan Forests Forever Project is a three-piece suite of
materials addressing forests and forestry in the State of Michigan. The
Teacher's Guide provides extensive background material, activities, and
curricula. Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support (MEECS)
- Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support project consists
of FIVE outstanding, Michigan-specific science and social studies
units: Ecosystems & Biodiversity (Gr. 4-6), Land Use (Gr. 4-5),
Water Quality (Gr. 6-8), Energy and Resources (Gr. 7-9), Michigan Envirothon
- The Michigan Envirothon is a broad based approach to teaching natural
resource management, environmental stewardship and conservation
concepts to Michigan's high school students. The program emphasizes and
encourages hands-on learning in the outdoors. This Land Is Your Land
- 20 FREE activity-based lessons created by MSU Extension's United
Growht for Kent County project to help students grow and develop into
involved citizens who understand the importance and practice of wise
land use. Designed for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, al
Continuing Education, Certifications and Workshops For help with Project WET, Project WILD, Project WILD Aquatic, the Leopold Education Project or Project Learning Tree, contact our Environmental Education Coordinator, Tracy at tmcmullen@devriesnc.org. Project Learning Tree
- Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental
education program that uses the forest as a "window" into natural and
built environments, helping people gain an awareness and knowledge of
the world around them. The Leopold Education Project - LEP
- The LEP is an innovative, interdisciplinary conservation ethics
curriculum targeted for grades 6-12. LEP is a part of Pheasants
Forever's education program to create an ecologically literate
citizenry. Project F.I.S.H
- Project F.I.S.H is and educational program for youth and families
sponsored locally by schools, fishing conservation organizations,
others interested in fishing and our fisheries Project Wild
- Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation education program
emphasizing wildlife. The program is designed for educators of
kindergarten through twelfth grade. Project WILD capitalizes on the
natural interest that children have in wildlife by provi
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