This electronic newsletter is sent as a service to members of the Alaska Natural Resources and Outdoor Education Association. Share news of upcoming events, resources you have found, and other short messages that you would like to get out to your fellow environmental educators and ANROE members. To have an item included in the electronic newsletter, email it to Laurel_devaney@fws.gov. The next newsletter will come out during the week of January 3. Please send news!!
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Workshops and Training Opportunities
1.Anchorage: January 6 & 7-SEAPerch Workshop-
2. Anchorage: January 7-The Alaska Zoo Edzoocation Teacher Workshop
3. Anchorage: January 16 – 20- Alaska Marine Science Symposium
4. Anchorage: January 19- 12-week Nature and Travel Writing Class
5. Anchorage: Feb 28-Mar 2 Iditarod Winter Conference for Educators
6. Homer: Registration Deadline: February 6- Environmental Education Methods
7. Total Concept of the Mining Industry Summer Course-
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Resources for Educators
8. The Alaska Fish ABCs coloring book:
9. K-12: Build an Efficient Recycling Business
10. Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge movie
11. National Parks’ Web Rangers Explore Geoscience
12. Earth Science ‘Big Ideas’ Now on TeacherTube
13. Double Science Fun with Two Activities from FLINN
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Opportunities for Educators
14. Application deadline: February 17- Call for Proposals – 2012 Nation Marine Ed Conference
15. All About Mining :
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Opportunities for Students
16. Entry Deadline: January 6, 2012- Make it Short- 40 second film contest
17. Anchorage: March 31- Alaska Science Olympiad
18. Application deadline April 15- The Juneau Ice field Research Program
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Funding
19. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Community Environmental Demonstration Project Grants
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Employment
20. Homer: Application deadline January 23- Environmental Education Intern-
21. Application deadline December 28- Statewide Coordinator for the Agriculture in the Classroom Program
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Workshops and Training Opportunities
1.Anchorage: January 6 & 7-SEAPerch Workshop- For Middle School / High School Teachers. Learn about fundamental concepts in science, engineering, and math like force and motion, buoyancy, design, and electricity while constructing a remotely operated underwater vehicle, all in an atmosphere of discovery, inquiry, and fun. All workshop materials are provided including an ROV Build Kit, Teacher and Student manuals, and black-line masters. 8am – 3:30pm each day. For more information: stemak.org/seaperch, or contact Bob at 907-523-2342, rvieth@jedc.org.
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2. Anchorage: January 7-The Alaska Zoo Edzoocation Teacher Workshop from 9am to Noon. Teachers and paraprofessionals will have the opportunity to learn about the education programs the zoo has to offer, interact with zoo staff and animals and sign up for education programs. Space is limited. Attendance is FREE and coffee and tea will be provided. Please note this event is for teachers and paraprofessionals only. For questions or to register, contact the zoo’s Outreach Coordinator, Marla Wales, at (907) 346-2858 or outreach@alaskazoo.org.
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3. Anchorage: January 16 – 20- Alaska Marine Science Symposium- For more information, go to http://www.alaskamarinescience.org/index.html. Hear the latest in the fields of climate, oceanography, lower trophic levels, the benthos, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, local and traditional knowledge, and socioeconomic research.
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4. Anchorage: January 19- 12-week Nature and Travel Writing Class will begin on January 19 in the Sierra Club office downtown. Participants in this workshop-style class will explore and refine their own writing styles, with an emphasis on the personal essay form. The class will also read and discuss works by
some of America’s finest nature and travel writers, past and present. The cost is $240. To sign up for this Thursday night class (7 to 9:30 p.m.), or for more information, contact Sherwonit at 245-0283 or akgriz@hotmail.com.
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5. Anchorage: Feb 28-Mar 2 Iditarod Winter Conference for Educators- Iditarod Educatonal Learning Projects are standards based, motivational, and a key to academic success. Join us at the conference to learn more and experience first hand this motivational teaching tool! The first 50 teachers to register get $200 deducted formt heir registration fees.
http://iditarodblogs.com/teachers/2011/06/09/2012-winter-conference-for-educators-feb-28-march-2/
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6. Homer: Registration Deadline: February 6- , Environmental Education Methods- Discover effective education strategies used by conservation professionals to target specific resource management issues to the correct audiences. This course helps participants incorporate evaluation strategies into program planning and implementation. Participants also learn how to work with students, teachers, youth groups and their leaders, both on public land and private lands. You will begin developing a project for your site during the course, then implement and complete it as a required post-course assignment. April 17-20, 2011. No tuition charge for FWS, BLM, and NPS personnel..For participants from other agencies and organizations, there is a tuition charge of $760.00.Register online using the DOILearn system at http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/index.cfm
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7. All About Mining : Total Concept of the Mining Industry Summer Course- The course at the Colorado School of Mines is designed to provide K-12 teachers of all disciplines, administrators,
counselors, and librarians with an overview of all phases of the minerals, aggregates, industrial minerals, and solid fuels industries. Ten half-days of classroom instruction are supported with a one-day geology trip plus eight full days of field trips to operating mines and associated plants. Some financial assistance is available for non-Colorado applicants who apply before April 1. Six hours of licensure/recertification credit are awarded upon completion of the course. See http://www.AllAboutMining.org to apply. Contact Dan Witkowsky, course coordinator, at DanielWitkowsky@aol.com for more information.
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Resources for Educators
8. The Alaska Fish ABCs coloring book: Each alphabet letter features native Alaska fish and/or a conservation/safety message. http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/fish/pdf/alaska_fish_abc.pdf
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9. K-12: Build an Efficient Recycling Business- On the outskirts of Cairo lies the world’s largest
garbage village, where 60,000 Zaballeen—Arabic for “garbage people”—have survived for centuries by recycling nearly 80 percent of Cairo’s waste. Can your students build a recycling business as efficient as the Zaballeen’s? Students can try their skill in Garbage Dreams, a recycling game sponsored by the PBS series Independent Lens. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/garbage-dreams/gam
e.html?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634542712648781250
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10. Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge movie- Learn how managers are preserving habitats and wildlife in coastal Texas. Includes classroom activities. http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/wild
life_refuge/index.php
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11. National Parks’ Web Rangers Explore Geoscience- The interactive Web Ranger program helps people of all ages learn about the national parks. Play more than 50 games, invent a Web Ranger name, create a personalized ranger badge, and start learning about Earth science in the national parks at http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/
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12. Movie: Recycling: Winning the War on Waste- Includes classroom activities. http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/hands-on_math/recycling/index.php
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13. Earth Science ‘Big Ideas’ Now on TeacherTube- features free AGI videos to help students, educators, and others explore the “big ideas” of Earth science. These videos are supplemented by additional electronic educational resources including related classroom activities. Big Ideas videos are brief clips that bring to life the nine core Earth science concepts that everyone should know. (http://www.teachertube.com/videoList.php?thumb=no&user_id=135503&start=0&pg=uservideolist).
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Opportunities for Educators
14. Application deadline: February 17- Call for Proposals – 2012 Nation Marine Ed Conference- The Call for Proposals for the 2012 National Marine Educators
Conference, North to Alaska’s Seas: a confluence of science and culture, is now open. The conference, which will take place in Anchorage, Alaska, during June 24-28, 2012, will bring together formal and informal educators, scientists, students, and resource managers to share ideas about the world of water. Go to NMEA Conference 2012. <http://www.coseealaska.net/nmeaconference2012/> for
conference information and download the Call for Proposals
<http://www.coseealaska.net/files/alaska/2012%20NMEA%20Call%20for%20Proposals.pdf> here.
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15. Double Science Fun with Two Activities from FLINN – Students will have fun investigating the motion of water through plants using “Transpiration Demonstration”–the results are easy to see and measure. The physical science activity, “Double Replacement Reaction,” will help students understand this unique chemical change. To view and print your free write-ups of both activities please go to: http://www.flinnsci.com/Sections/MS/Activities/MS_act.asp
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Opportunities for Students
16. Entry Deadline: January 6, 2012- Make it Short- 40 second film contest- The Northwest Film Center celebrates its 40 years in the making and with that brings about MAKE IT SHORT: A 40-Second Film Contest. Entries will be screened on January 17th. In addition to an audience choice award, prizes include cash, production services and the grand prize winner will see their work screened at the Portland International Film Festival in February. There will be two categories of competition: Youth for ages 18 and younger and General for ages 19 and older. There is no entry fee. More information and entry forms are available at the Northwest Film Center’s web site: http://nwfilm.org/services/makeitshort/
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17. Anchorage: March 31- Alaska Science Olympiad- There are many categories of competition for Middle and High Schol students. http://www.alaskascienceolympiad.org/statemeet.htm
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18. Application deadline April 15- The Juneau Ice field Research Program- This is a program for high school students that will be held June 23-August 18, 2012. http://www.juneauicefield.com/
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Funding
19. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Community Environmental Demonstration Project Grants provides one year Community Environmental Demonstration Project Grants ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 to local environmental projects that improve health and the environment throughout rural Alaska communities. Funding is made possible through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Alaska Tribal Multi-media Program. ANTHC has awarded over $300,000 since 2009. http://www.anthc.org/chs/ces/hve/community-environmental-demonstration-grants.cfm
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Employment
20. Homer: Application deadline January 23- Environmental Education Intern- Positions available are geared towards college seniors and recent college graduates. Programs based out of Peterson Bay Coastal Science Field Station and the Kasitsna Bay Laboratory. Duties will include instruction, leading beach and forest hikes, and performing routine maintenance of aquaria. Two positions available. $1,000/mo +housing. For more information, contact Jenni Medley, School Programs Coordinator, at (907) 235-6714 or Fax: (907) 235-6668.
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21. Application deadline December 28- Statewide Coordinator for the Agriculture in the Classroom Program- to build and administer a small but growing agriculturally based educational program. Agriculture in the Classroom is a 501c3 non-profit organization that gives educators and students insight into the agricultural community by providing lesson plans, for-credit teacher training and special events that focus on Alaska’s agriculture. Send resume or letter of intent to janehamilton99737@yahoo.com or call 907-803-4752.
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