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 30. Please send news!!
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Workshops and Training Opportunities
1. Anchorage: January 16- Communicating Ocean Science Workshop
2. January 23-March 16, 2012-Sky Rangers Online Workshop for Outdoor Astronomy Interpretation
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Resources for Educators
3. Take the Bird Call Challenge
4. Scientist at the Smithsonian
5. Cornell Lab of Ornithology on YouTube
6. A Student’s Guide to Global Climate Change
7. National Map
8. NOVA scienceNOW
9. Other Invertebrates
10. Smithsonian Shout Webinars
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Opportunities for Educators
11. Applications deadline March 12, 2012- Samsung – Solve for Tomorrow
12. Applications deadline May 1, 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science
13. Outdoor Teaching webinars
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Opportunities for Students
14. Applications deadline Jan. 30, 2012- NASA’s DEVELOP Program
15. Application deadline February 17, 2012: National Youth Science Camp Competition
16. Applications deadline February 24, 2012: Sustainable Future Challenge for Middle School Students
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Programs
17. Dillingham: January 9-Ocean Acidification and Alaska Fisheries
18. Fairbanks- Bird Migration on Middleton Island
19. Anchorage: January 11- Unexplored Ice: Polar Bear Research in the Chukchi Sea
20. Anchorage: January 11- Landfill Methane Power Plant
21. Anchorage: January 12- Confronting Toxics: Chemicals from Everyday Products in People, Health Implications, and Solutions
22. Anchorage: January 12- Life Cycle of Stars
23. Eagle River- January 14- Avalanche Awareness training
24. Cordova/ Valdez- January 17 – Amazing New Discoveries of Dinosaurs in Arctic Alaska
25. Cordova/ Valdez – January 24-A Survey of Sport Fish Use on the Copper River Delta
26. Cordova – January 31- Trouble in Paradise: How Introduced Diseases Affect Hawaiian Forest Birds.
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Funding
27. Application deadline January 15, 2012: Water Champion Awards
28. Application deadline: January 31, 2012- Captain Planet Foundation grants
29. Beneath the Sea Funding
30. Application deadline: February 1, 2012- Wildlife Conservation Youth Engagement Grants
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Employment
31. January 6- Deadline to apply to be Intern Host Sites for the Environmental Student Summer Internship
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Volunteer Opportunities
32. Anchorage: February 4- Women of Science, Girl Scout’s STEM Program
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Workshops and Training Opportunities
1. Anchorage: January 16- Communicating Ocean Science Workshop- will teach ocean scientists, graduate students, and outreach professionals how to tell a compelling story of their scientific research. Randy Olson, author of the book Don’t Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style, director of the documentary Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus, and writer and director of Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy, will lead a two hour session on communicating through story. Other workshop sessions will be dedicated to using storytelling to bring science to broad audiences. They include preparing for pre K–12 classroom presentations, communicating to the media, using YouTube to reach the masses, how to create powerful radio pieces, and how to develop virtual field trips to reach thousands of students. The workshop is free but registration is required. To participate in the workshop; contact robindublin@coseealaska.net.
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2. January 23-March 16, 2012-Sky Rangers Online Workshop for Outdoor Astronomy Interpretation – Designed for educators and interpreters from parks, nature centers, and other informal outdoor and environmental educational facilities. The free 8-week workshop will get participants out under the night sky, build confidence in locating constellations and planets, and provide the tools to interpret the sky for their audiences. Each participant will receive a free toolkit of materials for a variety of outdoor astronomy activities. http://www.afguonline.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=1857
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Resources for Educators
3. Take the Bird Call Challenge – Bird Call Challenge will test your knowledge of your local birds or those of any other zip code you choose. And you can choose to quiz yourself on just songbirds or every species of bird in the area. http://enature.com/challenge/birdcallchallenge.asp?utm_source=eNature+Master+List&utm_campaign=faf3b59d6a-On_The_Wild_Side_October_201110_5_2011&utm_medium=email
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4. Scientist at the Smithsonian- Scientists in action online videos are now available. Students can watch and read about 21 scientists at the Smithsonian including a volcano watcher, a fossil hunter, art scientist, germinator, and zoo vet. http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/scientist/index.html
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5. Cornell Lab of Ornithology on YouTube- Offers many short videos on various aspects of bird research and behavior. http://www.youtube.com/user/LabofOrnithology?_
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6. A Student’s Guide to Global Climate Change- Devoted to educating 6-8th graders with the science, impacts to society and ecosystems, and solutions to climate change. The information is presented in videos, animations, interactive graphics, and expeditions where students can explore how climate change affects places around the world. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/
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7. National Map- Is an interactive map service published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Users can create and print high-resolution shaded relief maps of a local area, a state, or the entire U.S. A variety of data layers are available, including geology, land use/land cover, and more. http://nationalmap.gov/
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8. NOVA scienceNOW: Explore Teacher’s Guides- Offers downloadable teacher’s guides designed to be used in conjunction with the scienceNOW programs. The guides are divided into thirteen topical areas, including Earth Science, Oceanography, and more. The website also includes program segments, program overviews, and more
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/educators/subject-ocea.html
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9. Other Invertebrates- The Natural History Museum in London’s Nature Online website is designed for those visitors who can’t visit personally. Other Invertebrates offers visitors information about the world of the backbone-deficient, which comprise the majority of animals on earth. Make sure to check out many of the links to other information, including the deep ocean, natural disasters, reptiles, amphibians and fishes, and much more. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/other-invertebrates/index.html
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10. Smithsonian Shout Webinars- Online Conference Series provides exchanges with experts in science, the arts, and more, offering visuals such as artworks, maps and graphics, and video clips. Archived programs include Study with the Land, Sustain the Land, and more. http://www.smithsonianconference.org/shout/schedule/
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Opportunities for Educators
11. Applications deadline March 12, 2012- Samsung – Solve for Tomorrow – Sharing the Wonder of STEM- Your school can win a part of $1,000,000 in technology. Samsung and its partners are asking teachers to participate in its contest, which will address a key academic challenge in our country: to increase the pursuit of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. https://pages.samsung.com/us/sft/home.htm
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12. Applications deadline May 1, 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science – The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching are now open for nominations. This year is the Elementary Cycle, which is open to K-6 teachers who have taught 5 or more years. http://www.paemst.org
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13. Outdoor Teaching webinars – Green Teacher offers free, one-hour webinars lead by experienced educators. Each session features a 20-30 minute presentation and a 30-40 minute question and answer session. Check out the newest webinar, Outdoor Teaching Mistakes. http://greenteacher.com/webinars
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Opportunities for Students
14. Applications deadline Jan. 30, 2012- NASA’s DEVELOP Program- Fosters the training and development of students in the atmospheric and earth sciences. Students conduct projects that focus on the practical application of NASA’s earth science research and demonstrate how results can benefit partner organizations and local communities. Students from high school through doctoral levels are selected through a competitive application process. Students chosen by DEVELOP work on teams onsite at 10 locations nationwide. Activities are conducted during three 10-week terms per year: spring, summer and fall. http://develop.larc.nasa.gov
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15. Application deadline February 17, 2012: National Youth Science Camp Competition -is now open to Alaskan Seniors who will graduate by June 30, 2012. The National Youth Science Camp (NYSC) is a residential science education program that takes place June 27 through July 21, 2012. Delegates are challenged to explore new areas in the biological and physical sciences, art, and music with resident staff members. Opportunities are provided for delegates to present seminars covering their own areas of interest and research. A visit to Washington D.C. permits delegates to visit some of the nation’s premier scientific, governmental, and cultural facilities. Overnight excursions into the Monongahela National Forest, feature backpacking, rock-climbing, caving, mountain biking, and kayaking opportunities. Mail or ship your complete application directly to your selection coordinator (bjorn.wolter@alaska.gov). Contact information for your selection coordinator is available online at www.nysc.org.
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16. Applications deadline February 24, 2012: Sustainable Future Challenge for Middle School Students- The I-SWEEEP 3E Sustainable Future Challenge is a national contest for middle school students that aims to create a platform for young researchers in which they present their innovative projects to take on today’s challenges in energy, engineering, and environment. http://www.isweeep.org/3e-contest
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Programs
17. Dillingham: January 9-Ocean Acidification and Alaska Fisheries will be held at the Bristol ay UAF Campus (time to be confirmed) to discuss the potential and actual impacts of ocean acidification on
Alaska fisheries and livelihoods. For more information, please contact Rachel Donkersloot at rachel@akmarine.org or 907-277-5362.
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18. Fairbanks- January 9, Bird Migration on Middleton Island- This Arctic Audubon Society program will be presented at the Noel Wien Library at 7:00 PM. This program summarizes research documenting fall passerine migration on this island 130 km south of Cordova.
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19. Anchorage: January 11- Unexplored Ice: Polar Bear Research in the Chukchi Sea is the topic for Wildlife Wednesday at the Alaska Zoo from 7 to 8pm. Dr. Eric Regehr, wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will discuss a new study of polar bears living on the remote sea ice between Alaska and Russia.
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20. Anchorage: January 11- Landfill Methane Power Plant will be discussed at the Anchorage Museum Auditorium from 6 to 8pm. Hear an update on this project which will in 2012 start tapping methane produced by the Anchorage Regional Landfill to power Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER). The presentation will be led by Mark Madden, Solid Waste Services Director for the Municipality of Anchorage. For more information, call 907.929.7770.
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21. Anchorage: January 12- Confronting Toxics: Chemicals from Everyday Products in People, Health Implications, and Solutions will be presented at 7pm (Reception will be held at 6:30pm) at the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage. Join Martha
Arguello, Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility- Los Angeles, for a powerful presentation on preventing toxic exposures from a public health perspective. She will examine our broken chemical safety system and offer solutions to protect our health and the environment. Lecture is free and parking in the museum garage is free. For more information call 222.7714 or go to http://www.akaction.org/Take_Action/Events.html.
