Exploratorium Teacher Institute on Plastics  
06/14/2010 10:01:53 Annie Kohut Frankel
Please see announcement below about an upcoming institute being offered
by the Exploratorium.

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The Exploratorium Teacher Institute invites you to apply to our:

"Understanding Plastics And Marine Debris in Our Watershed" Institute

August 2-6, 8:30 AM-2:00 PM

Join us as we explore the roles of plastics and other marine debris in
our watershed. Through hands-on explorations and local field trips, we
will examine sources of plastic and marine debris, types of plastic,
recycling data, plastics chemistry, effect on marine organisms, ocean
currents and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and stewardship projects,
such as Coastal Cleanup Day. Using historical maps and NOAA resources,
we will highlight the effects of plastic and marine debris within local
watersheds as well as the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Time
will be provided during the Institute for teachers to pursue areas of
personal interest, including meeting in small groups to adapt institute
ideas to their own curricula. Preference will be given to secondary
teachers from Oakland Unified School District and San Francisco Unified
District.

Teachers attending this institute will be paid a $250 stipend, and will
have the opportunity to sign up for 3 CEUs through the University of the
Pacific. Additionally, teachers will be offered an additional stipend
for sharing their institute experiences with other teachers through
conferences, staff development days, etc., though this is not a program
requirement.

This Institute is the first in a series focusing on watershed science
and specific issues affecting our watershed. This series is generously
funded by the NOAA B-WET program, http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/BWET/
. Follow up Saturday Workshops will be
offered during the 2010/2011 school year. Attendance at these follow-up
workshops is not required. Subsequent summer institutes are also
planned.

The application is attached.

Questions can be directed to: Lori Lambertson
or (415) 353 0499

4 School Year EE Job Openings at StopWaste.Org
06/09/2010 13:11:00 Jeanine Sidran
1/2010

6/30/2010
5:00 PM

Environmental Education Associate - Intermittent
Position Type: Hourly-Intermittent
Salary: Hourly-Intermittent: 20-30 hours a week $20.00 per hour; no fringe benefit (except for FICA)

StopWaste.Org

irecycle@school Education Center at the Davis Street Transfer Station and Fremont Transfer Station

Agency Posting


Hi all,
Interested in teaching over 9,000 4th graders throughout Alameda County how to practice Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot, conserve natural resources and fight global climate change?

We currently have four open positions that run from mid-August through mid-June (2010-11 school year) based out of the irecycle@school Education Centers (San Leandro and Fremont).
Applications due at the end of the month.
Interviews are in July.

Please forward this posting to your applicable networks.

Thank you,
Jeanine Sidran
Education Center Coordinator
StopWaste.Org

iRecycle@School Education Center
at WM's Davis Street Transfer Station
2615 Davis St.
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-563-4282
510-563-4205 FAX
jsidran@stopwaste.org

StopWaste.Org
1537 Webster St.
Oakland,CA 94612
510-891-6500

Reducing the Waste Stream for Alameda County

East Bay EE Providers Networking Event Juen 14th in Berkeley
06/01/2010 20:51:13 Laura Powell
The East Bay Environmental Education Network (EBEEN) invites East Bay providers to participate in our June networking event.

Come network with other East Bay EE Providers and learn strategies and gather contacts to build collaborative professional development for teachers while partnering with other EE organizations. A panel of experts will share best practices in developing collaborative teacher professional development models and provide solutions to potential barriers and challenges.


Date: June 14th, 2010

Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (optional working lunch with EBEEN Steering Committee)

Location: UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720

Directions & Parking: UCBG is located in Strawberry Canyon between Cal Memorial Stadium and Grizzly Peak Blvd. Visit the Garden's website for directions and parking rates. Note the UCB Hill Shuttle costs $1 per trip and runs only twice per hour from the east part of campus. http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/visit/plan_trip.shtml

Agenda
9:30 am – 10 am Welcome & Introduction to EBEEN, refreshments and snacks provided
Networking Activity

10 am – 11 am Panel Discussion: Building Bridges to Support Collaborative Professional Development

Speakers: Carol Baird, Ph.D Executive Director, & Roger Renn, Education Director from California Institute for Biodiversity (CoastAlive!)
Leah Anderson, Senior Project Coordinator from PEAK
Connie Loosli, Education Specialist from Lindsay Wildlife Museum

11 am – 11:45 am Networking Activity: Developing EE Provider Collaborations and Next Steps

11:45 am – 12pm Closing

12 am – 1:30 pm Join EBEEN Steering Committee members over a working lunch to help build the EBEEN Network and further develop the following action items from our Strategic Plan:

Working Lunch Groups
1. Develop EBEEN Logo
2. Develop EBEEN Tag Line
3. Explore EBEEN Membership Structure

RSVP by June 11th to Jeanine Sidran, jsidran@stopwaste.org,
(510) 563-4282

Please excuse any cross postings

Applications due Friday for KQED's QUEST Science Education Institute
05/18/2010 13:25:49 Andrea Swensrud
Dear Educators,

Applications are due Friday, May 21 for the 2010-2011 QUEST Science Education Institute. KQED Education Network is looking for teams of dedicated Bay Area science teachers and informal educators to participate in this year-long professional development opportunity designed to support multimedia integration in middle and high school science programs. Participants will learn how to create science-based multimedia, including short videos, narrated slideshows, online maps and more. Apply now for the opportunity to build your technology skills, meet other science educators excited about using innovative teaching strategies, and earn a stipend for your work!

Download a PDF with details about the Institute: http://www.kqed.org/quest/downloads/QUEST_Ed_Institute_Packet_10-11.pdf

Apply online by May 21: http://questedinstitute2010.eventbrite.com

Andrea Swensrud
Project Supervisor, Science Education
KQED Public Media
www.kqed.org/quest

Education Advisory Board/Mountain Lion Project
05/04/2010 13:14:19 Laura Powell
Felidae Conservation Fund is currently actively seeking members for our
newly forming Advisory Board.

In case you don't know us, Felidae Conservation Fund is working to save big
cats and other feline species all over the world through grant projects to
top scientists in the field. The newest direction of our work is to
educate communities, particularly secondary students, about co-existing with
the big cats (especially local ones) and related habitats in their
communities. We are working to develop state-of-the-art projects for
students that make interactive use of technology and live viewing of big
cats via our cameras in the wild.

In California, Felidae is concerned with helping the survival of the
mountain lion, and is launching three projects in Santa Cruz, the East Bay,
and Marin County which study the mountain lion via GPS radio satellite radio
tracking. The information gathered from the project will ultimately help
us understand mountain lion habitat, reproduction and feeding needs, and may
result in the creation of wildlife corridors across highways.

Currently Felidae Conservation Fund is actively seeking educators to join
our Education Advisory Board and oversee curriculum development. We are
particularly interested in asking Science and Technology Educators and
Administrators for their help on the committee. We are also interested in
Environmental Educators, particularly those with a dual background as a
Science teacher and Environmental Educator. We are particularly seeking
those working in our project areas: Santa Cruz, the East Bay, and Marin.

Commitment: We are hoping to work on this over the summer. Availability
from June-September for meetings (excepting vacations!). Most meetings
will be in Marin County,
although some may be done through teleconferencing or shift location as need
be.
Approximate time commitment is 25 hours.

This puma project promises to be very exciting, using cutting edge
technology and linked to current radio tracking in our local mountains. If
you or anyone you know is interested, please contact me at your earliest
convenience.

Sherri Patterson
Education Volunteer
Felidae Conservation Fund
(c) 415 686-9331
Sherri Patterson

KQED's QUEST Science Education Institute
04/27/2010 15:57:46 Andrea Swensrud
Dear Educators,

Are you interested in integrating new strategies for using multimedia into your teaching or curricula? KQED Education Network and QUEST are looking for teams of dedicated science teachers and informal educators to participate in the 2010-2011 QUEST Science Education Institute-a professional development opportunity designed to support multimedia integration in middle and high school science programs. Learn how to create science-based multimedia, including short videos, narrated slideshows, online nature hikes and more!

* Participants will learn how to use video and audio as effective teaching tools, and be trained on Google Maps, Flip Video, iMovie and Movie Maker for use in science classrooms and programs.
* Each participant will receive a stipend of $400 for completing Institute requirements.

Download a PDF with details about the Institute: http://www.kqed.org/quest/downloads/QUEST_Ed_Institute_Packet_10-11.pdf

Applications are due May 21. Apply online at http://questedinstitute2010.eventbrite.com


Please share this opportunity with others!


Andrea Swensrud
Project Supervisor, Science Education
KQED Public Media
www.kqed.org/quest

Job announcement: NatureBridge Northern California Individual Giving Officer
04/19/2010 09:53:00 Beverly Cherner
NatureBridge, an award-winning leader in environmental education is committed to providing access for youth and teachers from all backgrounds. The Northern California Individual Giving Officer generates major donor prospects, coordinates annual appeals, and plans and executes donor cultivation events.

For the full job announcement and application instructions, see http://www.naturebridge.org/northern-california-individual-giving-officer

Sonoma County Questing Workshop with Steve Glazer  
04/14/2010 15:17:50 David Bermon
Sonoma County Quest Workshop

Creating Community Treasure Hunts



When: April 20 - 21, 2010 (Tuesday & Wednesday, 9 to 5)



Where: Occidental, California

Westminster Woods Camp and Conference Center and Salmon Creek School



What's a "Quest?"

A place based "treasure" hunt that can be made by children and adults
working

together, often in rhyme and leading to a treasure in the community.
Questing is a

great way for the community to celebrate its rich natural and cultural
history, stories,

and special places. Quests can be created for unstructured use by
children/families, or

created to focus on particular curricular objectives. Parks, educational
programs, and

museums are using Quests as "compelling interpretive tools". Questing is
one way to

encourage citizens from both near and far away to utilize their senses
to experience

more of this special place we call home.

Who should attend:

Community groups, teachers, outdoor educators, park educators, cultural
educators, anyone interested.



Cost ~ Housing ~ Food

We are asking each participating organization to pay $250. Two people
from each organization could attend. Individual and teachers are $125.
per person. Cost includes housing and 4 meals. We are currently seeking
additional funding for scholarships.

Please contact us if you have any interest and additional questions.

Our Instructor:

Steven Glazer, co-author of Questing: A Guide to Creating Community
Treasure Hunts (University Press of New England, 2004) and editor of
Valley Quest: 89 Treasure Hunts in the Upper Valley (Vital Communities,
2001), Valley Quest II (VC, 2004), and Best of Valley Quest (VC, 2008).
http://www.vitalcommunities.org/ValleyQuest/ValleyQuest.htm

For information contact:

David Berman, Environmental Education Director at Westminster Woods Camp
and Conference Center. Email: david5@sonic.net phone: 707-874-2426 ext
616

Address: 6510 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, CA 95465

http://www.westminsterwoods.org/environmental_education.php

Allison Poklemba, North Coast CREEC Coordinator,
allisonp@arcatarecycling.org, www.creec.org/region1



David Berman

Environmental Education Director

(707) 874-2426 ext 616

davidb@westminsterwoods.org



Westminster Woods Camp

6510 Bohemian Hwy

Occidental, CA 95465-9106

EE Website: http://www.westminsterwoods.org/environmental_education.php

River of Words Ceremony
04/08/2010 21:48:51 Pamela Michael
✻15th Annual River of Words ✻
Youth Environmental Poetry & Art Awards

Saturday, April 17, 2010 • 1:30 pm/FREE Admission

San Francisco Public Library's Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street (Civic Center)

Join poet Steven Nightingale,
children's book author & illustrator Thacher Hurd and
our extraordinary young poets and artists in celebrating…
Children, Nature & the Arts

Youth Poetry Reading • Art Exhibit • Reception to Follow

For more information: www.riverofwords.org or 510-548-7636

Re: Events for Children & Nature Awareness Month
04/08/2010 20:04:03 Gary Nakagiri
I will be out of the office from Thursday, April 1st through Sunday, April 11th and NOT accessing my emails until Mnday, the 12th. If urgent or related to the CA State Science Fair, please contact my assistant Christine, at cjoy@smcoe.k12.ca.us or 650-802-5337. Thank you. Gary