[update] EE-Link Update

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EE-Link Update
June 2003

EE-Link, (http://eelink.net) your Link to Environmental Education resources
on the Internet, is pleased to present the EE-Link Update, a monthly
newsletter highlighting some of the new resources being added to the EE-Link
site.

EE-Link is updated daily and provides a vast array of resources for the EE
Professional, Educators, and Students of all ages seeking information - from
Capacity Building or Sustainable Development to activities for the
schoolyard!

THE EE-LINK UPDATE FOR JUNE

1. Upcoming Workshops & Conferences
2. Scholarships, Grants, Contests
3. Resources For Educators

1. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES

EEAI Annual Conference
http://www.goshen.edu/eeai/conference.html

Environmental Education Association of Indiana (EEAI) annual conference at
Pokagon State Park. Over one hundred educators concerned about their
environment will be gathering to attend workshops, meetings, and network
with each other. The theme of the conference will be Science, Song, and
Celebration. October 17 - 19, 2003

Training Tools for Non-Formals, Train-the-Trainer Workshop
b*@niu.edu

August 11-14 - National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), West Virginia.
This course has been designed to provide a "crash course" on the culture of
formal education and offers suggestions on how to maximize contacts with
classroom teachers, particularly

Zoological & Environmental Science Training (ZEST) for Teachers
http://yni.org/opi/opi_fieldscience/class_professional.html

July 21-25th - Session 1 (for teachers grades 3-8) August 11-15th - Session
2 (for teachers grades 8-12). This summer the Olympic Park Institute (OPI)
will host a professional development training for teachers interested in
learning more about environmental education and increasing their own natural
history knowledge.

2. SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, CONTESTS

Help Us Help Foundation
http://www.helpushelp.org/

The Help Us Help Foundation assists K-12 public schools and youth
organizations in economically challenged communities to obtain information
technology tools. Application deadline: August 31st.

Chadwick's of Boston Teacher of the Year Award
http://www.chadwicks.com/chadwicks/teacher/teacher.asp

Open to all K-12 schoolteachers in the United States.  Nominations should
explain how the teacher has made a positive impact upon his or her
community, school, class, and/or students. Nomination Deadline: June 30th

3. RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS

Wade into Watersheds
http://www.adopt-a-watershed.org/matrix/wiw.htm

Adopt-A-Watershed has released a new middle school curriculum "Wade into
Watersheds." Students will learn how water supports living things and how
humans affect water quality. Activities focus on the importance of water
quality and ways students can protect it.

Kids Saving The Planet Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=6782196486

Kids Saving the Planet is a non-profit organization striving to bring
environmental education into schools utilizing the Internet. We are looking
for K-12 teachers to participate in our needs analysis survey. In return we
offer a free web page for your class. Here you can showcase your hard work
and wonderful students with the world!

United Nations World Environment Day
http://www.unep.org/wed/2003/

This year's theme is "Water -- Two Billion People are Dying for It."  Site
features downloadable informational material, descriptions of WED events
planned around the world, a fantastic collection of water-related photos
from UNEP's International Photographic Competition, and much more. Also
available in Arabic, French, and Spanish. In Beirut, June 5th.

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