ACEE is now on FACEBOOK!
This page will keep you up to date on EE happenings in Alberta. We post 2-3 times a week and include links to new resources, job opportunities, workshops, conferences and other interesting bits. Visit the Facebook link below and click on the 'Like' button at the top of the page. Invite your friends to join us as well!
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RESOURCES, CONTESTS and AWARDS
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Be Idle Free Video Contest
Students aged 7 to 18 in Edmonton and area are invited to enter a video contest on the
topic of vehicle idling. Prizes will be awarded to different age ca tegories, as
well as one grand prize for best overall. Video entries will be accepted until
just before midnight, September 30,
2010. The opportunity to vote for favourite
submissions ends just before midnight, October 11,
2010. For more details click here. |
Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy
An interdisciplinary
unit that includes ten fully-planned lessons. Students will
learn about the five major steps of the materials economy: extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Click here to download this free resource from Facing the Future.
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Adventures in Renewable Energy Technology
GreenLearning.ca has re-designed their re-energy.ca site. Students of all ages find detailed construction plans
to build working models of wind turbines, solar ovens, hydroelectric generators, and biogas
generators. Students can also make use of related links as well as
backgrounders.
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Bosch Canadian Eco-Leaders Award
This award celebrates the grassroots
efforts of Canadians to make a difference in their communities. Winners
receive $5000 to advance their work. Nominate an individual or organization in your
community, deadline September 19. Click here for more information.
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Under Western Skies: Climate, Culture and Change in Western North America
This conference is being held October 13-16 at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Keynotes include: Maude Barlow, Leo Jacobs, Andrew Nikiforuk, Bron Taylor, Dr. Vandana Shiva and Richard White. For more information, click here.
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Conservation Biology Course
St. Mary's University College and the Southern Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society are offering Biology Conservation 451 this fall. The course begins September 7. There are subsidies available for community members interested in taking the course. For more information click here.
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Mandatory EE considered in Maryland schools
State officials in Maryland are promoting a plan that would make the study of environmental education a requirement for all students to graduate from the state's public high schools. What do you think? Read more here.
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60 SECONDS OF INSPIRATION FOR YOU....
Alberta
holds thousands of stories to inspire environmental educators - we've
told one below! Got one to share? Please send your story in a simple
paragraph, to info@abcee.org
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Featuring: Emily Bolton
Emily is part of the ASCENT program at Canmore Collegiate High School. She shared these thoughts at the the May 8th GEOEC Symposium.
I believe that we need to foster community in our schools. Then small scale will transfer to a large scale, one step at a time, as we move from a caring school community to a caring global community. Schools need to supply the infrastructure and foundation of citizenship in youth.
What we need are schools full of communities, not classrooms.
Hear more from these wise students on the ACEE page, Student Voices: How to inspire environmental and global citizenship in students.
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