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Workshop and Webinar Resources are Posted
In April, ACEE hosted 2 webinars and a workshop. All the resources and recordings are now available if you were unable to make it.
Registration for our fall workshops will open at the beginning of June. View the great line up here.
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Social Media Webinar - May 19
We learned so much at the ACEE social media workshop, we decided to do a webinar so more people could benefit from our fabulous facilitators! Join us on-line May 19 from 10:30-11:45.
A Practical Guide in Learning and Using Social Media will cover:
- Three steps you should take to engage your audience with social media,
- Practical tips from environmental educators already using social media.
REGISTER NOW.
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Do you Want to Present at Teacher's Conventions?
Convention is a great place to get your programs into the hands and hearts of teachers. Here are the conventions already open to proposals:
Read Noel Jantzie's recent blog - Top 10 Tips for Getting Accepted at Convention. |
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Emerald Award Finalists Announced
Congratulations to all the finalists! There are many inspiring environmental education champions and organizations who made the cut this year:
- Jim Martin
- Climate Change Central
- Evergreen Theatre
- Green Calgary
- EcoLiving Events
- Agrium Inc.: Caring for our Watersheds
- Green Calgary
- Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society
- Brightview School
A special mention to two schools who participated in the ACEE 2011 Cenovus Energy Environmental Education Leadership Clinic:
- Glenbow Elementary School
- Ecole Lawrence Grassi Middle School
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Environment Week June 5 - 11
Environment Week has been celebrated in Alberta since 1972!
- Find ideas for events
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Register your event and get tips and tools for promotion
- Within Environment Week, there are some topic specific days
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Biodiversity and Forests
May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity and the theme this year is forests as 2011 is the International Year of Forests. Here are some links to learn more. 
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Peter Puffin Wins a Juno! 
Peter Lenton is a great friend to environmental educators everywhere, his songs keep us dancing and inspired! He was recently honoured with a Juno Award for his album Proud Like a Mountain.
Hear a clip from Proud Like A Mountain.
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ACEE Database - NEEDS YOUR HELP
We are re-developing the Environmental Education Resource Database. It has been a long haul, but we are almost ready to test it! If you would be interested in helping to make this resource as functional and easy to use as possible, please contact Christina to be one of the first organizations to test this tool.
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The Green Interview
This site has in-depth interviews with leaders in the environmental field in Canada and around the world. Episodes include interviews with Vandana Shiva, Farley Mowat, Chris Turner, Elizabeth May and others. You pay a subscription fee for a new interview every month, there are discounts for students.
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Take Me Outside 
Colin is running across the country to raise awareness and inspire young Canadians to GET OUTSIDE! Follow his progress and learn more about the trip here. |
Green Teacher Webinars
All webinars from this series are recorded posted if you missed any. 
The next 4 webinars are: - May 10 - Frog Songs: Poetry and Essays, Field Ecology and Entomology
- May 16 - Water Stewardship - From Source to Sea
- May 19 - Do a Little or Do a Lot: Sustainability Education
- May 25 - Green Craft Making
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Waterlution Workshops
These residential sessions are for leaders between 18-35 interested in water issues in Canada. Registration is now  open for the following sessions in Western Canada:
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National Environmental Education Conference June 8-11
The 2011 Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) conference will focus on exploring the issues of learning and being active in society AND our environment.
Register now!
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