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Fall Symposium on Alberta Education - A Great Engagement Model
Read the blog by Kathy Worobec published on the Alberta Education site |
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Upcoming Workshop and Webinar
- Programming WITH not FOR Diverse Audiences - Inclusion and diversity - environmental education programs want to get there, but how? This workshop will guide you through the process and in the end your programs will be more relevant, sustainable and effective. November 29 in Calgary, November 30 in Edmonton.
- Webinar - Light at the end of the tunnel - Hear from someone who actually wrote the plans AND implemented it! Leave this webinar inspired to follow through on your evaluation plans and improve your programs. November 17 10:30am
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We are now 7 Billion.....
Many pundits hold that human population growth is the mother of all environmental issues.Is there a way for you to tackle this in your environmental education programs? The UN announced on October 31 that the world has reached 7 billion. Here are some resources that may help you explain this to your audiences:
- The famous 'dot video'. This short video from Population Connections uses dots to show world population growth starting in 1AD. The last few seconds pack a punch!
- Population Connections has activities for all school levels that attempt to demonstrate the impact of population on the earth.
- Wombat - this video has been around for awhile, but so to the point!
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Green Teacher Webinars 
Green Teacher Magazine has more webinar sessions scheduled:
- Outdoor Teaching Mistakes - November 26
- Sustainable Happiness, Hope & Resiliency - December 5
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Take Me Outside Challenge a Success
On October 26, Colin Harris completed his run across the country encouraging youth to get outside, be active and reconnect with nature.
Learn more about the program.
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Framework to Assess Environmental Literacy 
The NAAEE is releasing this document live via webcast on December 1.
It was developed with experts from the fields of environmental education, social studies education, science education, plus related policy and social science fields. The development team will be joined by leaders from large-scale national and international assessments to discuss how to define and assess environmentally literacy.
Register and learn more.
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New Page Needs Your Help!
What is on your Environmental Education bookshelf? The ACEE Executive Director is a policy wonk, so we have lots of that sort of stuff - but we don't have as much 'popular' professional reading as we'd like! (even he admits that policy can be, well, booooring...).
Take a look at what we have www.abcee.org/bookshelf/ and please send your suggestion to Christina. |
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Volunteer Sign Up Program - FREE
At this free website you can quickly create a free online signup sheet to slot volunteers into their jobs for functions and events such as bake sales, club events, walk-a-thons, creek cleanups, block parties, food drives, bike swaps or races, PTA activities, etc. It was created by a small technology firm in Canmore to give back to the volunteer community. Check it out! |
Of Wolves, caribou, moose, oil and gas
Looking for a lesson that shows the complexity of ecosystem management? Ask students to unpack the relationship between wolves, caribou, moose, oil and gas - and if they agree with the decisions of the wildlife managers to kill wolves, or the author of this article. Find the article here. |
 Canadian Social Innovation
Social Innovation Generation (SiG) seeks to address Canada's social and ecological challenges by creating a culture of continuous social innovation. They have a series of webinars in November and December highlighting social innovation in Canada. |
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