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September 2013                                            News for Teachers








      
      




























 

 

Join us April 24-26 in Canmore, Alberta, where we'll provide relevant workshops and help you develop your community of practice, with the help of keynotes Ziya Tong (Daily Planet co-host) and Gordon Stenhouse, Grizzly bear expert.  

 

The first 100 registrants pay just $225 - which includes the meal package! Come and explore how the Earth Matters to you...

 

For more details, go to: http://abcee.org/conference/

 

 

 

This conference is offered in co-operation with the Global, Environmental and Outdoor Education Council (GEOEC) of the Alberta Teacher's Association. 

 

Thanks to Tervita for their generous support of the Earth Matters Conference.

 

 
 

Curriculum Development Prototyping  ACEE stock photo

  

Alberta Education's curriculum redesign has moved on to prototyping - the co-development of new curriculum for K-12. Alberta Education has sent out a Request for Proposals to school authorities to work with partners to co-create the new curriculum. Partners may include: post-secondary institutions, business and industry, non-profit and community organizations and others. You may have a role to play in supporting school authorities in developing excellent environmental education opportunities. 

 

ACEE created the Environmental Education Framework to support the development of new cross-curricular, competency based curriculum. ACEE encourages all school authorities and their partners to use this resource as they develop new curriculum. The deadline for school authorities submissions is November 1st, 2013.

 

Contact  Gareth Thomson at ACEE if you have any ideas about this process.  

 
The Every Empty Counts School Program (EEC) is offered to all schools in Alberta free of charge by the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation. The program currently has over 450 schools enrolled across the province. The EEC program provides schools with free recycling bins, teaching tools, prizes, and classroom presentations. Schools can also learn about their environmental impact by using the online impact calculator to see the affects of recycling.

 

Last year schools enrolled in EEC recycled 4,278,939 beverage containers. This means that they diverted 485,511 lbs from landfill, saved 1,626,586 kWh of energy, and reduced 461,833 kg CO2eq of emissions.

 

For more information, or to enroll in the program, visit www.EveryEmptyCounts.ca

 

The Centre for Environment-Economy Learning (CEEL) is offering Canada's energy literacy leaders, practitioners and advocates a unique opportunity to connect, share, learn and be inspired.

 

Energy Literacy Directions is a two-day community conference that will be taking place in Kananaskis from November 3-5, 2013.    

 
World of 7 Billion Video Contest

 

Challenge your students to create a short (60 seconds or less) video illustrating the connection between world population at seven billion and one of the following: climate change, global poverty, or water sustainability. Students can win up to $1,000 and their educators will receive free curriculum resources.

 

The contest deadline is February 21, 2014. Full contest guidelines, resources for research, past winners, and more can be found at www.Worldof7Billion.org.  

 

Come together with other emerging change-makers and become an active participant in defining what meaningful work means to you.  

 

Take part in creating a regenerative economy that supports people and the planet.

 

This is a unique opportunity to:

  • Figure out where you fit in the new economy
  • Learn about emerging environmental and social entrepreneurship careers
  • Create an action plan for advancing your personal and professional goals

The focus of the weekend in Canmore is encouraging dialogue, brainstorming and capacity building as we all move toward creating our own 'meaningful work' that sustains people and ecosystem integrity.  

 

Learn more and register here. 

 

Fall Family Challenge    

 

Starting this fall, the David Suzuki Foundation is asking people to stay outside and explore nature in our backyards and beyond, and learn about how we're connected to the environment and how our actions affect it.

 

Join the David Suzuki Foundation's Fall Family Challenge and receive a weekly fun outdoor activity (complete with step-by-step instructions) as well as tips and ideas for exploring the outdoors with your family. The Fall Challenge runs for one month.

 Learn more and sign up here. 

 
Parks Canada Active Stewardship Course
 

Jasper National Park will be offering an open course for high school students on Active Stewardship from October 15-18, 2013.  Sessions will focus on stakeholder and park management issues.  

 

Students will take part in mountain recreation and service learning projects and work directly with Parks Canada professionals in the field. This course will address three CTS credits (ENV 1010, 1020 and 1910)

 

For more information, please contact : James.Bartram@pc.gc.ca or by phone: 780-852-6202
Quick Links

Autumn has arrived and the leaves have begun to fall! Here are 10 very unique ideas to help you incorporate the loveliness of leaves into different curriculum areas. Read the blog. 

No walls. No desks. No pencils and paper. Find out how the kids in Michelle Cain's Grade 1 class are learning math in the sandbox. Read the article. 

For more information visit:  
www.abcee.org
Questions or comments? Please contact rosemarie@abcee.org.