May 2014 News for Agency Professionals

Community Events

Edmonton

Edmonton Waste Management Center Tour, organized by the University of Alberta Office of Sustainability.

This is a free event.

When: Thursday June 5, 2014, 11:30 am to 3:30 pm

Calgary

Mayor's Environment Expo Community Day. Bring the whole family down for this fun, free event at Calgary's Municipal Building.

When: Saturday, 7 June 2014 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

See the full schedule.

2014 Earth Matters Conference: April 24-26, 2014

ACEE would like to extend a huge thank you to all of the delegates, presenters and volunteers, who helped make the 2014 Earth Matters conference such a success!

Everyone's energy, enthusiasm and passion for environmental education is truly inspiring. Over 200 teachers, agency professionals, students, and other environmental education stakeholders gathered in Canmore from April 24-26 to celebrate, share and learn.

The response to the conference has been overwhelmingly positive, with over:

86% of attendees rating the conference as "Very Good" to "Excellent"
88% saying they are very likely to attend next year.

Click here to view photos from our 2014 conference - and we'll post information on our upcoming 2015 conference when it becomes available!

Preparing for the New Curriculum

Thank you to the April 24th pre-conference participants that helped frame a discussion on the steps teachers and environmental educators can take to prepare for the new curriculum.

ACEE has created a web page that lists some resources and we will use "What we heard" from the pre-conference to help support you in this preparation.

Learn more.

Apply today for the Cenovus Energy Environmental Education Leadership Clinic

Are you looking for an opportunity to:

Build the environmental education capacity of your team,
Create an action plan to deliver on one of your environmental education goals, and
Improve your team's performance?

The fully funded four-day leadership clinic will help your team achieve all of the above. The 7th annual leadership clinic will provide professional development sessions as well as innovative team-planning time for teams from a variety of organizations. You will network with colleagues and learn from others in creating your own action plan.

Applications for the 2014 leadership clinic are now being accepted with the deadline of July 11th, 2014. Teams are selected based on the strength of their applications so don't leave your application until the last minute.

For more information and to apply, visithttp://abcee.org/leadershipclinic/.

This program is made possible with funding from:

Invitation - Curriculum Conversations Calgary Area

Students, parents, teachers and community groups are invited to these upcoming conversations about the curriculum advancement in Alberta. Dates are:

May 29
June 2
June 4

CBE's Inspired Education Website is Now Live

Want to know more about Alberta Education's Curriculum Redesign Process? The Inspired Curriculum website is now live and available to help you in convening conversations about curriculum with your communities and networks.

ACEE is continuing to work closely with the four school divisions involved in the curriculum prototyping and will be providing updates on the process moving forward. We encourage you to visit the Inspired Education website to learn more about protyping updates, current information and opportunities to visit and share new perspectives.

Learn more.

Edmonton Region Community of Practice - June 25th - 12:00 - 4:00

If you are a teacher or environmental educator in the Edmonton area, join us on June 25th at the Devonian Botanical Gardens to continue exploring how we can advance environmental education in the Edmonton region.
Click here to register!

New Guide Features Food-Focused Content

The Center for Ecoliteracy and the National Geographic Society are pleased to introduce a new guide - BIG IDEAS: Linking Food, Culture, Health, and the Environment.

The free, downloadable guide is available now on the Center's website and will be published on the National Geographic Education website in June.

This resource will be the centerpiece of a growing collection of activities, lesson plans, multimedia tools, games, and more for K-12 students.

Learn more.

Forest School Practitioners Course July 14-18 Canmore

Forest School training courses have been offered to educators in the UK for over a decade.

To connect with this tradition of practice and benefit from what has been learned so far, Forest Schools Canada is collaborating with experts in the UK to adapt the established UK level three Forest School Practitioner Course to the Canadian context. The result is a program steeped in the tradition of Forest School abroad, but grounded in the realities of the Canadian experience.

Learn more here.

World Environment Day - June 5

Last year, World Environment Day was one of the top 10 most tweeted topics on the Twitterverse. This year, make your voice heard together with the millions who will show their solidarity for island biodiversity, climate change and the environment.

Here's how:

WHEN: 4 and 5 of June 2014 - 48 Hours -- Your Local Time
WHERE: Everywhere
HOW: Log on to your Twitter account and schedule some messages to be sent between those 48 hours. You just have to remember to include #WorldEnvironmentDay or #WED2014.

Learn more.

Outreach Opportunity - Edmonton

It's going to be a wild summer at TELUS World of Science - Edmonton, and they'd like you to join in the fun!

Their summer exhibition, Wildlife Rescue, introduces visitors to at-risk populations, animal rehabilitation programs, and rescue initiatives. To complement the exhibit, they are looking for local wildlife and biology experts and organizations to provide real science experiences.

If you would like to spread the word about your organization, this is a great opportunity to be seen by hundreds of visitors! For more information, please contact Marie McConnell at mmcconnell@twose.ca.

Jobs in Alberta

Visitor Experience and Product Development Officer - Parks Canada, Elk Island National Park
River Valley Volunteer and Trails Project Coordinator- City of Edmonton

Quick Links

10 Fabulous Facts About Butterflies

Help butterfly populations this spring by planting native flowers in your yard or garden. Learn more about butterflies and native pollinator plants in your area from the National Wildlife Federation. Learn more.

Green Calgary is looking for volunteers

Green Calgary is looking for enthusiastic, passionate and friendly volunteers for their upcoming Community Rain Barrel and Composter Sales. For more information contact Lynn

lynn@greencalgary.org.

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