October 2014 News for Teachers

Save the Date for the 2015 Earth Matters Conference

A national conference about energy and environmental education -for a sustainable future.

15-17 October, 2015 Coast Hotel, Canmore, Alberta

Keynote speakers:

Wade Davis, Explorer in Residence at National Geographic
David Orr, author of Hope is an Imperative and Ecological Literacy
Suzanne West, CEO of Imaginea Energy

Click here to learn more about the 2015 conference - registration will open very soon.

Meet the Teams

Congratulations to the 8 teams who were chosen to attend the 2014 Cenovus Energy Environmental Education Leadership Clinic in November! Teams will receive expert guidance on how to:

Build the environmental education capacity of their organization
Create an action plan to deliver on their environmental education goals

Click here to learn more about each team's goals.

This program is made possible with funding from:

Invitation - Curriculum Conversations Calgary Area

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 later this fall. We encourage you to visit the Inspired Education website to learn more about prototyping updates, current information and opportunities to visit and share new perspectives.

Learn more.

Edmonton Regional Community of Practice Meeting

Want to learn more about getting people to take action and change behaviours? Join the Edmonton Regional Community of Practice on October 7th (next Tuesday) from 12:00 - 4:00 (lunch provided) in Room 6A at 9915 - 108 St, Edmonton with presenter John Parkins, Associate Professor from the U of A.

Click here to register!

The New Alberta Tomorrow!

Are you looking for resources to use in conjunction with your own Enviro Ed programs? Look no further than Alberta Tomorrow - a free, on-line land-use simulator that you can use to discuss the past, current and future of water, energy, conservation and other land-use issues.

In this free webinar, you will learn how to incorporate this technology and existing resources into your own existing programs.

When: Wed. Oct 15, 10 a.m. MST

Learn more.

Empower Youth Action on Global Water & Sanitation Issues: Free Webinar

Do you know a group of youth who want to take action on global or local water issues? Wavemakers provides K-12 educators with resources to engage youth in global water and sanitation issues and tools to empower them to take meaningful action.

Date & Time: Friday, October 3, 2014, 2:00pm Mountain Time (Calgary).

Learn more and register.

Transformative Education Webinar with Susan Santone

The Transformative Education Forum is a new global network of

educators, citizens, non-profit organizations

and business leaders supporting innovative models of sustainability education.

This webinar will introduce TEF's twelve principles. Then it will focus on the work of TEF-US which is building a network of K-20 demonstration sites. It is also developing an online community where people share their resources, stories and inspiration. In the webinar, you will learn about this new network, see examples of demonstration programs, and gain opportunities to contribute your stories.

WHEN: Thursday, October 21 from 7:30-8:30 pm EST

Quick Links

Love. Not Loss.

This video presents a new biodiversity message. It challenges communicators to talk about nature in terms that people want to listen to.

The Majestic Plastic Bag- A Mockumentary

This short video details the life cycle and tenaciousness of the ubiquitous plastic bag.

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