B1 Using Technology to Create Communities
Intrigued by Wikis and Blogs? Want to keep up with the technology times? Learn how GMRI uses these digital learning tools to create virtual communities; places for students to share ideas, learn together, and stay inspired about the marine world. Workshop attendees will create a NEEEA 07 Wiki and Blog to share their conference experiences!
B2 Creating a Just & Sustainable Planet: A Conversation on the Conference Keynote Addresses
On Friday night, Tom Wessels made a convincing statement on Why Should We Live Sustainably? and on Saturday morning, Alisa Gravitz offered specific ways on How Can We Live Sustainably? The challenge as environmental educators is how do we combine the Why and the How into effective program models that build bridges and create change for a common good!
B3 How Are We Coping with State Standards and NCLB?
Probably nothing has a greater impact on EE in recent years than No Child Left Behind mandates and state standards. Come and hear from various New England states on how they are dealing with curriculum standards and share your own concerns and success stories. Experiences range the gamut from having a drastic decline in programs to actively engaging with standards and having a major impact on what is being taught in the schools.
B4 Making People Count: Redefining Success With Vision and Values
Over the years, environmental organizations have settled into their own specialized niches: land conservation, wildlife protection, air and water quality, environmental justice, alternative energy, and yes, environmental education. For most of those organizations, anything outside their specialty is "not our mission." That's a sad outcome for a movement that is based on the principle that everything is connected to everything else. This workshop focuses on how we can bridge these gaps by embracing our shared values and creating a vision with all those who care about people and the land. We need to change from, "How much money do we raise and how many students do we reach?" to "How does our work help create whole, healthy communities?" Join us for a dialogue on how our vision and values for people, communities and the land can guide a new definition of success. (Limit 30)
B5 Drawing from Nature: A Learning Tool
This workshop will use the simplest of tools: pencil, pen, and paper. Drawing helps us to see in a way we don't if we only look or let the camera do the recording for us. The language of drawing is direct, immediate, and accessible to all. The process of drawing bridges the worlds of science and art. In this workshop we'll draw small things like leaves and seeds, and whole scenes before us, in short and longer activities that can be useful in many teaching situations and with all ages.
B6 Landscaping for Clean Water
Maine DEP has been working to reverse the suburban landscaping mentality to keep Maine's waters clean. Hear about Watershed Protection Grants for schools and the LakeSmart program that awards homeowners for lake friendly landscaping. Take a walk around the conference's lake front property to discover what landscaping features are best for clean water and get advice on what you can do on your property, in your community or on your EE campus to protect your local waterbody.
B7 Eco-Effects of Climate Change in New England & Examining Our Carbon Footprint
This workshop will feature a slide show presentation examining ecological effects of climate change - phenology, range migration, biodiversity declines, extirpations and the possibility of extinctions. It will focus on changes in New England with a quick look at some of the significant ecological disruptions occurring around the world. Participants will become a "carbon molecule" to learn about the carbon cycle and sequestration processes - a unique classroom activity example. We will then examine our own lifestyles in terms of our carbon footprint and identify ways to work with students and community groups to share these ideas back in your own communities. (Limit 25)
B8 Building Strong Nature Based Communities
Whether you are a nature educator trying to network with other organizations, a program director looking to work with public schools, or an individual who wants to better their own knowledge and passion around nature education, this engaging and interactive workshop will give you the tools to better understand individuals, organizations, outreach opportunities, and the best way you can use your unique gifts to their highest level regarding environmental education and community building. Learn tools for healing grief around environmental issues, increasing environmental awareness, raising empathy, handling conflict resolution, and doing outreach to the community. (Limit 50)
B9 NAAEE Nonformal Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence
Participants will be introduced to the newest publication in the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education series: Nonformal Environmental Education Program - Guidelines for Excellence. These Guidelines offer a set of recommendations for developing and administering high quality nonformal environmental education programs including identifying the key characteristics of high quality environmental education programs, discussing the relationship between program design and program evaluation, and describing how other documents in the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education series can be used to develop quality programs. (Limit 30)
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