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IdEEA Conference
Go Local: Exploring Your Backyard
February 29 and March 1
Owyhee Plaza Hotel
Boise, Idaho
Featuring Local Experiences, Local Field Work, Local Resources & Local
Involvement
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 Professional
Development Focus: “Inquiry in Your Own Backyard”
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Showcase of Student Work
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Environmental Educator
of the Year Awards
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Presentations of
Exemplary Programs
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Displays by Educational
Resource Providers
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Field Trips
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Continuing education
credit available!
Conference Fees (postmarked
by February 15, 2008)
Conference Fees (after
February 15, 2008)
Field Trip Options ($10)
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Building Green and
Growing Smartly
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Morrison-Knudsen Nature
Center and Foothills Learning Center
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Green Ideas & Buy Fresh
Buy Local Tour
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The Peregrine Fund World
Center for Birds of Prey
Register online at
www.idahoee.org or for more
information contact Amy at IdEEA.
Pre-Conference Workshop
EE Resource Reviews
Reviewer Training
February 28, 2008 - 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Peregrine Fund: World Center for Birds of Prey
5668 West Flying Hawk Lane
Boise, Idaho
Help EE in Idaho reach the mark of excellence! Join IdEEA’s Resource
Reviews team. In this one-day workshop, you will:
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Learn about the NAAEE’s
National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education.
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Familiarize yourself
with the national Guidelines for Excellence: Environmental Education
Materials.
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Learn to conduct peer
reviews of resources and provide invaluable feedback to others while
honing your own skills in recognizing EE excellence.
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Qualify as an IdEEA Peer
Reviewer and register to participate in IdEEA’s Resource Reviews.
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Take a leadership role
in IdEEA’s commitment to excellence in environmental education.
This workshop will be
facilitated by Lori Mann, North American Association for Environmental
Education.
Workshop Fee: $25
Register using the Idaho EE Conference 2008 On-line Registration Form (www.idahoee.org)
or contact Amy at IdEEA. For workshop agenda, go to
http://www.stoller-eser.com/IdEEA/training.htm
 Boise
Urban Garden School
The Boise Urban Garden School (BUGS) envisions a community of critical
thinkers and problem solvers who will help build and promote a
strong local food economy and find personal meaning and purpose by
exploring connectivity with the natural world. The organic garden
provides an authentic learning environment through which children
and adults engage issues of ecology, local food economies,
sustainability, nutrition, health and literacy.
In the seven week garden and literacy summer program, BUGS students learn
how to grow food crops in an arid environment where water must be
conserved; how to utilize integrated pest management systems which
eliminate the need for chemical pesticides; how to minimize their
ecological footprints and support a local living economy by eating
foods grown closer to home; how to market the produce they grow; and
how to prepare delicious, healthy meals from the fruits of their
labor.
This October we launched a pilot fall/spring workshop series for
four local public school classrooms and teachers on small scale
gardening strategies for urban backyards and schools. Within the
context of square foot gardening, container gardening and raised bed
gardening, this series of four workshops teaches garden preparation,
soil and compost, seed propagation, planting and garden maintenance.
For more information contact Becky Morgan, 208-890-0782,
balancebusiness2@cableone.net
 Mapping
Exhibit at the Discovery Center of Idaho
The goal of Mapping, a
new exhibition at the Discovery Center of Idaho, is to put mapping
tools, from sextants to software, in the hands of visitors and let
them explore the science and technology of mapping. From compasses
to Google Earth, Mapping will show the developments in map making
and the diversity of data that can be incorporated. Mapping will
showcase a myriad of maps, such as; digital, printed, relief,
overlays, topographical and many others. There is even a chance to
fight a virtual forest fire or explore the biodiversity of the Boise
River.
Mapping will also explore the tools and techniques associated
with mapping from surveying to satellites. Ultimately, this
exhibition will enable visitors to develop a deeper insight of how
multifaceted the science of mapping is. Mapping is designed to be
hands-on, encouraging engagement from our visitors and enabling them
to experience the thrill of making discoveries.
So bring your family or school group down for a visit. More
information is available from our website
http://scidaho.org or by calling
208.343.9895. Field trip subsidies available for Title 1 schools.
(Open January 11 through June 8)
IdEEA is proud to be a part of
the No Child Left InsideSM Coalition – a powerful national
coalition of more than 144 groups pushing for increased federal support
for environmental education.
We joined the NCLISM Coalition in 2007 because we
believe strongly in the value of environmental education. We must do a
better job of teaching young people about their natural world and the
challenges it faces. And nobody can dispute that these challenges are
growing increasingly complex.
We also appreciate how much kids enjoy getting outside and
experiencing and learning about their environment firsthand. These kinds
of lessons inspire kids and often help them do better in school.
The NCLISM Coalition supports new funding to help states
develop rigorous environmental education programs for the schools,
funding that would be included as part of the reauthorized No Child Left
Behind law. To date, the Coalition has found strong support in Congress,
but 2008 will be a critical year for the Coalition’s goals.
For more information about the No Child Left Inside Act – and the
Coalition – visit www.eenclb.org
Seeking Young Environmental Heroes
for $2,000 Barron Prize
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for
its 2008
awards. The Barron Prize honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have
made a
significant positive difference to people and our planet. Each year,
ten
national winners each receive $2,000 to support their service work
or higher
education. Half of each year's winners are chosen for their work to
protect
the environment. Nomination deadline is April 30. For more
information and
to nominate, visit
http://www.barronprize.org/
Call for Articles
IdEEA is accepting articles that highlight environmental education
programs in Idaho. To be considered for inclusion in the next
edition of IdEEA Report, articles must be 300 words or less and
submitted by April 1st. Preference will be given to individuals
and/or organizations that are IdEEA members and offer programs that
are statewide or could be adopted in locations throughout Idaho.
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Idaho Environmental Educator of the Year
Awards
The time is now..... Nominate individuals who have made significant
contributions to Idaho’s environmental education community!
IdEEA (Idaho Environmental Education Association
is accepting nominations for the
2008 Idaho Environmental Education Awards, in the following categories:
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Elementary Environmental
Educator of the Year
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Secondary Environmental
Educator of the Year
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Professional
Environmental Educator of the Year
Deadline: Friday, February
15, 2008.Recipients will be recognized at IdEEA's annual Conference
February 29th & March 1st, 2008. For more information on how to nominate
your favorite educator, please visit
www.idahoee.org or contact Laron Johnson at
ljohnson@sd251.org Go
ahead, nominate someone who has done an outstanding job in the
environmental education field!
Silent Auction
IdEEA is hosting
a silent auction in conjunction with the 8th annual Idaho Environmental
Education Conference.
Help support education about Idaho’s environment by donating an
item for auction. From tiny trinkets to big-ticket items, we hope to
have many items to sell to the highest bidder. Donations of gently used
items are welcome.
You can bring your donation to the Conference on Friday, February
29 or mail it to IdEEA, P.O. Box 791, Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246.
Contact Amy at IdEEA for more information.
Notice of Vote
to Amend IdEEA's Bylaws
The Board of Directors of the Idaho Environmental Education
Association proposes a change to the organization’s bylaws. Compete
details about the proposed change are posted at
www.idahoee.org
This matter will be voted on at the IdEEA Annual Business Meeting,
held during Idaho Environmental Education Conference.
Time: 1:00 PM
Date: February 29, 2008
Location: Owyhee Plaza Hotel Ballroom in Boise, Idaho
Workplace Giving Campaign
Many employers conduct annual giving campaigns, which allow their
employees to make charitable contributions to organizations of their
choosing. These donations can be orchestrated through various methods
including payroll contribution. The human resources department can let
you know whether such a program exists at your workplace.
If you are a federal employee, workplace giving is easy through the
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). During your office's next fund drive,
please designate the Idaho Environmental Education Association (IdEEA)
as your beneficiary.
Employees of non-federal agencies and companies can write in the
Idaho Environmental Education Association on your pledge form (usually
monitored by United Way).
If you do not have a workplace giving campaign at your place of
business but would like to have one, please call Choices in Community
Giving at 208-336-1033.
Thank you for your support of IdEEA!
Sign up now
to participate in National Environmental Education Week 2008!
April 13 - 19, 2008
As the nation's
largest environmental education event, National EE Week, made possible
by Canon, promotes understanding and protection of the natural world by
actively engaging K-12th grade students and educators in an inspired
week of environmental learning before Earth Day. As partners in EE Week,
educators have access to:
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Standards-based environmental education lessons and
activities
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Monthly electronic newsletters that highlight the latest
EE curricula, programs, and funding opportunities
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Opportunities for online communication and
knowledge-sharing with educators from across the country
If you work with
children in a school, nature center, zoo, museum, aquarium, or other
educational setting, you can join EE Week's efforts and gain national
recognition for your work.
Log on to
www.EEWeek.org
to
register. Questions? Email
EEWeek@neefusa.org or call (202) 261-6484. |
