Announcements - March 14, 2009
Save the Dates -June 5,6,7 2009
We're Going Back to Southampton for the Annual Conference!
Estuaries - Sustaining the Sea
Details to follow. Watch the Web page
Please print out this flyer and post/distribute to colleagues
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NYSMEA has again received a grant from
the
ERM Foundation
to fund the
South Shore Estuary learning Facilitator (sSELF)Program
We are happy to report that NYSMEA has again received the South Shore Estuary Learning Facilitator (sSELF) grant from the ERM Foundation for calendar year 2009. The program, run in cooperation with the South Shore Estuary Reserve Office, is designed to train students and community members to do basic testing of various environmental parameters on a regular basis.
We are also working with the Long Island Chapter of
Sierra Club to
set up a local Water Sentinels Program
Contact Lou at LouSea@aol.com for further information or if your group is interested in the program
Pictures of Past Conferences at
Southampton
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Beneath the Sea Exposition at the
Meadowlands
March 27-29, 2009
Bring your students to a great event! http://www.beneaththesea.org/BTS_MarineCareers.html
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For
anyone who does not know about the marine photo bank, this is an amazing
resource and worth checking out if you are after royalty free images
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Another great
resource www.epa.gov/highschool
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offering two educational cruises for teachers this year. One will be the Down Under,
Out Yonder (DUOY) cruise that includes diving at the Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary, and the other is the Intracoastal Waterway
Wetlands Cruise.
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Did you see Carl Safina's article on Darwin in the NY
Times?
http://www.blueocean.org/home
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http://www.marinetech.org/education/institutes.phpor contact Erica Moulton, at emoulton@marinetech.org , or at 727-894-6821. The application deadline is April 14th, 2009.
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Welcome to YouthCaN 2009!
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Educators come get wild with the Wildlife conservation society education division and earn 3 p-credits!
Get online and register for courses now,
hurry space is limited.Habitat Ecology for Educators
Here is a creative way to integrate math, language arts, and social studies with your science lessons. The Habitat Ecology Learning Program (HELP) is a hands-on
defining characteristics of habitats as well as how plants, animals, and indigenous people have adapted to survival in diverse conditions. Teachers will explore Temperate Forests, Wetlands, and Grasslands and will learn basic ecology, easy fun ways to build food webs, how to run effective field trips to a zoo or park, get behind the scenes stories, and ways to encourage students to explore how nature works. HELP is just a workshop away! (Preference given to
elementary teachers)
Grades
: 4-8Location:
Queens ZooDates:
April 14 - 17, 2009Hours:
8:30 am - 4:30 pmField Studies and Marine Ecology
Come explore salt marshes, sandy and rocky shores and fresh water systems. This fun course will take you on field trips to some of the most exciting aquatic places in NYC and includes in depth tours in front and behind the scenes of the Aquarium. Teachers will enhance their understanding of marine ecology and wetlands conservation, and learn how to use the Aquarium and local aquatic habitats as a teaching resource. A diversified teaching approach will reinforce and extend both science process and content skills, and will meet the new NYC Department of Education Science Scope and Sequence. Multi-faceted teaching approaches will utilize team and independent investigations, audio-visual presentations, crafts and games,
interactive learning strategies, and tactile experiences with biofacts and live invertebrate animals.
Grades:
4-8Location:
NY Aquarium (Brooklyn)Dates:
August 3 - 7, 2009Hours:
8:30 am - 3:30 pmCall 718.220.5136
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2009 marks our 15th
Annual Beach Clean-Up at Little Neck Bay. To celebrate this 15 year
milestone, we are expanding this project to cover nearly 3 miles of
public shoreline from Bass Beach at the back of the bay up to Fort
Totten then on to Little Bay Park to the sea wall at Utopia
Parkway. We are actively enlisting the manpower of local schools and
community groups, as well as the logistical and financial support of
local and national businesses and corporations to make this happen.
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formats and subjects for high school students.
http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/02/13/back-to-school/
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* Your current resume
* Your unofficial transcript
* At least one letter(s) of recommendation from an instructor, academic advisor, or employer (ideally, we prefer a letter from an instructor in a related course AND a letter from an employer)
* Complete a MATE Internship Application online at http://www.marinetech.org/education/internships/applications.php
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>Programs. Please pass this on to teachers, parents or students who might
>be interested. Thank you.
>This summer, St. George's School will be offering several opportunities
>for students and their families to sail on board their Sailing School
>Vessel GERONIMO.
>Voyage #2 Portland, Maine to Newport, Rhode Island July 20-July 31 -
>GERONIMO’S second summer voyage is open enrollment for high school
>students ages 14-17. While sailing as part of the crew, the students will
>learn about the Marine Environment between the Gulf of Maine and Rhode
>Island Sound. Subject matter taught to students will include Ocean
>Currents, Tides, Marine Meteorology as well as Marine Biology.Tuition:
>$2700
>Voyage #3 Newport, Rhode Island to Newport, Rhode Island August 5-August
>11 - GERONIMO’s third summer voyage (August 5-11) is offered to families.
>This trip is a perfect opportunity for parents to work and learn together
>with their children, mastering navigation, sail handling and traditional
>seamanship skills. The trip begins and ends in Newport, RI. While
>exploring local waters possible destinations are Block Island, Cuttyhunk,
>Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. Tuition: $1800
>
>The program is a full hands-on experience. Along with learning about the
>Marine Environment, the students take part in almost every aspect of
>ship's operations - steering, navigating, setting sail, hauling back the
>anchor, tacking, gybing, performing safety drills, as well as
>participating in the maintenance of the vessel.. GERONIMO is certified
>by the US Coast Guard as a Sailing School Vessel - which means that all
>of her students will be trained as crew and fully participate in the
>running of the vessel.
> GERONIMO sails with a professional crew of three (Captain, 1st mate and
>2nd mate) and can comfortably accommodate 7 others.
>
>I am including the link to our school website and the portion that
>includes the GERONIMO Program.
>http://www.stgeorges.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=101515
>
>For more information please contact Deborah Hayes at the email address
>listed below or call 401-842-6747
> geronimo@stgeorges.edu
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While many of us go with "earth Day / Everyday" in many
schools, Earth
Day is THE time when students and teachers are aware of environmental
issues and special programming results.
Whatever your take on Earth Day...these resources (the one for students
is not yet launched...will be IN March) can inspire and assist.
Classroom Earth is up and running on the National EE Foundation's web
site
Classroom Earth is:
Resources for teachers - assists teachers and high schools in weaving
cutting-edge environmental curricula into core high school classes, from
art to science.
Grants - offers three competitive grant programs: $1,000 grants for
students for school and community projects and internships;
$5,000-$10,000 grants for teachers for environmental education in their
schools; and $1,500 professional development grants for teachers new to
the field of environmental education.
On-line Communities - provides two exciting interactive on-line hubs of
practical environmental education resources for teachers and students.
Planet Connect will launch in March.
Planet Connect, a program of Classroom Earth, targets high school youth
in an effort to increase student engagement in environmental learning,
stimulate interest in environmental careers, and learn how to protect
the environment. Planet Connect was developed with input from a diverse
group of students from around the country who have helped to design the
Planet Connect Web site, www.planet-connect.org and the Planet Connect
High School Grants.
Check them out at:
http://www.neefusa.org/programs/classroom_earth.htm
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events to celebrate June's Year of Science theme; ocean and water. We
are looking for a talented individual to design a logo that illustrates
our water planet theme and four weekend themes. We are unable to offer
payment, but the logo will be used to engage the public in ocean and
water science, used to publicize our regional events, on materials and
signs at our events, and used on the Year of Science June website (see
splash page http://www.yearofscience2009.org/themes_ocean_water/celebrate/).
Please contact me if interested: jen@paleobio.org.
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There will be a tour of the Yonkers sewage treatment plant on Saturday April 25 at 10 am. We will be taken through the "flow," and each step of the process will be explained.
Educators and environment workers get first priority.
RSVP to mm1566@nyu.edu
Google 1 Fernbrook St, Yonkers, NY 10705 to get a sense of where it is.
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Sacred Heart University, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, and
New York Sea Grant are looking for volunteers to collect data and tag
horseshoe crabs along the coast of Long Island Sound. Students of all
ages (from K-12) and people of all abilities and interests are welcome
to participate. Sampling will take place in May and June, and all
materials and training are provided!
This is a great opportunity to get students involved in a meaningful
research experience that they will remember for years to come! If you
would like more information, please call or email Larissa Graham at
ljg85@cornell.edu <mailto:ljg85@cornell.edu> or 631.632.9216 as soon as
possible
Dowling College also runs the Horseshoe Crab Network island wide
http://www.dowling.edu/school-arts-science/earthmarine/horseshoe.shtm
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 is looking for
energetic and highly motivated summer interns. Internships will be
available for Environmental / Chemical / Civil Engineers,
Environmental / Physical / Life Scientists, Environmental
Protection
Specialists, Computer Science, and Management Analysts. There will
be
15 available positions. Interns will work directly with
professionals
and gain valuable "real-world" experience.
REGION 2 FILING PERIOD IS FROM MARCH 1, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31,
2009.
APPLICANTS FILING AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Web site with information:
http://www.epa.gov/ohr/student/summerregion2.htm
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Please check out the new Flash animation to learn how to make a difference, or download the entire report by visiting http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/.
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Register
today for National
Environmental Education Week
National
Environmental Education Week (EE Week) is the nation's largest organized
environmental education event. Held each April, EE Week promotes
understanding and protection of the natural world by actively engaging
K-12th grade students and educators of all subjects in an inspired
week of environmental learning and service before Earth Day. Join the
thousands of schools, nature centers, zoos, museums, and aquariums
nationwide who have made a commitment to engage students in environmental
learning through participation in EE Week!
This year's EE Week
theme is Be Water Wise! Registered
partners will have access to a wide variety of FREE environmental
education resources, including:
- Standards-based
environmental education lessons and activities, including water
conservation, watershed, and water quality curricula,
- Access
to EE Week's school water
audit tool in which students "find the
leaks" in water usage at school,
- Opportunities
for online communication and knowledge-sharing with educators from
across the country, including participation in the EE
Week Photo Blog contest,
- Participation in EE Week's Ask an Expert feature, in which your students' questions about water are answered by a panel of researchers and water professionals,
- Monthly
electronic newsletters
highlighting the latest EE curricula, professional development, and
funding opportunities,
- Certificates
of
participation for themselves and their students, and
- A
coupon for $10
off your purchase at Acorn Naturalists,
offering
over 8,000 science and nature resources for the trail and classroom.
You can join a
national network of educators dedicated to increasing environmental
literacy, promote environmental learning, and gain national exposure
for your school or organization by registering today at www.EEWeek.org.
Questions?
Contact Jessica Culverhouse at eeweek@neefusa.org
or call
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facts about Long Island Sound”. We hope you’ll help us create a product
you’ll use and enjoy by taking a very brief survey. The link appears
below. We appreciate your help!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=OCN5h22iLLQVZjWT7fo4Tg_3d_3d
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ecology and conservation should consider applying for participation in
the annual Down Under, Out Yonder educator workshop and Scuba field
experience at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
This 5 day workshop includes two days learning about reefs and reef
fishes, hands-on experience with classroom activities, a visit to the
Aquarium at Moody Gardens AND three days Scuba diving in the sanctuary
about 115 miles off the coast. Due to sponsorship by Conoco/Phillips
through the Gulf of Mexico Foundation, the fee for this workshop is only
$250 (which covers your land-based accommodations, meals and aquarium
admission). Sponsor funds completely cover the cost of the Scuba field
experience!
Who: Any K-13 educator, formal or informal, any subject matter
What: Down Under, Out Yonder workshop and Scuba field experience
Where: Galveston, TX and offshore in the Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary
When: July 11-15, 2009
Cost: $250
Download Application: www.gulfmex.org/duoy.html
The application deadline has been extended until April 1, 2009.
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http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/development/development.html
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“Signs of a
Changing Planet”—The Learning Net Summer Institute for Educators
Dates: July 8-10, 2009 (pre-conference workshops July 6 & 7)
Conference Center: The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Boulder, CO.
Partners: The Summer Institute is being presented in collaboration with National Geographic, The JASON Project and Immersion Presents.
Teaching children the science behind global warming and the difficult energy decisions we face is an enormous challenge. At the Summer Institute, educators will be able to dialogue with researchers and experts—and will come home with classroom resources related to their discoveries. You’ll learn more about the latest in client science—and about solutions-based programs for students. And it won’t end when you leave Boulder; you’ll become part of a new and exciting network of school communities.
Featured speakers include keynoter Maria Stenzel, a National Geographic photographer who has explored the really “deep south”—Antarctica, which is ground zero for global warming, and biologist Dr. Tracey Spoon, who is studying the impact of environmental changes on beluga whales in Alaska. The line-up of hand-picked presenters include The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES); The National Marine Sanctuary/Data in the Classroom; Facing the Future; The KidWind Project and national recognized educators representing Learning Net member organizations.
Expected attendance: 60-80. Registration fee: $359 (includes one lunch and one dinner banquet). Pre-conference registration fees vary; visit www.ngsednet.org/learningnet for details (in “Resources” area) or email netsummerinstitute@yahoo.com to request a copy of the brochure and day-by-day schedule of events.
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Don't forget Annual Conference at
Southampton College
June 5,6,7 2009
**Reminder** Past announcements, with still relevant
material,
are archived at
www.NYSMEA.org/ann.htm
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