My name is Joel Harper and I am writing from Claremont California . I have written and self-published a children's picture
book dealing specifically with the problem of non-point source pollution, also known as urban runoff. The book is called
"All the Way to the Ocean," and is intended for K-3rd graders, however I feel that this particular book has the potential to
have an impact on people of all ages.To preview the book please log onto: www.allthewaytotheocean.com For further
information and discounted book rates for educators, please feel free to contact me directly at: info@freedomthree.com or
by phone at 909.414.1487

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The "Deep Water Macroalgal Meadows 2004" expedition is now online on
NOAA's Ocean Explorer website.

This exploration studied deepwater meadows of the calcified green alga
Udotea sp. in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.  The invasive
green alga Avrainvillea amadelpha was discovered by expedition
scientists for the first time in deep water off south Oahu.  Over 30% of
macroalgal species collected during this mission were new records for
Hawaii or new to science.

The "Deep Water Macroalgal Meadows 2004" website includes an essay about
the Teacher at Sea experience, a mission summary, an essay on algal
meadows in Hawaii, and three major slideshows filled with beautifully
sharp photos from the expedition.  You can find it all at:

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04algae/welcome.html

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The Highlights Foundation has a workshop coming up April 5-9, 2006 for
folks who enjoy writing about nature for children and nature journaling.
http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/pages/current/FWsched_natureWrite_06.html

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Summer 2006 Marine Educators Wanted
Course Name: Chesapeake Bay and Shark Discovery Summer Program
Course Description: Discover the geologic history of the Chesapeake Bay. Discuss
the variety of Marine life in the bay and dissect specimens. Build sifters for
fossil search field trips. Experiment in the AACC pool with buoyancy, density
and pressure.
Where: Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, Maryland
When: June 26-June 30
Time: 9am-4p
Grades: Rising 4-6 graders
Teaching Rate: $22.00-26.00/hr depending on experience and educational
background

**There will be a maximum of 15 students enrolled in this course. You will also
have a counselor to assist you. However, if you are interested in co-teaching
this class with another qualified instructor we would consider increasing the
enrollment to 25-30 students. This does come with a curriculum. Creative ideas
welcome.
Please Contact:
Krista L. Hamel
410-777-2659
klhamel@aacc.edu

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** New Curriculum on Remote Sensing and Coral Reefs Now Available Online ** 
 
NOAA is pleased to announce the availability of a new curriculum unit on remote sensing and its
application to monitoring coral reefs. This set of 7 lesson plans was designed for advanced fourth
through sixth grade students, but is also appropriate for many middle school classrooms. Although
the curriculum was designed to be taught in sequence, many of the lessons can stand alone as
individual classroom activities. 
 
Topics include: 
* Remote Sensing and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 
* Altimetry 
* Phytoplankton and Ocean Color 
* Introduction to Coral Reefs 
* Symbiosis and Coral Anatomy 
* Sea Surface Temperature and Coral Bleaching 
* Coral Reef Conservation 
 
The unit was first presented at the national Satellites and Education Conference in 2004. Now, the
curriculum is available for a national audience. NOAA Coral Reef Watch has made PDF versions of the
lessons and associated materials available on its website at
http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/education/reef_remote_sensing.html. Users may choose a zipfile
of the entire curriculum, or PDFs of individual lessons. 
 
For more information: 
on the entire suite of NOAA Coral Reef Watch satellite products, see http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/
(contact Tyler Christensen: Tyler.Christensen@noaa.gov). 
on the range of NOAA's formal and informal education offerings related to coral reefs, visit the NOAA
Coral Reef Conservation Program Outreach and Education page at
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/outreach/welcome.html (contact Alissa Barron: Alissa.Barron@noaa.gov). 
 
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Greetings from the Institute of International Education!  We are pleased
to announce that Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. has launched a NEW,
fully funded professional development program for secondary school
teachers in the legendary Galapagos Islands.

This is a special chance for educators to visit these remote islands;
the inspiration for Darwin and home to a unique ecosystem found no where
else on Earth!

This year, the program is open to twenty secondary school classroom
teachers, of all disciplines, who teach full time in Arizona,
California, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, and Texas.

The program is online at www.iie.org/programs/toyota.  You can use this
site to find out complete details, get a timeline, and access the
official application.

The deadline for application is April 21, 2006; is quickly approaching,
so your help in spreading the word will be greatly appreciated.  We have
inserted a brief program description below which we hope you will share
with your members.

Please send us an email if you know of any additional ways that would
more effectively help us reach out to teachers in Arizona and the
Arizona Association for Environmental Education; be it websites,
listservs or newsletters.  We would also be happy to provide brochures,
posters or fliers about the program to help in further outreach.

Thank you for considering this request to help publicize this Toyota
professional development opportunity among your members. If you have any
questions or would like more information, please do not hesitate to
contact me by email at toyotateach@iie.org or by phone at (toll-free)
877-832-2457

Hopefully, through this program, the Galapagos can continue to inspire
new generations of explorers to broaden their understanding of the world
and people around them.

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