| EECO sponsors a statewide
annual conference
and co-sponsors several other regional conferences and
workshops. These meetings provide excellent opportunities
for professional development, networking and fun. In
addition to the opportunities sponsored by EECO we provide
information about many other meetings and conferences
of interest to environmental educators. From here you
can find out more about the meetings.
The "101 Alternatives to the
Chalkboard"
2011
Educators' Conference
Waterways
to our Future
Using watersheds to explore nature
and history
Friday-Sunday,
October 7, 8, 9 of 2011
This
event made possible by YMCA Camp Kern, the Environmental
Education Council of
Ohio, and the Ohio
Environmental Education Fund
Come join us for the 2011 Educators' Conference. A
wonderful time is guaranteed.
Featured this year:
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Singer, songwriter, educator, entertainer,
Foster Brown
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Birding from the Trenches, a presentation from
Naturalist and Iraq veteran, Major Randel Rogers
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Small Group Sessions. A variety of fun, informational
sessions focused on how to actively involve young
people (and adults) in meaningful connections with
nature are offered.
Here is the list so far:
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Tree-mendous Trees!
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A River of Species: the Turbulent History of
Ohio's Streams
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Wetlands Habitat
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Music with a Message
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The World of the Fresh Water Pond
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What IS Your Environmental Ethic?
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Creepy Crawlers
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What? Who? Why? How?
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Environmental Games
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Healthy Water, Healthy People
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In Search of .........The Ohio Grassman
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The Best of Project Wet and Project Aquatic
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Wrestling the Alligator-horse
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WOW: An Activity Sampler
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Waterplay, Rain Barrels and Run-off Reduction, Oh
My!!
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The Valley that Time Forgot
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Children's Programming (FREE)
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Paul Knoop Bird Hike
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Book Store
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WOW, the Wetlands Are Wonderful preconference
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Accommodations
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College Credit available
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Cost:
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$82 includes all sessions, food, and lodging
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$42 for Saturday only (lunch and dinner included)
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Discounts: If you have been to a 101
Conference anytime this millennium (since
2000) and you bring someone who has not, then
you get one third off of your registration
fee! We also have scholarships available. Call
for more details.
for general information
click here
for session and pre-conference information
click here
45th Annual EECO Conference
When:
April 26 - 29, 2012
Where: Shawnee State
Park
Rivers Run Through It
Our annual
conference brings together all environmental education
(EE) stakeholders to
initiate collaboration and to celebrate Progress.
At EECO it is our mission to be a leader
in the promotion and facilitation of environmental
Education, and to nurture knowledge,
ideas and engagement that meet the needs of practitioners
and audiences. Additionally
EECO
fosters the development of partnerships among EE
individuals, organizations,
agencies
and districts.
This year’s theme recognizes the importance of rivers to
our state. Southern Ohio
is
unique in its landscape and
history, The Ohio River provided a corridor for
transportation
for Native Americans
and settlers, as well as a boundary through which slaves
crossed
on their way to
freedom. The
land produces a diversity of flora and fauna not seen in
other parts of Ohio. What better place to reconnect
with our natural world.
The conference theme
is divided into strands.
Each strand is meant to encourage
participants from different interests and backgrounds to
gain new knowledge and
information
pertinent to their area of education.
Proposals
for sessions should address one or more strands in order
to make the
session informative to as many
participants as possible.
Strands:
Ohio’s Rivers
Native Americans in Nature
Native Flora and Fauna
Reconnecting Kids with Nature
CALL FOR
PROPOSALS
Information
Application
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