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interest to you. EECO does not necessarily endorse the
views expressed or the data and information presented
on these sites.The Go Green
Initiative (GGI) is a new program designed to help
schools reduce waste. This simple, comprehensive program
is designed to create a culture of environmental
responsibility on school campuses across the nation.
Founded in 2002, the GGI unites parents, students,
teachers and school administrators in an effort to make
real and lasting changes in their campus communities
that will protect children and the environment for years
to come. The GGI Association provides training and
resources for Go Green schools and serves as a
clearinghouse for information on environmental education
programs throughout the country.
The GGI is comprised of five principles that provide the
framework for teaching environmentally responsible
behaviors on campus. These principles serve as a Guide
for schools to evaluate every aspect of their
environmental impact. Schools may implement as few as
three principles in creating their own unique programs
designed to address local concerns.
The five principals are:
1. Generate compost;
2. Recycle everything that cannot be reused and purchase
items that can be recycled;
3. Educate students, teachers, and parents on
environmentally responsible behavior;
4. Evaluate the environmental impact of every activity;
and,
5. Nationalize the principles of responsible paper
consumption.
In order to access all the tools, training and funding
opportunities, register your school by visiting
www.GoGreenInitiative.org. Once registered, you will
be eligible for any funding opportunities, and informed
of other Go Green schools in your area. As resources,
grants and special events are available, you will be
notified so that your Go Green school can choose from an
ever-increasing menu of options through the Go Green
network.
The first step is to build a Go Green Team that includes
at least one representative of every sector in the
campus community (e.g. parents, teachers, custodian,
administrators, and where age appropriate, students).
The Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District
encourages every school interested in starting or
improving your recycling program to register with the
GGI and review the Planning Guide for School-Site Go
Green Teams at
http://www.gogreeninitiative.org/PlanningGuide.pdf.
Amphibian Poster
Omaha's
Henry Doorly Zoo, together with other zoos and
organizations, has launched the Amphibian Conservation
Initiative to address amphibian extinctions on a global
scale.
A downloadable poster
includes activities on the back.
http://www.omahazoo.com/exhibits/index.asp?page=/exhibits/amphibiancrisis.htm
The Broad Benefits of Restoring the
Great Lakes
Collectively, the
Great Lakes
account for 90 percent of the
United States'
and 20 percent of the world's surface fresh water.
In addition, the lakes
represent an enormous economic and cultural resource to
the region.
The Brookings Institution
offers this paper addressing the benefits of restoring
the Great Lakes ecosystem from numerous threats,
summarizing the major findings of a more in-depth study,
Developing America’s North
Coast: A Benefit Cost Analysis of a Great Lakes
Infrastructure Program,
of the benefits and costs of the federal-state Great
Lakes Regional Collaboration
http://www3.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20070904_gleiecosystem.pdf
COSI
Columbus
Explore Science, Discover Fun!
Visit
www.cosi.org to learn more.
This comprehensive site provides community-specific
information about recycling centers, green shopping,
energy conservation, household hazardous waste, environmental
education, composting, and many other resources. Simply
enter your zip code to access information about your
community.
http://www.earth911.orgAn online discussion forum for educators.
http://www.edgateway.net
“Your link to environmental education resources
on the internet”
http://eelink.net/
EE-Link’s page for strategies and techniques to
develop funding for EE
programs, and information on education-related grants
that may be applicable to EE.
http://eelink.net/grants%2dgeneralinformation2.html
Lets the user search for EE related jobs by date and
region, or post an open
position. To search for jobs, go to eelink.net/eejobsdatabase.html,
or to post a job,
http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/add_job.cgi
Ohio’s professional organization for environmental
educators.
http://www.eeco-online.org
EETAP is the national training program of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's
(EPA)Office of Environmental Education established through
the National EE Act of
1990.
http://www.eetap.org
EETAP’s resource library, http://www-comdev.ag.ohio-state.edu/eetap/publications.htm,
contains fact sheets on numerous EE topics in pdf format.
The Greenroom is an online media training resource for
environmentalists provided by
Environmental Media Services. The site includes information
on how to implement a
media campaign, a tutorial on basic communications planning,
articles on various aspects
of effective grassroots media work, and a calendar of
environmental media events.
http://www.green-room.org/index.html
Education, like all professions, has a specialized vocabulary
that parents and others may have a difficult time understanding.
This online resource, A Lexicon of Learning, provides
clear definitions of educational terms in everyday language.
http://www.ascd.org/educationnews/lexicon/lexiconoflearning.html
MELDI is a project of the University of Michigan's School
of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). The project
aims to enhance the leadership and career development
opportunities available to minority students and minority
environmental professionals. The project seeks to provide
information that will help more minority students embark
on careers in the environmental field. It is also designed
to help minority students and professionals in the environmental
field take advantage of networking and mentoring opportunities.
Though the website focuses on minorities, it provides
information that will be useful to all students and
environmental professionals.
http://www.umich.edu/~meldi/
The foremost professional organization for natural and
cultural history interpretation.
http://www.interpnet.com/
The mission of this newly formed Partnership is to build
connections between leaders of the environmental education
and the broader education community, and policymakers
at the federal, state and local levels. The National
Education and Environment Partnership (NEEP) believes
that environment-based education is an authoritative,
rigorous and effective vehicle for improving the overall
performance of K-12 schools, students and teachers.
NEEP will also be identifying opportunities for environmental
and environment-based education in new and existing
state and federal programs. NEEP is a project of the
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation
and the U.S. EPA's Office of Environmental Education
with additional support from the Gund and AT&T Foundations.
http://www.neetf.org/Education/neep.shtm
North America’s professional organization for environmental
education. http://www.naaee.org/
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
ODNR owns and manages more than 470,000 acres of land
including 74 state parks, 20 state forests, 123 state
nature preserves, and 96 wildlife areas.
http://www.ohiodnr.com
Find information on Ohio EPA’s environmental education
grant Guidelines and applications, descriptions of recent
grant awards and outstanding projects, EE resources,
calendar of coming EE workshops and other events, statewide
partnership activities, and scholarship programs.
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oeef
A new government online source of reliable information
about Science and technology from across federal government
organizations is now available. Fourteen scientific
and technical information organizations from10 major
science agencies have collaborated to create science.gov.
, the "FirstGov for Science" web site. From
science.gov, users can find more than 1,000 government
information resources about science. Science.gov is
intended for the educational and library communities,
as well as for business people, entrepreneurs, agency
researchers and anyone with an interest in science.
The Federal organizations participating in science.gov
are the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense,
Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Interior,
along with the Environmental Protection Agency, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and National Science
Foundation.
http://www.science.gov
Student
Biological Monitoring Program
This document, published in 2004,
identified and described environmental monitoring
programs that involve K-12 students to monitor plant and
animal species in the
United States.
The list is currently being
updated and will be posted on the website when complete.
Contact Lynna
Kaucheck at
lynnakaucheck@yahoo.com
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/naturemapping/Teacher%20Materials/Monitoring_Programs.pdf
The Teaching & Learning
Collaborative is a non-profit organization whose
mission is to improve science, mathematics and
environmental education. It is a coalition
comprised of school districts, businesses, government
agencies and community organizations.
The Collaborative works at a
variety of levels, from the classroom to the state
level, to ensure that all students have access to
quality education in science, mathematics and the
environment.
Please visit our website for information on programs, as
well as an extensive list of links you can use to bring
science, mathematics and
environmental education to life for your
K-12 students.
http://www.teachinglearningcollaborative.org
This site describes EPA's national environmental education
program, provides
information on publications, grants, internships, national
contacts, and links to partners in the Environmental
Education Training Program.
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed
This Web site covers information on the programs and
resources offered by EPA Region 5's environmental education
program such as grants and free educational materials.
http://www.epa.gov/region5/enved
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