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Links on this page are for activities and materials that are appropriate for higher education students of environmental education. Check out the new Higher Education Directory - A comprehensive resource to undergraduate and graduate environmental education (as opposed to environmental science or studies) programs and faculty at higher education institutions in the United States | Undergrad Programs | Grad Programs | | Green Campus Activities | Awards & Grants |
To increase the number of educators receiving EE training, the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) will make the highly successful course Fundamentals of Environmental Education (FEE) available to universities across the country. There is no cost to obtain, and a $500 honorarium is offered after faculty have successfully taught the course to at least 15 students.
The Fundamentals of Environmental Education online course developers and reviewers included six past-presidents of NAAEE and is based on the NAAEE Guidelines for the Initial Preparation of Environmental Educators document. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) has offered this course over the last 10 semesters and receives excellent feedback from students. Summer 2007 revisions more directly address the NAAEE competencies for a professional environmental educator. Read the syllabus, a matrix demonstrating how it addresses the NAAEE competencies, and how to use this course to teach EE online. Interested faculty members can learn how their university can obtain the course from UWSP by clicking on the link below, or contact Ali Cordie Ali.Cordie@uwsp.edu The URL is: http://www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/dist...
Offers international field studies and service learning opportunities for students and student groups. Professional development for educators, zoos, museums, and other non-profits.
The URL is: http://www.holbrooktravel.com/educationExpeditions...
Alderleaf offers innovative wilderness, tracking, and nature programs in the Pacific Northwest, as well as an online library of nature articles. Alderleaf specializes in the application of Traditional Ecological Knowledge for environmental conservation, education, and sustainable living.
The URL is: http://www.wildernesscollege.com/index.html
Approximately 20-25 residential fellowships are awarded annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues.
The URL is: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=F...
Comprehensive listing of all youth environmental cleanup and planting project completed as part of the Nicodemus Wilderness Project Apprentice Ecologist Initiative.
The URL is: http://www.wildernessproject.org/apprentice_ecolog...
October 18-20, 2007 ~ Denver, Colorado
Civic Learning at the Intersections: U.S. Diversity, Global Education, and Democracy’s Unfinished Work will highlight the research and practices of integrating civic, diversity, and global work on campus and how this integration can strengthen student learning and help create new and sustaining institutional structures. The URL is: http://www.aacu.org/meetings/civic/index.cfm
April 6-8th, 2007 ~ Las Vegas, Nevada
Conference to help build an educated and engaged citizenry that will lead to a sustainable and prosperous future. The vehicle is an exciting national educational initiative, Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America. Focus the Nation is coordinating teams of faculty, students, at over a thousand colleges, universities, and K-12 schools in the U.S., to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about “Global Warming Solutions for America”. Check out the short video about the project at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBeLwq1dFG4&eurl= Contact: ftn@unlv.nevada.edu. or (503) 342-6863 The URL is: http://environment.unlv.edu/focusNation.html
The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility states, "I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work." Students at over a hundred colleges and universities internationally have used the pledge in varying ways (Harvard, Carleton, Chinese Culture University, etc.). Start a campaign at your school.
Contact: NJWollman@Manchester.edu The URL is: http://www.graduationpledge.org
Spring 2007 ~ E. Lansing, Michigan
Michigan State University Office of Sustainability Spring 2007 UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Speaker Series. · "Creating a Sustainable Future - What Every Educator and Student Needs to Know" · "Financing Our Future - Higher Ed's Responsibility for Teaching and Practicing Responsible Investing" · "Healthy Individuals and Healthy Communities - How Can Higher Education Help"? All events are free and open to the public. Check Web site for schedule and location. The URL is: http://www.ecofoot.msu.edu/
GoAbroad.com is a comprehensive on-line source for international educational opportunities on the internet offering study abroad, overseas internships, international volunteer positions, eco and adventure travel, teach abroad, and more.
The URL is: http://www.goabroad.com
The Alaska College Expedition is an opportunity for college students across America to join a team that will be exploring the frontiers of Alaska this coming summer. The crew will be traveling on horse back with an experienced guide for two weeks. We are looking for people that want to branch out their experiences beyond campus life.
The URL is: http://www.ace05.com
The NBII: Education, a USGS-led initiative, is a gateway to biological information on the Web. Provides teachers, students, and parents with references, resources, activities, projects, experiments, and curricula that support the teaching of biology, biodiversity, and ecology at K-12 and undergraduate levels.
The URL is: http://www.nbii.gov/education/
Content editing, research/methodology guidance, advising, defense preparation, and other services for students in the thesis/dissertation writing process.
The URL is: http://www.dissertationadvisors.com/scienceadvisor...
Provides information about study abroad opportunities, language schools directory, volunteer work, free newsletters, special offers and much more.
The URL is: http://www.languagesromance.com/
G-DAE is a research institute at Tufts University dedicated to promoting a new understanding of how societies can pursue their economic goals in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. Selected research publications can be accessed online in PDF or ordered.
The URL is: http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/
Environmental Career Exploration Links. This site contains links that can help you explore your career interest. Site has job descriptions, salary, career, and higher education information.
The URL is: http://www.careercc.com/env.shtml
Established in 1994, Education for Nature Program (EFN) provides financial support for potential and proven leaders with higher education, short-term training, and practical experience needed to take on conservation challenges in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Recent discovery of new bird species on remote northern island of Phillipines by EFN Fellow affirms importance of committment to education program.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/challenges/efn_discovery.cfm The URL is: http://www.wwf-efn.org/
Provides a collection of links to a variety of resources geared towards students, including a searchable directory and thematic channels.
The URL is: http://www.students.net/careertest
Decathlon for college and university student teams from across the United States to "build a community of energy-efficient, completely solar-powered homes as part of a competition to see which team can capture, convert, store, and use the most solar energy." The site includes the schedule, Request for Proposal, rules and regulations.
The URL is: http://www.eren.doe.gov/solar_decathlon/about.html
The School for Field Studies (SFS) is one of the oldest and largest environmental study abroad programs. Join SFS for a semester or a summer to help save sea turtles in Mexico, monitor coral reefs in the Turks and Caicos Islands, explore human/wildlife conflicts in Kenya, restore rainforest in Australia, test organic farming protocols in Costa Rica, and more!
The URL is: http://www.fieldstudies.org
SPW is a youth-led development organization working in some of the world's poorest communities in rural Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, Nepal and India. Our mission is to empower local youth to find ecologically and socially sustainable responses to the problems their communities face. Volunteers are trained to use interactive and non-formal teaching methods and to involve the school and whole community in awareness-raising activities.
The URL is: http://www.spw.org
GreenWorks.tv is an interactive multimedia network of environmental programming. Through streaming videos, audio files, and a network of links to help users explore issues further by illustrating the different ways people are working to preserve and protect the environment. A project of the Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania.
The URL is: http://www.greentreks.org/
A list of software for teaching biology (includes ecology and environmental decision making programs)at the college level, including short descriptions and reviews of each package.
The URL is: http://www.beakerware.com/bioedusoft/
The National Pollution Prevention Center for Higher Education has developed a series of compendia which include an annotated bibliography, selected readings, syllabi, and student activities. Many of the materials are available on line (requires Adobe Acrobat) or can be ordered.
The URL is: http://www.umich.edu/~nppcpub/resources/
The Sierra Student Coalition, the student-run arm of the Sierra Club, offers summer high school and college student environmental leadership training programs.
The URL is: http://www.ssc.org/
A national non-partisan 501(c)(3)organization founded by young activists in 1992 to encourage college students to be environmental citizens.
The URL is: http://www.envirocitizen.org/index.asp
A project of The University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment, designed to enhance the status of minorities in the environmental field. Activities will include publicizing environmental diversity initiatives & professionals, jobs & career information database, research, and more.
The URL is: http://www.umich.edu/~meldi/
Tool for students interested in a career in natural resources. Provides Internship and Educational information for students interested in natural resource fields, and career tools to help students identify various natural resource fields and determine which interest them.
The URL is: http://www.rnrf.org/careers.html
How does your representative or senator vote on environmental issues? Find a quick summary for
each legislator, and details on environmental legislation. From the League of Conservation Voters. The URL is: http://www.capwiz.com/lcv/dbq/officials/
October 5-7, 2006 ~ Tempe, Arizona
2006 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference "The Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable World." Call for Papers announced soon. Check site for updates. The URL is: http://www.aashe.org/highlights/conference.php
To promote individual and professional well being, environmentally sound organic psychology and education funding helps sustain nature-based inner peace and cooperative relationships.
The URL is: http://www.ecopsych.com/insightrelease.html
A national, non-profit program that trains and organizes young voters to protect the environment.
The URL is: http://www.envirocitizen.org/enet/index.asp
A comprehensive on-line source for study abroad,
overseas internships, international volunteer positions, teaching and job opportunities. Program categories include: environmental studies, ecology and wildlife. The URL is: http://www.studyabroaddirectory.com/search.cfm
JYI is an international, online journal that has been published, reviewed, and written by undergraduates since 1997. JYI is currently calling for papers in the following disciplines: biological and biomedical sciences, physical sciences and mathematics, and engineering and applied sciences.
The URL is: http://www.jyi.org/
Volunteer Latin America is a small and independent organisation committed to helping protect Latin America’s flora and fauna, its biodiversity, and to offering the most cost effective way to become an environmental volunteer in Mexico, Central and South America.
The URL is: http://www.volunteerlatinamerica.com
The Sierra Student Coalition’s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings, led by the nation’s top student activists, are week-long sessions where students will learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental issues.
The URL is: http://www.ssc.org/t/sprogs.htm
Get Into Uni Limited offers a free personal statement writing guide to help students with university admission. Site also includes sample personal statements.
The URL is: http://www.getintouni.com/Free/WritingGuide
EcoBeaker is the leading university level software for teaching ecology, conservation biology, and evolution through computer simulations. Includes more than two dozen classroom tested laboratories covering a wide range of topics. A new version of EcoBeaker for secondary schools is free through the 2002-2003 school year.
The URL is: http://www.simbio.com/
The Earth Institute at Columbia University seeks post-doctoral candidates interested in enhancing their disciplinary or applied research abilities, while at the same time acquiring the cross-disciplinary expertise and breadth needed to address critical issues related to sustainable development and reducing environmental degradation, poverty, hunger, and disease. Deadline: December 1st
The URL is: http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/postdoc/ind...
Information for college and university students on scholarships, forming a student chapter of WEF, and volunteer opportunities.
The URL is: http://www.wef.org/WefStudents/University/index.ht...
The mission of the Michigan Tech Sustainable Futures Institute is to create and disseminate new methods and processes for generating scientific knowledge and engineering products in support of sustainability decisions and education.
The URL is: http://www.sfi.mtu.edu/
The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility is now being used at colleges and universities to promote social responsibility.
The URL is: http://www.graduationpledge.org/
Test Masters provides high quality exam preparation for the PSAT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, OAT, DAT, EIT/FE, and PE exams among others.
The URL is: http://www.testmasters.com
"Developed by the Digital Information Literacy Office at the University of Texas at Austin, this site introduces undergraduate students to basic research sources and skills. TILT is essentially an interactive tutorial organized in three modules (selecting, searching, and evaluating) which may be completed in any order."
The URL is: http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/
NREC provides educational programs and materials designed to help people preserve or enhance the quality, productivity and sustainability of natural resources and natural systems.
The URL is: http://www.umass.edu/nrec/
10-week semester programme, based at Tararu Valley Sanctuary, a private forest retreat in the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Students undertake a wide range of ecology and conservation projects in and around the Valley, gaining hands-on experience. No prior ecology/conservation experience is necessary. Email for more info: info@elfnz.com
The URL is: http://www.elfnz.com/
Provides college-level environmental humanities programs in North Carolina, Australia, and New Zealand that combine group living, outdoor adventure, academic instruction, and international travel. The CRI Environmental Humanities program takes 8-12 students each semester to three different international ecosystems for extended contact with remote natural areas, environmental issues, and indigenous peoples.
The URL is: http://www.castle-rock.org
Created by scholars at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Globalization101.org teaches high school and college students about policy aspects of globalization related to civics, environment and economics, without any fees or charges. The site is aligned to state standards and includes issue briefs, news analyses, lesson plans, video interviews with experts, and useful links. The content also aligns with course requirements for AP Environmental Sciences.
For more information contact, Rebecca Weiner: (202) 741-3936 or g101@csis.org. The URL is: http://www.globalization101.org/
Through a partnership between International Paper (IP), Paul Smith's College and the state of New York in tribute to retired IP Chairman and PSC alumnus John T. Dillon, the International Paper John Dillon Park, a 15,800-acre conservation easement in New York, was donated at a dedication ceremony on October 10th. Scheduled to open in Spring 2006, the park is located in the central Adirondack Mountains and among other amenities will provide facilities designed to accommodate people with disabilities. Park facilities will be managed and maintained by students of Paul Smith’s College through a $1.5 million endowment, giving students hands-on experience in managing outdoor recreation for people with disabilities, while learning about forest management and conservation.
The URL is: http://www.ipaper.com/
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