Projects WET, WILD, and Learning Tree Facilitator Training

Sponsored by:

Maryland Department of Natural Resources – Chesapeake & Coastal Service/Wildlife Service

Towson University

Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor School at Fairview



February 24-26, 2012 @

Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor School at Fairview

Washington County Public Schools



Maryland Certified Teachers can earn 1 MSDE Professional Development Credit



$60 Registration Fee includes food, lodging, and workshop materials

Need more information? Contact:
Cindy Etgen
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Chesapeake and Coastal Service
Aquatic Resources Education Section Chief
580 Taylor Avenue
Tawes E-2
Annapolis, Maryland21401
(410)260-8716
CETGEN@dnr.state.md.us

Wetland Eduction Oppertunities

Registration closing today at 4pm! Register Today and Save $5 off 'POW! The Planning of Wetlands' held Fri. Dec. 16th.



POW! The Planning of Wetlands

Learn the step by step process for creating or enhancing a wetland on school grounds or within the community. POW!

guides you through wetland design and construction with activities that allow students to participate in designing,

preparing, and monitoring a schoolyard wetland, and utilizing the habitat as an outdoor extension to the classroom.

Suitable for K-12 formal and non-formal educators.



When: Friday, December 16, 2011 9am-4pm

Where: Wetland Learning Center, Environmental Concern, 201 Boundary Lane, St. Michaels, MD

Cost: $45 per person, including the POW curriculum guide $40 if registering by phone or email by Friday Dec 9th at 4pm.

To register: Call 410-745-9620 or visit www.wetland.org/education_schedule.htm

For more information contact: Susan Sanger at 410-745-9620 wow@wetland.org



Is your school seeking Green School Certification? Environmental Concern’s wetland workshops can be used to help you get towards your goal of becoming a Maryland Green School!



Attention Talbot County, Maryland teachers: This workshop is offered to you for FREE!! Call or email for more details!







Also being offered (Sorry no discount) :

WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands

Join Environmental Concern at our Wetland Learning Center for this day-long workshop overlooking the beautiful San Domingo Creek. Come experience the Wonders of Wetlands while learning about basic wetland ecology, including soil, water & plants, as well as wetland functions & values through fun and interactive activities in lesson plan format. Suitable for K-12 formal and non-formal educators.



When: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9am-4pm

Where: Wetland Learning Center, Environmental Concern, 201 Boundary Lane, St. Michaels, MD

Cost: $30 per person, including the WOW curriculum guide

To register: Call 410-745-9620 or visit www.wetland.org/education_schedule.htm

For more information contact: Susan Sanger at 410-745-9620 wow@wetland.org

MSDE announces Federal Green Ribbon program and recognizes MAEOEs role in environmental education

In a press release on December 5, 2011, Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) announced that they are joining the new, National Green Ribbon Schools Program launched recently by the U.S. Department of Education. As a result, MSDE is begun a statewide search for outstanding environmental schools. Maryland currently has 398 certified MAEOE Green Schools and 32 Green Centers. These schools and centers have achieved recognition by using the environment as a context for learning, demonstrating best management practices and by establishing partnerships with community partners. The recent press release quoted Maryland as having “developed a national reputation as an environmental education leader.” MSDE plans to release applications for schools to receive National Recognition through this program in mid-December and the application deadline is February 27, 2012. MSDE will nominate up to four schools to the U.S. Department of Education for Green Ribbon Recognition. At least one nominee will be from a public school with at least a 40 percent economically disadvantaged population, and at least one will be a private school. Honorees will be announced next April.

To read the full press release: http://marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/pressrelease_details/2011_12_05.htm

Conference exhibit space

Invitation to Exhibit

The annual MAEOE Conference is the largest state environmental education conference in the nation

and the only conference of its kind in the State of Maryland. This is a perfect opportunity to showcase

your products and services to key industry professionals. Exhibitors of environmental/outdoor education

and/or environmentally themed products and resources are invited and encouraged to participate. This

conference has historically attracted over 500+ attendees. Participants include formal and non‐formal

educators, government agency representatives, and education administrators.



The MAEOE Conference exhibits have become a popular and rewarding tradition for both attendees and

exhibitors. A special "Exhibit Activity” is planned for Friday, February 10th to encourage all participants

to visit each booth. In the past several years, booth space has become competitive due to a high

percentage of exhibitors returning, so early registration is an advantage.



Exhibitors should register by January 4, 2012 in order to have their contact

information printed in the conference program.

LIMITED EXHIBITOR SPACE

Please register online at www.maeoe.org

Exhibit space is not confirmed until online registration is received.

No registrations will be taken after February 3, 2012.



http://www.maeoe.org/conference/2012/2012exhibitor%20invite%20final%20with%20header.pdf for full details

Direct all questions regarding exhibitor registration for the 2012 MAEOE Conference to:

Sheila Welton conference@maeoe.org

Teacher in Residence/Baltimore Ecosystem Study postion

Starting in summer of 2012, a Teacher in Residence (TIR) Fellow will join the unique Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) research and education community for a year of research, educational leadership and professional growth. The TIR Fellow will be an integral part of the Pathways to Environmental Science Literacy (ESL) Project funded by the National Science Foundation and taking place at BES and three other Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites around the nation. The TIR Fellow will acquire strong skills and a deeper understanding of cutting edge ecology and education research, contribute to the development of environmental science literacy frameworks and teaching resources for teachers and students in grades 6-12, and provide leadership and support to other teachers in the project.

For more information contact:
Dr. Sarah Haines
Center for Science and Math Education
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252
shaines@towson.edu
410-704-2532 (p), 410-704-2405 (f)
www.beslter.org

MAEOE Staff Attends Project WET Training

On November 29, 2011, MAEOE Green School Staff Joanne and Stacy attended Project WET Training, along with 17 other Environmental Educators and Chesapeake Conservation Corp Volunteers in Annapolis, MD. Project WET is an international, nonprofit organization whose mission is to teach children, parents, teachers and community members of the world, water education. In addition to organizing and providing the trainings that Joanne and Stacy attended, Project WET also publishes water resource materials in multiple languages, publish children’s books, they organize community water events and are building a worldwide network of educators, water resource professionals and scientists. The 11/30 training covered numerous multidisciplinary, water-related activities for students in grades K-12 that are featured in the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide. The guides activities are uniquely designed to incorporate hands on, inquisitive learning that complement existing curricula and concepts. The activities also fulfill MSDE objectives and educational standards. In addition to Project WET which teaches water education, there are also trainings in Project WILD (wildlife focused) and Project Learning Tree (forestry focused). Learn more about each of the programs at www.projectwet.org, www.projectwild.org, and www.plt.org. The Maryland Coordinator is Cindy Etgen at MD DNR and information about these programs in Maryland and how to schedule or find a training near you, visit http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/.

It's Time, It's Time, It's TIME!!!!!!

Registration for the MAEOE 2012 Conference is open.

Please go to the website for the Registration Program, Registration and conference information www.maeoe.org .

We look forward to seeing you there!

2012 Annual Conference
Fulfilling Environmental Education's Promise: Authentic Learning & Real World Impact
February 9-12, 2012
Clarion Fountainbleau Resort
Ocean City, Maryland

Conference Questions?
Email: conference@maeoe.org
or Call the 2012 Conference Hotline at
(443) 824-1953
Hours of operation:
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9:30am – 2:30pm.
You may leave messages at any time and we will return your call.