EE Connections

An electronic newsletter linking Pennsylvanians

with environmental news and information.

www.pcee.org
July 2007

Environmental Education Inclusion in the No Child Left Behind Act; PCEE Releases Annual Report

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, North American Association for Environmental Education, Center for Environmental Literacy and others are working to change the No Child Left Behind Act to include environmental education. The environmental education language will provide funding for state environmental education standards, create a grant program for teacher training and include environmental education as an authorized use for the "Fund for the Improvement of Education."

In other news, PCEE’s Annual Report is now available online at www.pcee.org.  The 2007 report highlights the center’s intention to link more Pennsylvanians with environmental education resources.

PCEE News:
EE in No Child Left Behind Act
Broader Public Focus Highlighted in PCEE’s Annual Report

General News

• Great Green America Fest
• Western PA Environmental Award Winners Announced
• Climate Change Roadmap Report for PA Released
• WiserEarth Web Site Launched
  
  

K-12 News

• EPA Looking for Pre-K through 4th-Grade Activities
• ‘Where the Buffalo Roam’ Podcast
• Radio Show Correlates to Project Learning Tree
• New Field Guide for Educators: ‘No Student Left Indoors’
• Sea Stories Online Journal
  
  

Higher Education

• Pennsylvania Universities Sign Presidential Climate Commitment
• Edinboro University Plans Campus-Wide Conservation Program
• New Online Sustainability in Higher Education Course
• Online Environmental Education Courses Available
  
  

Professional Development

• PASA Professional Development Opportunities
• Herbal Medicine Workshop
• Electric Vehicle Conversion Workshop for Teachers
• Creating Interactive Land Use & Air Quality Program
• New Project Learning Tree Workshop at the REEC
• ‘Invasive Plant Species’ Evening Forum
• Land Retreat at Villa Maria
• Delaware River Watershed Workshop for Teachers
• Visiting Scientist Lecture Series in Erie
• Developing Teacher Training Course
• Deploying Green Facilities Web Conference
  
  

Grants/Awards

• Delaware Estuary Watershed Grants
• Reminder - Cash Prizes Offered for Inspirational Photographs
• Forest Restoration Working Partnership Grants
• Focus the Nation Awards
  
  

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