Try these
Environment Education links from the
United States Environmental Protection Agency:
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| Organizations |
- Environmental Education on the
Internet
EE-Link, a gopher and World Wide Web site for environmental education, is
maintained by the National Consortium for Environmental Education and Training, with
support from the EPA. The site is an immense resource for teachers and for all who support
K-12 environmental education, such as media specialists, nature center staff and
curriculum developers.
- Florida Office of Environmental
Education
This office helps resource providers from agencies, businesses, and
community organizations meet teachers' needs. The mission of the Office of Environmental
Education (OEE) is to improve teaching and learning through environment-based education in
Florida's preK-12 schools, colleges, and universities. OEE is based in Tallahassee and is
administered by Florida Gulf Coast University. OEE develops and manages statewide
programs, products, and services with state funding through the Florida Department of
Education.
- EcoNet's Education & Youth
EcoNet is a primary Internet source for information about environmental
non-government organizations (NGOS) from around the world. The EcoNet section here lists
dozens of organizations egaged in environmental education.
- North American Association for
Environmental Education
This major association of environmental educators hosts conferences,
publishes professional journals and promotes environmental education to the general
public.
- World Resources Intitute's
Environmental Education Project
The World Resources Institute, a leading non-governmental organizaton,
launched its environmental education program in 1993. The site contains high-school
Teacher's Guides (some adapted for use by educators outside the U.S.), a "slide
show" of environmental trends, and News and Notes in Environmental Education.
- The Florida Center for Environmental Studies
The Florida Center for Environmental Studies, representing the ten
Universities of Florida State University System, was created to synthesize and communicate
knwoledge in the management of Florida Ecosystems and other tropical and sub-tropical
water dominated freshwater and estuarine ecosystems worldwide.
- New England Science Center
Located in Worcester, Massachussetts, the New England Science Center is a
regional environmental museum and wildlife center committed to fostering community
awareness of, and engagement in, environmental education and conservation.
- Cornell Center for the Environment
Established by Cornell University in Ithica, New York, The Cornell Center
for the Environment is, in the words of its organizers, "committed to research,
teaching, and outreach focused on environmental issues, with the goals of enhancing the
quality of life, encouraging economic vitality, and promoting the conservation of natural
resources for a sustainable future.
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- Directory of Environmental Programs
This site is maintained by the Center
for Conservation Biology Network. Users can search a database of 214 Environmental
Programs nationwide.
- Peterson's Education Center
The site allows users to search universities by subject, geographical
region, and types of degrees awarded.
- U.S. News Online
This site provides users with a list of the best colleges and universities
in the country. You can also make a personalized search based
on location, cost, size, selectivity, major, academic programs, and more.
Note: If interested on Environmental Sciences, select major, then select
Conservation/Environmental Science.
- Embark.com
The site offers comprehensive information and services for college
preparation. Their interactive matchmaker system prepares
a list of schools based on criteria (such as location, cost, major and others) entered by
the user.
- Critical Comparisons of American
Colleges and Universities
The site offers a list of all American Colleges and Universities grouped
by alphabetical order and by Carnegie classification.
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| Environmental Education for Grades K-12 |
- Lee County School District (FL) Environmental
Education
- The Globe Program
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a
worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and
understand the global environment. Students in more than 30 countries conduct measurements
and observations at their schools and share their data via the internet with other
students and scientists around the world to detail an environmental picture of the globe.
- Global Rivers Environmental Education
Network (GREEN)
GREEN began in 1984 with a group of high-school students concerned with
the pollution in the river running next to their school. Today, GREEN works with business,
government, community, and educational organizations in 135 countries to support local
efforts in watershed education and sustainability.
- K-12 Environmental Resources on
the Internet for Teachers
An extensive list of environmental education classroom activities from
many sources, compiled by the EnviroLink Network
- EarthEd: Earth Science
Education Resources
Newsletters, lessons plans, and useful links relating to numerous Earth
Sciences, maintained by the University of Washington's SciEd: Science and
Mathematics Education Resources program
- John Muir Day Study Guide
The conservationist John Muir (1838-1914) is a founding father of
environmental consciousness; his birthday is formally remembered in California as
"John Muir Day." This comprehensive study guide from California offers course
material about Muir's life and achievements for grades kindergaten through high-school.
- UCLA Ocean Discovery Center
Operated by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and open to
the general public as a science museum, the UCLA Ocean Discovery Center is a marine
science learning center serving K-12 classes from schools in the greater Los Angeles area.
- Voyage Publishing Science
and the Environment Electronic News Summary Magazine
This bi-monthly magazine specializes in providing world news summaries on
environmental issues. Designed for high-school and university teachers and students,
stories are written in a concise format - complete with colorful photos and graphics.
- Ocean Planet, a traveling
Exhibition
Produced by the Smithsonian Institution, this traveling exhibit is the
centerpiece of an environmental education program that includes a national tour of the
exhibition, publications, special events and this on-line companion exhibition.
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How to use The Florida
Environment:
The Florida Environment produces daily radio and
Internet broadcasts, transcripts and "More Information" on daily script topics.
Our subjects include just about anything you can think of in the Florida environment (and
if you can think of something we haven't covered, we'd appreciate the
suggestion...) Whether you're dealing with the sciences, current affairs or Florida
history, The Florida Environment supplies information you can use in your
classroom.
We want The Florida Environment to be a part of
your classroom. You can tune in live to our daily radio broadcast, tape the program for
replay during your class, play the RealAudio version of the program right from the radio page of our website or print out the program scripts for
classroom distribution.
We'd also love to hear about ways that you've found to use The
Florida Environment as a teaching resource! Let us know by e-mail at info@floridaenvironment.com. |
