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www.planetguide.net
Dr. Art Sussman, author of Guide to Planet Earth, uses clear,
down-to-earth language to explain the key concepts of Earth
systems science, Dr. Art directs the WestEd Eisenhower Regional
Consortium for Science and Math Education (WERC), one of ten
regional education laboratories funded by the U.S. Department
of Education. This site grew out of a project to develop and
implement a new Earth systems science course for Utah high school
students. Activities, "brainers," and useful animated
graphics are featured.
www.riverofwords.org
Sparked by former US Poet Laureate Robert Hass and a group
of environmentalists, River of Words is an environmental art
and poetry program created to promote watershed awareness, literacy,
and the arts. They hold a national art and poetry contest, conduct
educator training workshops, and offer curriculum. The workshop's
curriculum integrates outdoor observation, investigation and
journaling with English, math, science, social studies, and
the arts.
www.earthteam.net
Earth Team connects Bay Area teenagers, teachers and youth
leaders with numerous environmental, educational, and government
organizations. Earth Team aims to connect high school environmental
clubs and classes with others of similar interest, and to introduce
active, engaging environmental experiences. Their site serves
as a central location for organizing, mobilizing and disseminating
information.
www.ecoliteracy.org
The Center for Ecoliteracy awards grants to school communities
and educational organizations in the San Francisco Bay-Delta
region engaged in fostering the experience and understanding
of the natural world. The Center hopes to foster networks as
a collaborative strategy that encourages teachers and administrators
to work together to reach their goals. Network members meet
regularly to develop awareness, build knowledge, translate knowledge
into practice, and reflect on their practice.
www.marincc.org
Marin County Conservation Corps offers the youth of Marin County
(ages 18-30) meaningful employment, education and training opportunities
through projects that conserve natural resources, deliver human
services, and respond to public emergencies. MCC Corpsmembers work to preserve the beautiful environment
in Marin while earning High School Diplomas, GEDs, or college
credit. Through MCC's AmeriCorps program, Corpsmembers can earn
education awards for future college classes, or past college
loans.
www.actionbioscience.org
ActionBioscience.org is an education resource of the
American Institute of Biological Sciences, aiming to promote
literacy. The site provides peer-reviewed articles
on issues related to seven bioscience challenges: environment,
biodiversity, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new
frontiers in science, and bioscience education.
In addition, the web site provides educators with original
lessons and other resources to enhance bioscience teaching.
Select articles are translated into Spanish. The site
was chosen as the 2003 best biology site by Scientific
American and the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse of
the U.S. Dept. of Education honored it with the Digital
Dozen Award for quality content in 2002.
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