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New Tool for Educators to teach about the Chesapeake Bay
Interested in teaching about environmental issues and the Chesapeake Bay,
but don’t know where to start? Check out the Bay Backpack, the source for Chesapeake Bay education resources, field studies, trainings, and funding opportunities.  Use this great resource to discover engaging ways to get students outdoors learning about the local
environment.  For additional information email Kristina Hopkins or call at (410)
267-5667.

 

Big Concepts – Explained Simply
Check out the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's
newsletter, "Conservationist for Kids."  Each issue addresses a big
environmental topic and explains it simply. Curriculum resources,
classroom activities, and additional suggested resources are also
provided.
 

Aquatic Educators, Virginia's freshwater fisheries: Please look at the new Master Naturalist link on this website: http://faculty.virginia.edu/vcafs/home.html . This should be a valuable tool for teachers that are interested in learning more about Virginia's freshwater fisheries resource. Pass this along to interested teachers. Also, here's the website address for Virginia Master Naturalist: http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org/ Thanks! Paul Bugas

Aquatic Educators, Potomac Highlands Watershed School Benthic Curriculum: Cacapon Institute jjust "went live" with most of the eSchool's benthic macroinvertebrate content.  Open up any classroom (High,,Middle, or Elementary) and you will see a benthic macroinvertebrate poster somewhere in the room.  A click on the poster leads you to the benthic portal, with a suite of activities on benthic macroinvertebrates.  One more - an interactive virtual stream assessment - is in development, as are a series of related worksheets and lesson plans.  These activities are designed to enhance the educational value of those hands-on trips down to the river.

Mary Baldwin College, Environment-Based Learning Courses, Summer 2009

  • June 22 – 26    Nature Journaling across the Curriculum     

  • June 29 – July 2   Environment-Based Learning

  • July 6 – 10    Storytelling: A Pathway to Curriculum Integration

  • July 13 – 17   Trout in the Classroom

For more information or to register, download a flyer (Word), go to: www.mbc.edu/ebl or contact  Dr. Tamra Willis, Graduate Teacher Education Program, Mary Baldwin College. 540-887-7135.