I need primary grade teachers that would like to work on a collaborative writing project about our Earth. Students will write about what the Earth is like where they live and how they can make it a better place, maintain it's beauty and why it is such a special place. This is for a project for my Graduate Studies. We wouldn't begin until next school year 08-09.
Does anyone know of a fundraiser that I can contact for a pop can tab drive? I'm a grade representative at my school and we're trying to do some more good for our community. We were hoping for something to do with the making of a wheelchair (or more). Please tell me anything that you know of.
I heard that you can contact Ronald McDonald House and they collect them to raise money for their charity. Check it out.
C.
On 11/24/07, Che wrote: > Does anyone know of a fundraiser that I can contact for a > pop can tab drive? I'm a grade representative at my school > and we're trying to do some more good for our community. > We were hoping for something to do with the making of a > wheelchair (or more). Please tell me anything that you > know of.
The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management is launching an exciting international project on teaching climate change this spring. We seek 4 seventh or eighth science teachers in the US to join groups of teachers participating from Chile, Italy, and Estonia and potentially from Japan, Argentina and Georgia.
A core goal of this project is to study the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to make current science and teaching practices freely available to teachers internationally. ISKME's OER Commons project ( [link removed].
Teachers will benefit from this project by using and developing open educational resources and by participating in an international exchange with educators in other countries. Specifically, participating teachers will: - receive a modest honorarium of $200 - gain new resources and current knowledge about global climate change - receive training on content creation, wiki use, web 2.0 social networking etc. - participate in the international collection and analysis of climate change data - engage students in a dynamic project linked to students in other countries - gain visibility and recognition for their work - be invited to attend the July 2008 iCommons Summit in Sapporo, Japan at their own expense or through local sponsorship.
Teachers will need regular access to the Internet and should expect to: - be an active part of the social network of teachers and students engaged in this project - devote a minimum of 3 to 5 class periods to this project this spring - monitor and contribute to the project wiki by posting and revising class activities and student data - use an online habitat observatory - share lessons and educational resources with others
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact [email removed]
I am researching Block Scheduling and need any info regarding pros and cons for it. I am interested in know if it can work with Middle and High School cirriculum (6th Grade thru 12th Grade). If anyone could email a sample outline with 80 minutes blocks using a A/B type schedule I would really appreciate it.
sincearily, kaylee...See MoreOn 1/16/08, Houston wrote: > I'm looking for some Earth Day school ideas ideas that my > class and I can do. Any ideas at all will be greatly > appreciated. Thanks Alot. > > Houston you can make a list of things you can do. Like picking up trash ,turn off a light and more. And check off the things you did.
Hi there, I was at a NESA conference a couple of years ago and remember a presenter talking about a project that paired classes in the US with classes in other parts of the world. The idea was for the classes to collaborate on solutions for "20 problems that can be solved in 20 years". Does this ring a bell with anyone? Thanks in advance for your help.
To Celebrate World Water Day 2008, we are holding an international poster contest with the theme 'What Water Means in My Life'
Winners from each age group will have their posters made into a calendar for the 2009 Calendar year. After judging, Posters will be displayed in businesses and government buidlings in the Metro Washington, DC area.
Goals of the Contest:
Encourage youth to think about how water is important in their lives Increase public awareness of how youth, throughout the world, view water in their lives
Guidelines:
Posters will be divided into 6 age groups: Children under 5 > Age 11 - 12 > Age 5 -7 > Age 13 - 15 > Age 8 - 10 > Age 16 - 18 Anyone within these age groups can participate Posters should be original artwork, hand drawn on 8 1/2" x 11" or A4 paper On the back of each poster please include the following information: Name: Town or City: Country: Age: Contact Phone # or email: If several students from the same classroom or school are particpating, we encourage you to send all the posters in one envelope to reduce waste. Posters should be sent to the following addresss and postmarked by March 22, 2008
Posters will be judged on originality, impact, and visual message Winners will be announced on our website and contacted directly by April 22 (United States Earth Day) For questions regarding this contest please email us at [email removed]
Hillol Ray, Poet Laureate and Author, has been invited as a Special Guest Speaker during the March 3 - 7, 2008 International Week at the Fulton School in Heath, Texas. Ray's presentation on March 7, 2008 at 10 am will focus on environmental pollution and solution in the U.S. and around the world, along with his own original poetry readings about Diversity and other humanitarian issues. Ray is an Environmental Engineer, and Manager of Drinking Water Enforcement at EPA Region 6 in Dallas, Texas.
Now is a good time to contact your local utility companies and ask them for free educational materials to help your students learn more about their environment and celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd). Some utilities will even send representatives to your school to give presentations.
I heard that you can contact Ronald McDonald House and they
collect them to raise money for their charity. Check it
out.
C.
On 11/24/07, Che wrote:
> Does anyone know of a fundraiser that I can contact for a
> pop can tab drive? I'm a grade representative at my school
> and we...See More