Hello again! I am really excited about a conference I will be attending in November here in Portland. It is a two day conference where they put us up overnight in a hotel in Vancouver. The conference will be covering Project Learning Tree and Project WILD.
What are they, you ask? Great question! So far I know that Project Learning Tree is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program for educators and students in PreK-grade 12. PLT is a program of the American Forestry Foundation and is one of the most widely used environmental education programs in the United States and abroad. PLT meets state and national education standards and the curriculum materials provide the tools educators need to bring the environment into the classroom and their students into the environment. Topics range from forests, wildlife, and water, to community planning, waste management and energy. Through PLT, students learn environmental content that correlates to national and state standards in science, social studies, language arts, math, and other subjects – and strengthen their critical thinking, team building, and problem solving skills.
Project WILD is another one of the most widely-used conservation and environmental education programs among educators of students in kindergarten through high school. The program emphasizes wildlife because of their intrinsic, ecological value, as well as their role in teaching how ecosystems function. In the face of competing needs and pressures affecting the quality and sustainability of life on earth, Project WILD addresses the need for human beings to develop as responsible citizens of our planet. It is based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital interest in learning about our natural world.
Pretty exciting, isn't it! I will be sure to share all of my new found knowledge after the conference, and hopefully we can all learn a few tricks on how to incorporate "green" into our classrooms and curriculum.
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