Are you interested in organizing a certification program in your state? No matter where you are in the process of creating a program, we’ll have something to offer you at the "Designing a Certification Program in Your State" workshop on Wednesday, November 14, at the NAAEE conference. Sign up for the workshop today!

The NAAEE Standards for Initial Preparation of Environmental Educators, expected to be adopted by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in October will be used by NCATE and NAAEE to accredit college and university teacher education programs across the nation.

Get an in-depth review of the new standards, strategies for incorporating into your curriculum, hands-on activities, and more! Attend a special workshop for college faculty (#18 on the workshop list) on November 15th at the NAAEE conference in Virginia Beach.

Deadline: November 28, 2007
Annual Trust for Public Land and the National Association of Counties awards recognize leadership, innovation, and excellence in local land conservation and park creation by county leaders across the United States. Three awards will be presented based on small, medium, and large county populations.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2007
Through GreenWorks!, Project Learning Tree's (PLT) service-learning program, grants up to $5,000 are available to schools and youth organizations for environmental neighborhood improvement projects that involve youth with their community. Visit the Web site for grant guidelines and an application.

Deadline: October 31, 2007
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, the largest youth recognition program in the United States based solely on volunteer service, is accepting applications from young volunteers for the program's 13th annual competition. The awards honor outstanding community service, over the last 12 months, by young people in grades 5-12 at the local, state, and national level. Apply online.

The Toyota International Teacher Program is a fully-funded professional development program for full-time classroom teachers (grades 7-12, all subjects) in all 50 States and the District of Columbia. This program will offer country-specific themes to help educators expand their professional skills, increase cultural awareness, and enhance their understanding of environmental issues around the world. Check the Web site for 2008 schedule.

Deadline: January 28, 2008
Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers is pleased to announce the 18th year of the program. Toyota TAPESTRY Grants recognize outstanding educators who are making a difference by demonstrating excellence and creativity in science teaching. This year 50 large grants and a minimum of 20 mini-grants, totaling $550,000, will be awarded for K-12 science. Apply online.

Application Deadline: October 12, 2007
The International Sustainable Development Studies Institute is now accepting applications for its Spring 2008 People, Ecology, and Development study abroad program in Thailand. Open to college and university students enrolled in US institutions, the program focuses on the links between culture, ecology, and sustainability through the experiential study of specific communities and ecosystems. ISDSI Expedition Field Courses are upper division courses which require living cross-culturally and traveling in remote areas--villages, islands, rivers, and mountains; while traveling by foot, sea kayak, or canoe. Students earn a semester of academic credit while on the program. The Spring semester includes the intensive study of Thai, as well as studies of rivers, human rights and the environment; islands, reefs and mangrove ecosystems; and ethnic peoples and forests.
Contact apply@isdsi.org for application

Fall/Winter 2007 ~ Durham, North Carolina
The DEL Program is comprised of an online master's degree, continuing and executive education courses, and community outreach programs. All courses are taught on the Duke University campus in Durham, NC, unless otherwise indicated and are added to the calendar throughout the year.
· November 5-9, 2007: Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on Federal Lands and Facilities
· December 5-7, 2007: Accounting for Cumulative Effects Assessment in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Process

January 31 - February 2, 2008 ~ Andalusia, Alabama
The 2008 EEAA Conference will be held at Blue Lake United Methodist Camp on the shores of the clear, spring-fed 60-acre Blue Lake. Field trip planning has begun for the top notch Turtle Point Environmental Center, visiting a world class fossil site, and touring some of the unique spots of the Conecuh. Check the Web site for conference updates!

Contact ESA by: November 15, 2007
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is organizing a special day of events and sessions with K12 educators in mind at its 2008 Annual Meeting. To be held on August 4th or 6th, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the special day for educators will augment the theme "Enhancing Ecological Thought by Linking Research and Education." To help facilitate planning for this special event, ESA needs to hear from teachers interested in learning more by November 15, 2007. A limited number of free registrations will be offered.

Sign up online to receive special notices of:
· updates on the 2008 educator event in Milwaukee
· available grant sources for teachers to implement ecology-related projects
· scholarships to travel to ESA meetings (as available)
· teaching resources related to ecology education
· future ESA research-based projects for teachers
Contact: education@esa.org

January 15 - February 24, 2008 ~ Online
Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL) Program
Instructor: Brian Day, Executive Director of NAAEE
This course provides environmental professionals with an introduction to the strategies and tools of environmental communication that effectively lead to changes in behavior. The environmental social marketing tools gained will benefit all practicing environmental professionals faced with the challenge of changing behaviors. For more information and to register, please visit the Web site, or email del@nicholas.duke.edu

February 1-3, 2008 ~ Cumberland, Maryland
The 2008 Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Educators (MAEOE) conference theme is "Convenient Actions for an Inconvenient Truth" opening with keynote speaker, Kevin Coyle, Vice President of Education at the National Wildlife Federation. The conference strands are Natural History, Cross Curricular Approaches, Riding the Green Wave - Practical Applications of Research, Developing Environmental Literacy, Conveniently Outdoors, and Center-Based Learning.

Earn a Master of Environmental Management at Duke University from your desktop! Learn more about this innovative, online degree by attending an information session:

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. EST - Virtual session
Monday, November 19, 2007 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. EST - Duke session, Durham, NC
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. EST- Washington, DC session

Please RSVP to del@nicholas.duke.edu and indicate your session of choice.

January 10-11, 2008 ~ Atlanta, GA
Application Deadline: October 19, 2007
AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is inviting participation in a two-day workshop for faculty leaders of all disciplines who wish to develop curriculum change programs around sustainability on their campuses.

November 12-13, 2007 ~ Baltimore, Maryland
Celebrating 20 years in conservation! Join corporate, government, and conservation leaders for the Wildlife Habitat Council’s 19th Annual Symposium, "The Value of Green." Learn how to build an awareness, understanding, and commitment to biodiversity. Keynote Speaker, Daniel C. Esty, is the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University and Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for Business and Environment. His book, Green to Gold, shows how companies generate lasting value--cutting costs, reducing risk, driving new revenues, and creating strong brands--by building environmental thinking into their core business strategies.

Learn about green campus activities at colleges and universities across North America from the Arnold Creek Productions, Inc. Web site. Video and text presentations provided feature recycling programs, buildings and grounds design, curriculum, energy, food, and more.

The Future of Nature: Writing on a Human Ecology, from ORION Magazine, is a compelling collection of essays that looks through pervasive ecological crises to the root causes in human culture and offers a path beyond.

This September 2007, Nature Conservancy article The Greenest Way to Get Away, shows the differences in CO2 emmissions by each vehicle. Unless you are biking or hiking, read this article.

Publications on climate change are one of United Nations' actions undertaken to achieve Millennium Development Goals set by world leaders in September 2000.

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