[vernalpool] WET: upcoming conference of interest

Greetings from Maine, where the wood frogs and salamanders are nestled
into their winter homes and where the fairy shrimp eggs and vernal pool
devotees await the warm spring sun...
Before our list heats up with exciting VP news from south to north, I
wanted to let you know that Project WET USA's national conference will
be held in Bridgewater MA this year. The call for presenters was
released this week, and it would be terrific to have someone present
about vernal pools...
Thanks, and hope to meet you there~
Lynne

The 2012 Project WET Annual Conference will be in New England this year!
We invite you to present and/or to save the date to join water educators
from across the country sharing ideas, methods, experiences.
Educate. Empower. Act. The mission of Project WET is to reach children,
parents, educators and communities of the world with water education.
Location:
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA

Dates:
Pre-Conference:
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Full Conference:
Wednesday - Friday
May 23-25, 2012
Request for Presentations

The Project WET USA conference team requests proposals for presentations
from educators, policymakers, businesses, municipalities, program
designers, implementers and practitioners, proposals that focus on
school districts in partnership with local organizations to provide a
community-based approach to water education and all others interested in
water education.

The goal of the conference is to increase the knowledge and capacity of
conference participants to effectively reach children, parents,
educators and communities of the world with water education. In the
interest of innovation, engaging and interactive presentations are
encouraged.

Presentations must address one of the following strands:

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
(STEM) in Water Education
This strand will focus on increasing student success in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics and increase educators'
capacity to include STEM subjects in their curricula. Of particular
interest are proposals that address integration of water-related topics
and the implementation of STEM education in a manner that reflects the
interdependence of the four STEM subjects, as well as proposals that
focus on partnerships involving school districts, community colleges,
four-year institutions, and business and industry to provide a
comprehensive community-based approach to STEM and water education.

Pedagogy & Water Education
The Pedagogy and Water Education Strand provides the opportunity to
examine best practices for integrating water-related environmental
education into the PreK-16 educational system at the local, state and
federal levels and improving environ- mental literacy across the nation.

ActionEducation(tm) & Water Education
What are the most successful methods for addressing the most important
water challenges of the day with water education and action education?
This strand includes a wide array of topics and strategies such as:
Watersheds, Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in water, Risk
(drought and floods), Weather and climate change, Ground water, Water
and energy, Storm water and Water conservation.

Technology & Other Water Education Topics
Converging web, mobile, and social technologies have generated a level
of communication and interaction never before possible. The Technology
in Water Education strand seeks to explore the transformational
potential that these innovations hold for education and training, as
well as share current research and best practices related to these
developments.

If you wish to submit a proposal for a presentation, you can download
the Presentation Request Form
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Apply to:
Theresa Schrum
Project WET
Theresa.Schrum@projectwet.org

--
Lynne Richard
Environmental Education Coordinator

Portland Water District
225 Douglass Street, PO Box 3553
Portland, ME 04104
Phone: 207-774-5961 Ext. 3324
Fax: 207-892-0041
E-mail: lrichard@pwd.org
www.pwd.org
Reflections Blog: http://tiny.cc/sebago

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