2009 NAAEE Conference-Teacher Scholarships

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The Power of Partnerships:
Creative Leadership in Environmental Education

October 7-10, 2009

38^th Annual North American Association for Environmental Education Conference (NAAEE) (http://www.naaee.org/conference)

Scholarships for Oregon Teachers

S P E C I A L  K-12  T E A C H E R  DAY
Saturday, October 10^th

-Teacher-focused presentations

-Special teacher registration rate of $60 through Oct.1

-Portland State University graduate or CEU credit

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 (thanks to the Gray Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation)

            To Apply go to: http://www.cof.orst.edu/onrep/ Link will be on right side of homepage

This day is for you! Join a network of K-12 teachers and environmental educators from around the nation in workshops, plenary sessions and educational entertainment that demonstrate how they deliver quality environmental education that teach people how to think, not what to think.

Registration

-There is a special $60.00 K-12 teacher registration rate for Saturday October 10th. This rate will be honored through October 1, 2009.

-The one-day teacher registration includes the NAAEE Awards Luncheon, with keynote speaker Charles Jordan. A former director of Portland's Bureau of Parks and Recreation whose forte was forging partnerships and demonstrating "that we are more than just fun and games,"

-The full list of sessions is available on the NAAEE Web site.   To Register go http://www.naaee.org/conference

Credit

Graduate or CEU credit is available through Portland State University. Cost for one graduate credit is $75; cost for 1.5 CEUs (15 contact hours, which would involve more than one conference day) is $20. For more information, please contact Cathie Anderson at andersonc@pdx.edu.

Scholarship Application

Scholarships are available Oregon K-12 teachers to attend the "Teacher Day" – Saturday, October 10^th.  The registration will include an annual membership to the Environmental Education Association of Oregon (EEAO).  One night of lodging and mileage reimbursement is available for those travelling more than 50 miles RT.

-Scholarships are available to Oregon K-12 classroom teachers who teach at least half time

-Preference will be given to those who demonstrate how this conference will be used or benefit them in their teaching

-Successful applicants will receive notification within two weeks of their application.

-When all spaces have been filled a notification will be posted on the website. At that time any additional applicants will be placed on a waiting list.

-To Apply go to:   http://www.cof.orst.edu/onrep/

NAAEE (http://www.naaee.org/)  is a network of environmental educators who infuse communities with high-quality teaching methods to show the positive, non-confrontational ways that people can bring about solutions to environmental challenges.

Local host, the Environmental Education Association of Oregon (http://www.eeao.org/), initiates, leads, participates in, and supports projects and programs that advance the role of environmental education to achieve student success in education.