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Presenters Form (Online Version) Call
for presenters closed March 15th
Dear Friends of Environmental Ed, The Iowa Conservation Education Council and North Iowa Area Community College are pleased to host the 2005 Midwest Environmental Education Conference, “The Winds of Change” in Mason City, Iowa, July 20-23rd. We invite you to send a presentation proposal, or pass this information along to a colleague. As you plan your topics, please consider our conference theme, “The Winds of Change.” We would like to focus on progress and trends in EE. Each proposal will be evaluated by a team of professionals in the education and naturalist fields. Criteria for evaluation will include the following points: Ø
Relevance
to professional
growth Ø
Potential
to attract,
stimulate and educate participants Ø
Clarity
of idea, content,
presentation method(s) Ø
Originality
and creativity
of topic, technique Ø
Inclusion
of hands-on
activities, techniques and audience involvement Ø
Appropriateness
of topic to
audience targeted by presenter Ø
Re-enforcement of
the
conference theme Ø
Presentation
at other recent
conferences Ø
Inclusion
of a valuable
reference or evidence of previous outstanding performance Our conference issue areas are listed below. The indented topics in each category are meant to be suggestions only; certainly other presentations may be submitted. We surely hope you will consider sharing your professional talents with others at this important conference.
Issue
areas and suggested topics: o
Hot
Topics in Environmental Education §
Changes
in education: NCLB, EIC, standards, etc. §
Science
literacy §
Political
atmosphere §
Advocacy §
Funding o
Trends
in Energy §
Alternative
Energy §
Energy
Conservation §
Transportation
issues §
Recycling o
Environmental
Stewardship & Service Learning §
Water
quality §
Solid
waste management §
Invasive
species §
Population
growth/urban sprawl §
Landowner
education §
Ag and
the Environment o
Environmental
Approaches to Facility and Site Management §
Invasive
species §
Nature
centers §
Residential
learning programs §
Restoration
and management o
History
and Culture of the Midwest §
Story-telling §
Poetry §
Natural
crafts §
Wilderness
skills o
Natural
History
Please plan to join us in Mason City July 20-23rd Any questions/suggestions, feel free to call me! Carol W. Schutte (conference
chair) 641-422-4319 schutcar@niacc.edu Presenters Form (Online Version) | |
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