AEOE 2006 Statewide Spring Conference: Environmental Education: From Words to Action Taking it to the next level For our students, our communities, and the earth Call For Presenters

We need workshop presenters! A wonderful variety of excellent workshops, presented by environmental educators, for environmental educators, is what makes AEOE conferences great. If you have a lesson you'd like to share,

Suggested Thematic Strands for "Words to Action":

These are some guidelines for what we would like to see in workshops at the 2006 Conference

Words to Action in Sustainability: Living Lightly - Walking our Talk as Environmental Educators - creating sustainable lifestyles, communities and programs. Demonstrating appropriate technology, and finding ways to connect it with the students back at home. Getting kids to go from knowing the words to actually making better choices themselves through lesson, example and community involvement.

Words to Action in EE Research and Pedagogy: spreading the word on how EE works and applying what we've learned to create more effective programs and lessons. Interpreting and using research results to promote EE and our own programs. Learning from each other's successes. Collaborating with Universities, Organizations, Foundations, etc. Assessment. Using research and results to get grants and funding for programs.

Words to Action in Teaching: making lessons more than words - making them active, hands-on, minds-on, memorable, fun, effective, and relevant to students. Getting students from words to actions - creating environmentally responsible citizenry through learning experiences - what is working? Service Learning and Action Projects for students;

Words to Action in Diversity: Reaching ALL populations, ALL students. How do we get there from here? Focusing more on a plan for what is next, not just a critique of what has been. Action plans and practical solutions for reaching diverse audiences (race/ethnicity, religion, physical and mental ability, socio-economic strata, urban - wild, etc), and creating a more diverse group of educators.

Words to Action in Science Standards: Most EE programs and lessons state they are "aligned with standards" today. Examples of great EE lessons to help achieve mastery of California State Science Standards; Information on Science and Natural History topics to help us more effectively teach. Doing real research and long-term studies with students. Incorporating the scientific method into field lessons.

Words to Action in the Classroom (indoor or outdoor!): Getting kids outside, Using EE to teach standards and improve achievement across the curriculum, creating buy-in from administrators, parents and school board. Ways to follow up outdoor experiences in the classroom and take the lessons home. Incorporating technology, science and environmental education. Teaching across the curriculum with EE. Using the Environment as an Integrating Context. Closing the Achievement Gap. Teaching Science to English Language Learners. Accomodating and Celebrating Differences in the outdoor classroom.

Suggested Workshop Topics: Any topic that clearly supports the conference theme of Words to Action, and/or supports one of the workshop strands listed above. Examples might include: Active lessons to teach Astronomy Concepts; Service learning projects that excite students; Participating in research projects with your students; Show me the money - getting funding; Inclusive Outdoor Education Techniques; Converting to biodiesel and incorporating it into your teaching (or solar, or building straw bale classrooms, or creating an organic garden, etc); Composting Curriculum; How to Talk your Administrator (parents, PTO, school board, principal) into sending your class to an OE program; Teaching and Learning about Oaks; Butterflies for Fun and Profit (just kidding...); Lemons into lemonade - roadkill into science specimens (taxidermy/skull prep); Diggin' the Dirt; Team-building Treasures...got any ideas of your own? Apply to present a workshop! (Note: the above are made-up workshops - feel free to use any of these ideas for your own workshops!)

Presenter Discounts & Benefits: AEOE offers a 50% discount off the registration fee to the primary presenter of each workshop. If there are multiple presenters, the primary presenter gets the discount and may divide it with co-presenters on their own. Presenters are encouraged to register and attend the conference but are not required to do so. Presenters must be or become AEOE members (fee is $15) for liability purposes.

If you have questions regarding fees, deadlines, membership or other details, information will be available on this website or you can contact Kris Pamintuan: (909) 744-4484 or

DEADLINE FOR WORKSHOP PRESENTER APPLICATION: January 31, 2006.
Workshops decisions will be made at the deadline & announced in the 2 weeks after January 31, not as they are received. Although early applications are encouraged, if you apply early, you won't hear back until after January 31, 2006 if your workshop was accepted. For more information contact Kris Pamintuan: (909) 744-4484 or

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