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What's New with EETAP?
EETAP is the EE and Training Partnership; the USEPA funded national EE consortium. EETAP’s purpose is to advance education and environmental literacy. EETAP’s core program areas are: 1) deliver EE training for education professionals; 2) increase access to quality EE resources and information; 3) develop the infrastructure to support quality EE and training. EETAP partners include: NAAEE, Council for EE; Project WILD, Project WET, Project Learning Tree, Ohio State University, Project del Rio, GREEN-EE Link, and NEEAP. To learn more about EETAP visit either the EETAP website at http://www.eetap.org or NEEAP’s website at http://neeap.uwsp.edu.
The Environmental Education Advocate - Fall 1998
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EETAP has added a new partner to the consortium. According to the EETAP workplan, "Project Del Rio, based in New Mexico, is a binational EE program involving U.S. and Mexico secondary students throughout the Rio Grande watershed. The project introduces students to the study of real world environmental issues through the collection and analysis of water quality data and community action research projects. The goals of Project del Rio are to improve science skills, raise awareness of environmental issues, motivate and empower students to become effective participants in community affairs, promote international cooperation of shared resources, and enhance career opportunities for students, especially for minority and low income students." Project del Rio will be working with EETAP to provide teacher training, assessment, community involvement, administrative support and outreach to Spanish speakers. This new partner will add much to the training and capacity building efforts of EETAP. Welcome aboard! To find out more about Project del Rio, contact Director Lisa LaRoque,1494A S. Solano, Las Cruces, NM 88001, 505-522-7511, 505-522-0775 (fax), e-mail: pdrus@zianet.com
EE At A GlanceWith funding from the USEPA and EETAP, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has published Environmental Education At A Glance. This new resource provides a basic introduction to environmental education (EE) and its goals, explains how EE is a natural outgrowth of several education movements over the last century, summarizes the history of EE and its present status, and provides contact information for some of the leading EE organizations and resources. To obtain price and order information for copies of EE At A Glance, contact Maxine Mathis, NACD, PO Box 855, League City, TX 77574, 1-800-825-5547 x32, 281-332-5259 (fax).
EE-Link MakeoverOn October 5, EE-Link unveiled a new version of their website (http://eelink.net/), one of the most comprehensive places to explore EE on the Internet. EE-Link's redesigned page layouts include navigational aids and advanced search tools. Make sure to visit this site soon and see what it has to offer! For monthly updates of new resources and tools available at EE-Link, send an e-mail to: eelinknews-subscribe@eelink.net
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