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Contact us
eecsd.info@gmail.com
EECSD President
c/o SD Discovery Center 805 W Sioux Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
EECSD Treasurer
PO Box 68
Mission Hill, SD 57046
EECSD supports
No Child Left Inside
No Child Left Inside
authorizes new funding for states to provide high-quality, environmental
instruction.
Funds would support
outdoor learning activities both at school and in non-formal
environmental education centers, teacher training and the implementation
of state environmental literacy plans.
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Welcome
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South Dakota
Climate
Change Conference
for Educators
June 6-7 (1
credit workshop)
June 7 (conference only) |
The South Dakota Guide to Climate Change conference is an
opportunity for educators and youth workers to become
equipped to teach about climate change. Using a
combination of guest speakers and curriculum resources, the
conference will provide educators the knowledge, skills and
resources to implement effective learning about climate
change in their classrooms.
Scheduled to speak are:
Dennis Todey, State Climatologist
Ferale Hubbard, South Dakota Project Hot Seat
Jenni Pelej, National Wildlife Federation
Curt Robertson; Game Fish and Park
Educators can opt to attend
just the conference on June 7, or extend the conference into
a credit opportunity by attending a 3 hour pre conference
session June 6 to become trained in utilizing
GEMS Global Warming
kit.
The conference is for all
South Dakota K-16 educators, non-formal educators and others
with an interest in climate change education. The objectives
of the conference are to increase awareness and knowledge of
climate change and to create a network of individuals that
wish to share knowledge on the subject.
The conference is a cooperative effort between
the South Dakota Deptment of Education, Environment
Education Connections of South Dakota (EECSD), National
Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the South Dakota Discovery Center.
There is no charge for the event (excepting college credit)
and a working lunch will be provided.
Conference Information &
Registration
Pre-Conference GEMS training (required for credit)
June 6
4PM - 7:30PM
SD Discovery Center
Conference
June 7
10AM to 4PM
Capitol Lake Visitors Center, located
between the Capitol Building and Capitol Lake in Pierre, SD.
To register for the conference, contact Curt Robertson at
603-773-4506. Or email
curt.robertson@state.sd.us
with:
Name:
School:
Grade level:
Subject area:
Phone:
Email: To register
for the credit, please contact Anne Lewis (annelewis@sd-discovery.com)
at 605-224-8295. You may also register online at
http://www.sd-discovery.com/teachersworkshops.shtm#ClimateChange
Space for
the conference is limited so register as soon as possible.
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About Us |
| EECSD is a 501(c)3
organization committed to connecting people to environmental
education resources. Our goal is to increase
environmental literacy through environmental education.
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Discussion
Group |
| We invite you to join our discussion
group and connect with other people involved in
environmental education throughout the state and region.
Whether you want to ask a question, announce an event or
just keep up on the latest news in the EE world, you will
find this group to be helpful.
First time contributors to the
discussion group are moderated to prevent spam. After
that, you may post whenever you wish. Please see the
Group's
Terms of Service for more information about posting
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EECSD News &
Announcements |
| EECSD is an
affiliate member of the
North American Environmental Education Association.
Through this affiliation, EECSD has access to the latest
news, the best resources and an international network of
people involved in similar work. Subscribers to the
EECSD discussion group will forwards of NAAEE e-news and
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Mission
Statement |
The
Mission of Environment Education Connections of South Dakota
is to connect people with environmental education resources
through professional development, networking, capacity
building and educational outreach.
Professional Development
EECSD serves as a clearinghouse for announcements
and information about professional development opportunities from
multiple environmental education (EE) providers.
EECSD sponsors professional development opportunities for EE
providers.
Networking
EECSD connects classroom teachers, non-formal
educators, agency outreach staff and volunteer leaders of youth
organizations with each other and EE providers.
EECSD connects people with EE resources and
information.
EECSD connects people through the website, the
discussion group and events.
Capacity Building
EECSD works to increase understanding of EE and its practices amongst educators,
agency staff, youth workers and their administrators as well as the
general public.EECSD builds the capacity of organizations to
deliver EE.
Educational Outreach
EECSD works to integrate environmental education into
curricula, state content standards and the mission of schools and
state agencies.
Become an
EECSD
member! Join today!>>>>
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President's
Letter |
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Welcome! |
| May 6, 2008
Spring was a long time coming
this year. Most of South Dakota had spring snow
squalls well into April. I recently read a post on the
internet where someone pointed to these weather events and
scoffed at the idea of "global warming". How could the
world be getting warmer if we are experiencing more cold
weather?
I'm sure you've heard
similar comments. If you would like to know how to
respond (whether they be honest questions or derisive
remarks) please plan to attend the South Dakota Climate
Conference for Educators. EECSD is co-sponsoring this
event to help provide South Dakota's educators, agency
outreach staff and youth program workers (volunteer and
paid) the knowledge and resources to address this important
topic.
Some people are reluctant
to become educated because climate change seems too
intractable. Or perhaps people are reluctant to learn
more because of the anxiety of considering the
ramifications. However, climate change is like every
other issue in the world: the less you know, the more
overwhelming it seems.
A good analogy here is that
of scary medical symptoms. While the initial reaction
is to hold off on going to the doctor in hopes that the
symptoms will go away by themselves, most people feel
relieved when they get a diagnosis. They then learn their
options and focus on what they can do rather than feeling
helpless at what they don't understand.
The take home message (in a
re-useable bag please) is WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
Don't fear climate change, fight it using the first best
weapon we've always had: knowledge.
Regards,
 Anne Lewis
President
Contact:
Anne Lewis, President
c/o SD Discovery Center
805 W. Sioux
Pierre, SD 57501
Office: (605) 224-8295
Email: annelewis@sd-discovery.com
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