Educator Resources
K12 Educators NEW
Opportunities for High School Educators at ESA Annual Meeting Aug 3-8, 2008. Milwaukee, WI
ESA is pleased to announce some exciting opportunities for local high school teachers to take place at its 93rd Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, WI.
High School Educators’ Ecological Literacy and Research Day
Wednesday August 6, 2008
Registration waived for first 25 teachers
Bio-Blitz: Explore Nature at the Future Site of the Milwaukee Central Park
Pre-Meeting Field Trip for High School Educators and Students
Sunday August 3, 2008
Open to 6 teachers and 12 students
Sponsored by Project Learning Tree
Free conference and field trip registration
ESA Travel Awards sponsored by the ESA Education Section
Award of Full conference registration and travel expenses up to $250.
Find Teaching Resources
EcoEd Digital Library (EcoEd DL)
Locate, contribute, and disseminate ecology education resources.
Using Continental Scale Data to Teach Undergraduate Ecology October 2-4, 2008 new
Participants will use existing datasets based on two NEON grand challenge questions: climate change and land use change.
Applications are due July 7th.
Resources for Ecology Education * Fair & Share (REEFS)
new
Share what you use in the class-room and learn from colleagues at ESA’s 2008 Annual Meeting.
Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE)
Innovative lecture and lab activities to improve teaching and student learning.
Fact Sheets
Explain ecological issues, define terms and concepts, and provide
references for additional information.
Issues in Ecology
Series designed to present major ecological issues in an easy-to-read manner.
Ecology 101 Articles
Collection of articles from the ESA Bulletin that describes approaches to teaching ecology.
Opportunities for Your Students
From the ESA Membership:
Basic
Ecological Literacy
Eleven basic ecological concepts that students should understand
proposed by Ken Klemow, Wilkes University.
ESA Education Community
ESA Education Section
The Education Section currently has a membership of over 360 ecologists, educators, managers and administrators actively engaged in undergraduate, graduate, K-12 and teacher education, as well as community and public outreach programs and scholarly research in ecology education.
EcoEd Listserv
Provide a venue for circulating and responding to emerging issues in ecology, environmental science, and science
education. Members can also share updates and communication on ecology education programs.
Education and Human Resources Committee (EHRC)
Chaired by Meg Lowman, EHRC provides leadership for ESA's education and diversity initiatives.
