In 2012, MEEC is proud to sponsor its seventh MEEC “Teacher of the Year” Awards. Three winners will be selected to receive this prestigious honor; one first place winner, who will receive $300 in cash and a plaque, and two MEEC “Teachers of Excellence” recipients, who will each receive $100 in cash and plaques. This year’s awards banquet will be held on May 10, 2012 at 6 PM at the beautiful Spring Valley Lake Country Club in Victorville, California.

The Mojave Environmental Education Consortium is pleased to announce it’s 2011/2012 Environmental/Science Scholarship Program. MEEC will be awarding up to five scholarships for the 2011/2012 academic year.

The Marine Ecology Scholarship is a three-day two-night teacher workshop hosted by the Long Beach Marine Institute’s Catalina Island Camp is a study in island and marine ecology with an emphasis on the scientific method. This is a competative scholarship application.

MEEC is hosting a FREE TEACHER WORKSHOP, sponsored by the High Desert Power Project on Thursday, January 26, 2012, 3:45-6:30PM. The “Let’s Get Physical: The Basics of Energy” is a two-hour workshop focusing on how energy is generated and stored. Share in the fun of learning about the physics and basics of energy!

Please mark your calendars to celebrate California’s Arbor Week, March 7-14, 2012. California now recognizes Arbor Week as the official week to celebrate trees.

YELC – A STEM Service Learning focused conference introducing students and teachers to environmental professionals while learning to develop Environmental Service Learning Projects to improve their local environment.

MEEC, the Mojave Desert AQMD, and the Mojave Desert Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association invite your school to participate in the 2012 “Outstanding Environmental Science Project Awards” Program. The program recognizes outstanding environmentally-themed science projects entered in local science fairs.

The Mojave Environmental Education Consortium is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for Grade K-12 teachers to receive a full scholarship to attend a two-day “place-based” outdoor workshop that will demonstrate to educators how to utilize arts and group facilitation to achieve more investment from students.

Always in the forefront of environmental education, MEEC is leading the High Desert in providing training and resources to our educators in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). This fall MEEC will introduce STEM to educators and students through workshops, the MEEC website, and as a primary component during the January 2012 YELC Conference in both Victorville and Antelope Valley

For a third consecutive year, MEEC has been awarded prestigious grant funding from The Boeing Company Charitable Trust. Funding for the 2012 year was in the amount of $30,000 and will provide high quality EE workshops, resources, curriculum, kits and tools for more than 250 teachers throughout the High Desert.

Don’t miss out! Attend a STEM/SLP Teacher Workshop and gain a clear understanding of the connection between EE and Service Learning.

One of MEEC’s long term goals to see environmental clubs established on every campus within the High Desert.

Demonstrating the state’s leadership in science, technology, and its commitment to 21st century learning, California has been chosen as one of 20 states to lead a nationwide effort to develop the next generation of science standards for public schools.

Registration for the 2011 California K-12 Schools Recycling Challenge is open! The contest will run from October 17 through November 12, 2011.