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

Provided by a grant from the Boeing Company, “Renewable Energy” FREE teacher workshops present hands-on training sessions which provide you with the tools to enable your students to conduct scientific research on renewable energy sources, draw conclusions, and develop critical thinking skills while learning how to reach logical conclusions and solutions about our future energy usage.

Provided by a grant from the Boeing Company, “Clean Air” teacher workshops present hands-on training sessions which provide you with the tools to enable your students to conduct scientific research on an environmental problem (air pollution), draw conclusions, and develop critical thinking skills while learning how to reach logical conclusions and solutions. FREE workshop, FREE $100 Clean Air Kit!!

MEEC is gearing up for its 7th Annual Youth Environmental Leadership Conference (YELC) – the office is buzzing with energy as staff works with MEEC partners taking YELC to the next level of leadership by incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics through Environmental Service-Learning Projects

Tell us in 250 words or less how we are using natural gas today in our homes, business, and how we might use this clean burning fuel to reduce energy costs and air pollution in the future.

The K-12th grade curriculum is comprised of 85 units teaching select Science and History-Social Science academic standards. Each EEI Curriculum unit teaches these standards to mastery using a unique set of California Environmental Principles and Concepts.

This is your roadmap for transforming your school grounds into a destination that will engage the entire school community in habitat restoration. Once you use this howto guide, your school community will connect to the natural world, not by sitting inside and looking
out, but instead by being outside and looking deeper.

The EEResearch blog provides short, easy to understand reviews of EE research to help you adapt and improve your programs based on facts gleaned from reputable analysis. The blog is developed by the Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab and NAAEE Research Commission, and offers quick reviews of current EE articles from diverse journals.

This year-long, world-wide celebration will raise awareness and inspire actions to sustainably manage and conserve the world’s trees and forests. The U.N. objectives are to: reverse the loss of forest cover, enhance economic, social and environmental benefits, increase the area of sustainably managed forests and to mobilize increased financial resources.

The contest will encourage teams of students, with guidance from their teachers, to come up with smartphone app ideas that will benefit the earth and the environment in a substantial way. The contest will be open to schools worldwide.

OCTOBER 21-23, 2011• PASADENA, CA
The California Science Teachers Association (CSTA) sponsors the California Science Education Conference, the largest state conference designed specifically for science educators statewide. CSTA represents science educators statewide—in every science discipline at every grade level, Kindergarten through University.
CSTA is pleased to announce that Ed Begley, Jr. will be the closing keynote speaker [...]

SEED Money now available for School Garden mini-grants!

Come spend a day with us for a very special Project WET and the Waters of the Mojave FREE teacher workshop! Brought to you by MEEC, the Water Education Foundation, and the USGS (United States Geological Survey)

Real Environmental Action Changes Habits – was this year’s theme at MEEC’s annual Youth Environmental Leadership Conference 2011 – This was no ordinary conference experience. An exciting day where students learn something new and unique about the environment while making new friends.

The William R. Gianelli Water Leaders Class is a one-year program that identifies young community leaders from diverse backgrounds, including members of minority and ethnic communities, and educates them about water issues.