Montana Environmental Education Association (MEEA)
Uniting voices, providing support and connecting environmental educators across Montana.
2012 MEEA CONFERENCE INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE!
MEEA 2012: Mountains to Prairies--Connecting
Across Montana
Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23,
2012
Montana State University--Billings, Downtown - Billings,
Montana
Click HERE to go to our conference page for full information
2012 Conference Highlights:
- All-day intensive workshop on Place-Based Education from one of the best-known voices in the field, Dr. Clifford E. Knapp.
- Field Institutes to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and the Audubon Conservation Education Center
- Keynote Speech from 24-year Environmental Educator John Miller
- Resource Expo
- Sectional workshops on a variety of EE-related topics
- Evening social, awards luncheon, and a chance to connect with educators across the state!
WHAT'S GOING ON IN MONTANA EE?
A Forest for Every Classroom
Missoula and Lower Clark Fork Region, MT • Spring 2012
The successful Forest for Every Classroom program is coming to Missoula and the Lower Clark Fork Region of Western Montana this spring. This dynamic professional development program for teachers works to get classrooms outdoors for learning. Find out more about how you can get involved here.
Everest Education Expedition
Montana State University and the Montana NSF EPSCoR are providing 10 Montana teachers with a classroom kit full of scientific equipment that correlates to an actual Spring 2012 Everest Expedition. Kits will allow classrooms to mirror the research of the expedition team, whose field geologist is MSU professor Dave Lageson. Teachers in grades 4-8 are eligible to apply for a kit. Additional Everest Education Expedition resources, including lesson plans and live updates from Everest, are also available. Deadline February 6, 2012. Apply online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EverestEducationExpedition. See press release here.
More Professional Development Opportunities Here
Tom Pedersen Recieves Montana's 2012 Teacher of the Year Award
Tom Pedersen, who served as MEEA's Region 8 Director and Vice President for 6 years will be honored at the MEA-MFT Educator's Conference, Montana Teacher of the Year Celebration. Tom is being recognized for his dedication to his students and fellow teachers. He has made great efforts to provide unique learning experiences that truly engage his students in learning. He has also worked in support of the improvement of professional development opportunities for teachers. Congratulations Tom! The regognition is well deserved!
Want to know more about Tom's contributions to education? Check out the Press Release.
